Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund is committed to ending discrimination based upon gender identity and expression and to achieving equality for transgender people through public education, test-case litigation, direct legal services, and public policy efforts.
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in California v. Texas, a case which could threaten the Affordable Care Act and the nondiscrimination protections in Section 1557. If the ACA is ruled unconstitutional, transgender people who use public insurance could lose their only reliable source of health care.
TLDEF and the Transgender Law Center lead coalition of 60+ trans-led organizations to demand that every vote be counted in the 2020 Presidential election before the formal winner is announced.
A U.S. District Court judge today denied Houston County, GA officials' request to dismiss a lawsuit filed last year challenging the exclusion of all transgender-related health care form the County's employee health plan administered by Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield. The lawsuit is being brought by Sgt. Anna Lange, a transgender Sheriff's Deputy in Macon, GA with over two decades' experience in law enforcement.
The COVID-19 pandemic presents a series of unique challenges that may have long-term impact on transgender people and their families. TLDEF has prepared a series of "Know Your Rights" guides for transgender and non-binary people who are confronted by COVID-19 and questions related to employment, housing, health care, identification, and accessing assistance from government agencies among other issues.
Learn about our Name Change Project process or fill out a confidential Name Change Project intake form.
Email: namechange@transgenderlegal.org*
* Please note that we are unable to provide intakes or legal advice by email.
Updated on Nov 16, 2020
