Meeting the Civil Legal Needs of LGBT People
LGBT People are faced and struggle with multiple layers of marginalization such as poverty, discrimination, etc. By: Lonnie Powers— In January, Legal Services NYC (LSNY)…
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Transgender Man Wins Health Insurance Coverage for Gender Transition
NEW YORK—The Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) has secured insurance coverage for a transgender man’s medically necessary care after his union-sponsored health insurance…
Mayor Walsh & City of Boston Sign on to U.S. Supreme Court Brief in Support of Same-Sex Marriage
BOSTON, Mass.—Last week, Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the City of Boston signed on to the Freedom to Marry Brief, in support of marriage equality…
Ask A Trans Woman: Answering Basic Q’s About Transitioning, Hormones, PMS, etc.
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— Hi Steve! Your email was pretty similar to a lot of other queries I receive, and it covered a number of…
GLAD Reacts to Appeals Court Ruling that Dept. of Corrections Can Deny Care to Transgender Woman
BOSTON, Mass.—The full First Circuit Court of Appeals today reversed an earlier ruling that the Commonwealth of Massachusetts must provide Michelle Kosilek, an incarcerated transgender…
High Court: Companies Can Discriminate Based on Religion
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— Some LGBT legal activists say today’s decision in a U.S. Supreme Court religious exemption case amounts to a “dangerous and…
Creep of the Week: NJ’s Chris Christie against Trans People
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special to TRT— We can all sleep easier now knowing that it is still a huge pain in the ass for transgender people…
Federal Appeals Court Rules for GID
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service—A federal appeals court Friday affirmed a district judge’s order that a state prison violated the constitutional rights of a prisoner…
Denied: An open Invitation to Brown University Officials
By: Nicole Lashomb*/TRT Editor-in-Chief– Recently, Brown University, located in Providence Rhode Island, announced that its renewed student insurance policy would include coverage for gender reassignment…