Tag: transgender
Transgender victor leads backlash against Donald Trump
The signs of a progressive backlash against Donald Trump’s presidency began in key U.S state elections overnight, including a victory by the nation’s first openly transgender candidate.
Call to extend gender laws in Ireland
There should be no legal age restrictions on allowing young people to identify as transgender and teachers should be given specific training in how to respond to pupils facing the situation.
TLDEF Brief Warns of Serious Harm to Transgender People if Supreme Court Sides with Denver Bakery Owner Challenging Colorado’s Anti-Discrimination Law
Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) has filed an amicus or “friend of the court” brief to the United States Supreme Court in Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, spotlighting the immense need for public accommodations laws that protect more than two million people in our nation who identify as transgender.
Applauds Federal Court Decision to Block Enforcement of Trump Administration’s Transgender Military Ban
Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund applauds news that a federal court in the District of Columbia has blocked enforcement of the Trump Administration’s transgender military ban. U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly issued a preliminary injunction today.
TLDEF & Lambda Legal Team Up to Help Transgender People Obtain Legal Name Changes in Atlanta
Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) is joining forces with Lambda Legal to collaborate on one of TLDEF’s signature programs, the Name Change Project.
Rise in hate crime in England and Wales
The number of hate crimes in England and Wales has increased by 29%, according to Home Office statistics.