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TLC’s Isa Noyola discusses Pulse and LGBT orgs’ responsibility to Latinx communities
The Orlando Pulse massacre in June shocked the country, and it quickly became clear that the shooting had taken place in a gay nightclub. But it was also Latin night at Pulse, and the shooting took place on the eve of the Puerto Rican Day festival. The 49 victims were largely Latino and gay, many of them Puerto Rican.
Latino and Latina LGBTQ people and their families already face challenges others may not, from language barriers to fear of deportation. That divide became more apparent in the effort to get support to victims and their families.
Trans student won right to run for prom king, now he’s suing to use boys’ bathroom
“Transgender youth should have the same opportunity as all other students to go to school and get an education without being singled out for harassment and discrimination by school administrators,” said Kris Hayashi, the executive director of the Transgender Law Center, which is representing Whitaker along with lawyers from firms in Milwaukee and Washington, D.C.
Support TLC on #GiveOUTDay (Aug. 2)!
Transgender Law Center Board member Min Matson is offering his challenge gift because of his experiences with TLC. Watch the video below to learn about Min’s story:
You have an opportunity to make a big
difference in the fight for trans justice with a $10 donation.
It’s one day of giving where your gift will grow exponentially as you join with others around the country to create a better reality and build a better future for trans and gender nonconforming people.
For the past 3 years, hundred of people, like you, opened their hearts and made a $10 donation which added up to thousands of dollars to help the Transgender Law Center secure significant prize grants and raise critical financial support to expand our work.
Schedule your gift here.
Make sure you know your donations are going back into the trans community on #GiveOUTday! Schedule your gift at bit.ly/TLCgiveout
10 inspiring reasons to help TLC on #GiveOUTday
Schedule your gift for Aug. 2 at bit.ly/TLCgiveout
1.TLC leads skill-based trainings to educate local trans leaders in the states facing anti-trans legislation & ballot initiatives.
2.TLC increases public understanding of the lives and struggles of trans folks and their families through compelling storytelling.
3. Our Positively Trans program centers the voices, needs and leadership of trans and gender nonconforming people living with HIV/AIDS.
4. TLC’s Detention
Project works to end the abuses transgender and gender nonconforming people
face in prisons, jails, immigration detention, state hospitals and at the hands of law enforcement.
5. TLC@SONG, a collaboration, marries our legal & policy expertise with Southerners On New Ground’s southern organizing prowess.
6. When #HB2 hit North Carolina, TLC@SONG responded with a mix of legal strategies, organized resistance and other efforts on the ground.
7. TLC educates government officials about the specific needs of trans women immigrants, particularly those in detention facilities.
8. In 2015, the TLC Helpline responded to more than 2,660 requests for legal information and assistance. Go #TransJustice!
9. In 2015, TLC and sister organizations gathered 100+ leaders for the National Trans Anti-Violence Convening, the first national gathering on anti-trans violence.
10. TRUTH, a collaboration between TLC & GSA Network, is building a national trans & GNC youth storytelling movement. #ProtectTransYouth
Anti-LGBT Governor Pat McCrory concedes to Roy Cooper in governor’s race bit.ly/2guOeLf
McCrory, who became the first sitting North Carolina governor to lose a re-election bid, was weighed down by a series of divisive laws he signed, including House Bill 2.
That law limited LGBT rights and directed transgender people to use restrooms in schools and government buildings corresponding to the sex listed on their birth certificates. It led to companies, sports organizations and entertainers pulling their business from the state, costing hundreds of jobs and millions of dollars in spending.
Read more.
Trans rights activists scored a major win this year. Now they’re fighting to keep it.
As the 2016 election lurches to a close, activists in Massachusetts are already looking ahead to the 2018 midterms to protect recent gains for transgender people across the state.
In July, Gov. Charlie Baker signed into law a bill that prohibits discrimination against trans people in public spaces, a broad category that includes banks, businesses, government buildings, and crucially, hospitals and medical clinics.
Read more.
One more day for trans youth (13-17) to apply to #transTRUTH!
The national #transTRUTH council is filling two seats!
Transgender Law Center and GSA Network, TRUTH is a national storytelling and movement-building campaign that aims to build a network of transgender and gender nonconforming young people changing narratives around gender by telling their own stories in their own ways.
The National TRans yoUTH (TRUTH) Council will help lead a youth movement for transgender justice by working with other transgender and gender nonconforming youth to share their stories, create media campaigns, and organize with TGNC folks on a national level. In recognition of the effort and work council members are expected to put in, a stipend will be included.
#ChynaGibson is the third reported murder of a Black transgender woman this month.
Transgender woman Chyna Doll Dupree was shot and killed outside of a shopping center in New Orleans Saturday night, according to the Times-Picayune.
Dupree was also a drag performer. Though the Times-Picayune did identify her as trans, it also chose to “dead name” Dupree, meaning it used her birth name in the story.
On Sept. 16-17, TLC, GSA Network and Trans Youth - Truth Project will host a two-day organizing workshop for transgender and gender nonconforming youth of color (14-21) in the East Bay Area.
Apply today: bit.ly/GetLitYouth