Sue Yacka-Bible, Author at Transgender Law Center https://transgenderlawcenter.org/author/sue-yacka-bible/ Making Authentic Lives Possible Wed, 10 Jul 2024 17:05:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://transgenderlawcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cropped-favicon-32x32.png Sue Yacka-Bible, Author at Transgender Law Center https://transgenderlawcenter.org/author/sue-yacka-bible/ 32 32 Federal Court Allows Lawsuit Challenging Trump “Rollback Rule” Undermining Healthcare Nondiscrimination Protections to Continue https://transgenderlawcenter.org/federal-court-allows-lawsuit-challenging-trump-rollback-rule-undermining-healthcare-nondiscrimination-protections-to-continue/ https://transgenderlawcenter.org/federal-court-allows-lawsuit-challenging-trump-rollback-rule-undermining-healthcare-nondiscrimination-protections-to-continue/#respond Fri, 20 Aug 2021 16:38:13 +0000 https://translaw.wpengine.com/?p=16554 Boston, MA — Late yesterday, a federal court permitted plaintiffs to continue to pursue several claims in Boston Alliance of LGBTQ+ Youth (BAGLY) et al v. HHS, a lawsuit challenging the Trump-Pence Administration’s rule that seeks to undermine healthcare nondiscrimination protections contained in Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The federal government had […]

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]]> https://transgenderlawcenter.org/federal-court-allows-lawsuit-challenging-trump-rollback-rule-undermining-healthcare-nondiscrimination-protections-to-continue/feed/ 0 A Statement from Terri Edmonds, mother of Dominique “Rem’mie” Fells https://transgenderlawcenter.org/a-statement-from-terri-edmonds-mother-of-dominique-remmie-fells/ https://transgenderlawcenter.org/a-statement-from-terri-edmonds-mother-of-dominique-remmie-fells/#respond Mon, 19 Jul 2021 14:20:39 +0000 https://translaw.wpengine.com/?p=16509 The following statement can be attributed to Terri Edmonds, mother of Dominique “Rem’mie” Fells: “The outpouring of care and support has bolstered our spirits and filled our hearts during the most difficult time imaginable, but we ask that you continue to please give us time to mourn our loss as a family. “We understand the […]

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]]> https://transgenderlawcenter.org/a-statement-from-terri-edmonds-mother-of-dominique-remmie-fells/feed/ 0 25+ Trans Women Previously Detained by ICE, Trans and Queer Immigrant Activists Hold Service and Procession to Call on President Biden to End Trans Detention https://transgenderlawcenter.org/25-trans-women-previously-detained-by-ice-trans-and-queer-immigrant-activists-hold-service-and-procession-to-call-on-president-biden-to-end-trans-detention/ https://transgenderlawcenter.org/25-trans-women-previously-detained-by-ice-trans-and-queer-immigrant-activists-hold-service-and-procession-to-call-on-president-biden-to-end-trans-detention/#respond Wed, 23 Jun 2021 14:46:21 +0000 https://translaw.wpengine.com/?p=16481 ‘No Pride In Detention’ Will Echo the Streets in front of the White House this Pride Month Washington, DC– Today, Wednesday, June 23, trans and queer leaders from across the country with the #EndTransDetention Campaign are in Washington D.C. to tell President Biden and DHS Secretary Mayorkas to end the detention of trans people by […]

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]]> https://transgenderlawcenter.org/25-trans-women-previously-detained-by-ice-trans-and-queer-immigrant-activists-hold-service-and-procession-to-call-on-president-biden-to-end-trans-detention/feed/ 0 TLC, Grant & Eisenhofer Law, and the Law Office of Daniel Yohalem File Lawsuit Against the United States Alleging Negligence and Discrimination Leading to the Death of Roxsana Hernandez https://transgenderlawcenter.org/tlc-grant-eisenhofer-law-and-the-law-office-of-daniel-yohalem-file-lawsuit-against-the-united-states-alleging-negligence-and-discrimination-leading-to-the-death-of-roxsana-hernandez/ https://transgenderlawcenter.org/tlc-grant-eisenhofer-law-and-the-law-office-of-daniel-yohalem-file-lawsuit-against-the-united-states-alleging-negligence-and-discrimination-leading-to-the-death-of-roxsana-hernandez/#respond Tue, 11 May 2021 19:26:22 +0000 https://translaw.wpengine.com/?p=16436 ICE, CBP, and DHS employees failed Roxsana at every step. Today Transgender Law Center (TLC), Grant & Eisenhofer Law, and the Law Office of Daniel Yohalem announced that they have requested to file an amended complaint alleging wrongful death, negligence and discrimination on the part of the United States which led directly to the death […]

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]]> https://transgenderlawcenter.org/tlc-grant-eisenhofer-law-and-the-law-office-of-daniel-yohalem-file-lawsuit-against-the-united-states-alleging-negligence-and-discrimination-leading-to-the-death-of-roxsana-hernandez/feed/ 0 A Statement from Keith and Terri Edmonds, parents of Dominique “Rem’mie” Fells https://transgenderlawcenter.org/a-statement-from-keith-and-terri-edmonds-parents-of-dominique-remmie-fells-2/ https://transgenderlawcenter.org/a-statement-from-keith-and-terri-edmonds-parents-of-dominique-remmie-fells-2/#respond Mon, 09 Nov 2020 18:00:10 +0000 https://translaw.wpengine.com/?p=15956 The following statement can be attributed to Keith and Terri Edmonds, parents of Dominique “Rem’mie” Fells: “The outpouring of care and support has bolstered our spirits and filled our hearts during the most difficult time imaginable, but we ask that you continue to please give us time to mourn our loss as a family. “We understand […]

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]]> https://transgenderlawcenter.org/a-statement-from-keith-and-terri-edmonds-parents-of-dominique-remmie-fells-2/feed/ 0 65 Trans led organizations denounce voter disenfranchisement efforts and join the call for every vote to be counted in the 2020 election https://transgenderlawcenter.org/65-trans-led-organizations-denounce-voter-disenfranchisement-efforts-and-join-the-call-for-every-vote-to-be-counted-in-the-2020-election/ https://transgenderlawcenter.org/65-trans-led-organizations-denounce-voter-disenfranchisement-efforts-and-join-the-call-for-every-vote-to-be-counted-in-the-2020-election/#respond Wed, 04 Nov 2020 15:42:46 +0000 https://translaw.wpengine.com/?p=16042 Today, Transgender Law Center (TLC), Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) and 63 other trans-led organizations nationally are calling for every vote to be counted in the 2020 election before formally announcing the 46th President of the United States. This year saw more absentee, mail-in, and early voting than any previous election, and as […]

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]]> https://transgenderlawcenter.org/65-trans-led-organizations-denounce-voter-disenfranchisement-efforts-and-join-the-call-for-every-vote-to-be-counted-in-the-2020-election/feed/ 0 TLC mourns the passing of groundbreaking movement leader, elder and journalist, Monica Roberts https://transgenderlawcenter.org/tlc-mourns-the-passing-of-groundbreaking-movement-leader-elder-and-journalist-monica-roberts/ https://transgenderlawcenter.org/tlc-mourns-the-passing-of-groundbreaking-movement-leader-elder-and-journalist-monica-roberts/#respond Fri, 09 Oct 2020 14:17:17 +0000 https://translaw.wpengine.com/?p=16025 Transgender Law Center today mourns the death of Monica Roberts, a long-time movement leader, elder, activist, and journalist who has done groundbreaking work for our communities for decades. News of Monica Roberts’ passing was broken yesterday in statements posted by her close friend and activist Dee Dee Watters and the Black Trans Advocacy Coalition. “The […]

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]]> https://transgenderlawcenter.org/tlc-mourns-the-passing-of-groundbreaking-movement-leader-elder-and-journalist-monica-roberts/feed/ 0 U.S. Citizenship is not Required for Legal Name Change in Indiana https://transgenderlawcenter.org/u-s-citizenship-is-not-required-for-legal-name-change-in-indiana/ https://transgenderlawcenter.org/u-s-citizenship-is-not-required-for-legal-name-change-in-indiana/#respond Thu, 23 Jul 2020 16:04:52 +0000 https://translaw.wpengine.com/?p=15917 A Court of Appeals of Indiana has taken the final step in the process and certified a decision that a state name-change law does not require a petitioner to be a U.S. citizen to change their name. The ruling, issued last week, is now the guiding law in the state of Indiana, and when non-citizens and […]

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]]> https://transgenderlawcenter.org/u-s-citizenship-is-not-required-for-legal-name-change-in-indiana/feed/ 0 TLC and Civil Rights Orgs, Harvard CHLPI, and Firm Hogan Lovells File Lawsuit Against Trump Administration’s Rule Removing ACA’s Non-Discrimination Protections https://transgenderlawcenter.org/tlc-and-civil-rights-orgs-harvard-chlpi-and-firm-hogan-lovells-file-lawsuit-against-trump-administrations-rule-removing-acas-non-discrimination-protections/ https://transgenderlawcenter.org/tlc-and-civil-rights-orgs-harvard-chlpi-and-firm-hogan-lovells-file-lawsuit-against-trump-administrations-rule-removing-acas-non-discrimination-protections/#respond Fri, 10 Jul 2020 00:06:47 +0000 https://translaw.wpengine.com/?p=15912 Today Transgender Law Center (TLC), the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC), Transgender Law Center (TLC), the Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF), the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation (CHLPI) of Harvard Law School, and law firm Hogan Lovells filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts against […]

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]]> https://transgenderlawcenter.org/tlc-and-civil-rights-orgs-harvard-chlpi-and-firm-hogan-lovells-file-lawsuit-against-trump-administrations-rule-removing-acas-non-discrimination-protections/feed/ 0 The Health Not Prisons Collective Vows to Combat Anti-Black Racism, End Criminalization of Pandemics and Abolish Systems of Imprisonment https://transgenderlawcenter.org/the-health-not-prisons-collective-vows-to-combat-anti-black-racism-end-criminalization-of-pandemics-and-abolish-systems-of-imprisonment/ https://transgenderlawcenter.org/the-health-not-prisons-collective-vows-to-combat-anti-black-racism-end-criminalization-of-pandemics-and-abolish-systems-of-imprisonment/#respond Sun, 21 Jun 2020 16:55:51 +0000 https://translaw.wpengine.com/?p=15902 The Health Not Prisons Collective is a new, three year national initiative of longtime collaborators led by, and accountable to, communities most affected by HIV criminalization in the United States: Counter Narrative Project, Positive Women’s Network – USA (PWN), Sero Project, Transgender Law Center, and the U.S. Caucus of People Living with HIV (The Caucus). […]

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