California Archives - Transgender Law Center https://transgenderlawcenter.org/category/california/ Making Authentic Lives Possible Fri, 20 Jun 2025 15:13:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://transgenderlawcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cropped-favicon-32x32.png California Archives - Transgender Law Center https://transgenderlawcenter.org/category/california/ 32 32 Solidarity with Los Angeles—A Statement from Organizations Committed to Advancing Freedom for LGBTQIA2S+ People and Everyone https://transgenderlawcenter.org/solidarity-with-los-angeles-a-statement-from-organizations-committed-to-advancing-freedom-for-lgbtqia2s-people-and-everyone/ https://transgenderlawcenter.org/solidarity-with-los-angeles-a-statement-from-organizations-committed-to-advancing-freedom-for-lgbtqia2s-people-and-everyone/#respond Tue, 17 Jun 2025 18:49:53 +0000 https://transgenderlawcenter.org/?p=24479 This week, we have witnessed the collective power of our people reverberate around the country. In Los Angeles, our neighbors, family, and friends have shown up and taken good care of each other and demanded an end to the campaign of violence and criminalization being waged by ICE (Immigration & Customs Enforcement) and other federal […]

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]]> https://transgenderlawcenter.org/solidarity-with-los-angeles-a-statement-from-organizations-committed-to-advancing-freedom-for-lgbtqia2s-people-and-everyone/feed/ 0 Victory! Court Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging California’s Transgender Prison Policy https://transgenderlawcenter.org/victory-court-dismisses-lawsuit-challenging-californias-transgender-prison-policy/ https://transgenderlawcenter.org/victory-court-dismisses-lawsuit-challenging-californias-transgender-prison-policy/#respond Thu, 16 May 2024 14:06:17 +0000 https://transgenderlawcenter.org/?p=23556 For Immediate Release May 16, 2024 Contact:  Tom Warnke, Lambda Legal, twarnke@lambdalegal.org ACLU SoCal Communications and Media Advocacy, communications@aclusocal.org K Richardson, TLC, k@transgenderlawcenter.org Civil and legal rights groups victorious in defending the Transgender Respect, Agency, and Dignity Act from an anti-transgender challenge The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California on Tuesday dismissed […]

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]]> https://transgenderlawcenter.org/victory-court-dismisses-lawsuit-challenging-californias-transgender-prison-policy/feed/ 0 LGBTQ Legal Rights Organizations Move to Protect California’s Trans-Inclusive Incarceration Policy https://transgenderlawcenter.org/lgbtq-legal-rights-organizations-move-to-protect-californias-trans-inclusive-incarceration-policy/ https://transgenderlawcenter.org/lgbtq-legal-rights-organizations-move-to-protect-californias-trans-inclusive-incarceration-policy/#respond Mon, 09 May 2022 20:09:47 +0000 https://translaw.wpengine.com/?p=16971 Lambda Legal, the Transgender Law Center (TLC), and the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Southern California (ACLU SoCal) filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit filed by anti-transgender activists against the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) challenging SB132, the groundbreaking law protecting transgender people incarcerated in the state of California.

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]]> https://transgenderlawcenter.org/lgbtq-legal-rights-organizations-move-to-protect-californias-trans-inclusive-incarceration-policy/feed/ 0 Despite City of San Francisco’s Petty Delay Tactics, TLC Will Pursue Justice for Tanesh Nutall https://transgenderlawcenter.org/state-of-ca-sues-san-francisco-for-discriminating-against-transgender-woman-2/ https://transgenderlawcenter.org/state-of-ca-sues-san-francisco-for-discriminating-against-transgender-woman-2/#respond Fri, 03 May 2019 14:51:31 +0000 https://translaw.wpengine.com/?p=14508 TLC client Tanesh Nutall was harassed and blocked from using the bathroom by a city employee in February 2016 (San Francisco) – Yesterday, a judge delayed justice for Transgender Law Center (TLC) client Tanesh Nutall, ruling that because of a procedural technicality her case would need to be refiled.  Shawn Meerkamper, senior attorney at Transgender […]

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]]> https://transgenderlawcenter.org/state-of-ca-sues-san-francisco-for-discriminating-against-transgender-woman-2/feed/ 0 TLC wins asylum for transgender woman from Mexico https://transgenderlawcenter.org/tlc-wins-asylum-for-transgender-woman-from-mexico/ https://transgenderlawcenter.org/tlc-wins-asylum-for-transgender-woman-from-mexico/#respond Mon, 09 Apr 2018 23:22:42 +0000 https://translaw.wpengine.com/?p=14240 Last Friday, after 536 days behind bars, TLC client Marianna had her day in Court – and won. Marianna fought through tears and testified brilliantly during her three-hour hearing at Cibola Detention Center in Milan, NM, which ended with a grant of asylum by Immigration Judge O’Hare. The immigration judge found that Marianna had a well-founded fear of future persecution on […]

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]]> https://transgenderlawcenter.org/tlc-wins-asylum-for-transgender-woman-from-mexico/feed/ 0 When can I get my nonbinary ID? Timeline and FAQ for CA’s Gender Recognition Act https://transgenderlawcenter.org/when-can-i-get-my-nonbinary-id-timeline-and-faq-for-cas-gender-recognition-act/ https://transgenderlawcenter.org/when-can-i-get-my-nonbinary-id-timeline-and-faq-for-cas-gender-recognition-act/#respond Tue, 20 Mar 2018 17:44:54 +0000 https://translaw.wpengine.com/?p=14230 Since California passed SB 179, the Gender Recognition Act, our helpline has gotten numerous questions on what this means, when it goes into effect, and how people can update their driver’s licenses to nonbinary. You have questions; we have answers! Today we are releasing a timeline and FAQ for what the Gender Recognition Act means […]

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]]> https://transgenderlawcenter.org/when-can-i-get-my-nonbinary-id-timeline-and-faq-for-cas-gender-recognition-act/feed/ 0 Rally in SF: Support trans woman harassed by city employee https://transgenderlawcenter.org/rally-in-sf-support-trans-woman-harassed-by-city-employee/ https://transgenderlawcenter.org/rally-in-sf-support-trans-woman-harassed-by-city-employee/#respond Thu, 15 Feb 2018 17:49:10 +0000 https://translaw.wpengine.com/?p=14211 Join us in supporting Transgender Law Center client Tanesh Nutall, who is courageously challenging the City of San Francisco for its treatment of Black trans women. Rally in San Francisco at the Van Ness steps of City Hall on Tuesday, February 20th, at 11:30am. When Tanesh Nutall moved to San Francisco in 2010, she thought […]

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]]> https://transgenderlawcenter.org/rally-in-sf-support-trans-woman-harassed-by-city-employee/feed/ 0 State of CA sues San Francisco for discriminating against transgender woman https://transgenderlawcenter.org/state-of-ca-sues-san-francisco-for-discriminating-against-transgender-woman/ https://transgenderlawcenter.org/state-of-ca-sues-san-francisco-for-discriminating-against-transgender-woman/#respond Mon, 12 Feb 2018 22:28:11 +0000 https://translaw.wpengine.com/?p=14204 TLC client Tanesh Nutall was harassed and blocked from using the bathroom by a city employee — complaint below (San Francisco, CA) – Last week, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) filed a lawsuit alleging that the city of San Francisco discriminated against Transgender Law Center (TLC) client Tanesh Nutall when a […]

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]]> https://transgenderlawcenter.org/state-of-ca-sues-san-francisco-for-discriminating-against-transgender-woman/feed/ 0 Groundbreaking Legislation to Honor Dignity of Transgender People in Prison Is Signed Into Law by Governor Brown https://transgenderlawcenter.org/groundbreaking-legislation-to-honor-dignity-of-transgender-people-in-prison-is-signed-into-law-by-governor-brown/ https://transgenderlawcenter.org/groundbreaking-legislation-to-honor-dignity-of-transgender-people-in-prison-is-signed-into-law-by-governor-brown/#respond Mon, 16 Oct 2017 16:58:25 +0000 https://translaw.wpengine.com/?p=14064 (Sacramento, CA) – Last night, for the first time in California history, legislation written by currently and formerly incarcerated transgender people was signed into law. Senate Bill 310 (the Name and Dignity Act), authored by Senator Toni Atkins of San Diego and co-authored by Senator Beall, Senator Wiener, Assemblymember Chiu, Assemblymember Garcia, Assemblymember Gloria, and […]

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]]> https://transgenderlawcenter.org/groundbreaking-legislation-to-honor-dignity-of-transgender-people-in-prison-is-signed-into-law-by-governor-brown/feed/ 0 CA Gov. Brown signs Gender Recognition Act creating nonbinary gender marker https://transgenderlawcenter.org/ca-gov-brown-signs-gender-recognition-act-creating-nonbinary-gender-marker/ https://transgenderlawcenter.org/ca-gov-brown-signs-gender-recognition-act-creating-nonbinary-gender-marker/#respond Mon, 16 Oct 2017 15:24:33 +0000 https://translaw.wpengine.com/?p=14062 (Sacramento, CA) – Last night, Governor Brown signed into law SB 179, the Gender Recognition Act, which makes it easier for transgender, intersex, and nonbinary people to obtain state-issued identity documents that reflect their gender. Authored by Senators Toni Atkins and Scott Wiener and sponsored by Transgender Law Center and Equality California, the Gender Recognition […]

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