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National Center for Transgender Equality Staff Merging with Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund forming Advocates for Trans Equality
News

Two major national transgender rights organizations announce merger

The National Center for Transgender Equality and the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund will merge to form a new organiation.

Benjamin Johnson Micha Rich Georgia Transgender State Workers Lawsuit plaintiffs require Transition medical coverage public employees
Law

Georgia to Cover Gender-Affirming Care for State Workers Under Settlement of Lawsuit

Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund had sued on behalf of state employees denied coverage.

Makyyla Holland
Law

Trans Woman Wins Landmark Settlement in Suit Over Mistreatment in Jail

Makyyla Holland's lawsuit said she was housed with men, beaten, and denied medication while jailed in Broome County, N.Y.

Demonstrators at Supreme Court
Law

303 Creative SCOTUS Ruling Is Signal to Keep Fighting, Activists Say

The Supreme Court's ruling is narrow in scope but sets the stage for more chipping away at antidiscrimination law.

Gerda Zinner and doctor's office
Law

Tennessee Sued Over Assault on Trans Health Care

This is unlawful discrimination, says the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund, which is representing two trans women in the suit.

Ayanna Pressley
Politics

Ayanna Pressley on Introducing Bill to Advance Trans Rights

The lawmaker from Massachusetts made the announcement on Transgender Day of Visibility.