This July marked a new chapter for trans advocacy at the International AIDS Conference held in Durban, South Africa. For the first year ever, there was a trans-specific pre-conference, and thanks to the support of Elton John AIDS Foundation, Ford Foundation and individual donors, Transgender Law Center was able to provide partial support to a total of seven delegates, six of whom are transgender people living with HIV, to travel to the conference from the United States.
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
“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.
TRUTH, a collaboration between TLC and GSA Network, is building a national trans & gender nonconforming youth movement for youth to share their stories on their own terms and in their own way! Support TRUTH on #GiveOUTDay and schedule your pledge today: bit.ly/TLCgiveout
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.
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.
princesskane