Anna Castro, Author at Transgender Law Center https://transgenderlawcenter.org/author/anna-castro/ Making Authentic Lives Possible Tue, 08 Nov 2022 00:12:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://transgenderlawcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cropped-favicon-32x32.png Anna Castro, Author at Transgender Law Center https://transgenderlawcenter.org/author/anna-castro/ 32 32 TLC Demands Senate Vote Against Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s Confirmation to SCOTUS https://transgenderlawcenter.org/tlc-demands-senate-vote-against-judge-amy-coney-barretts-confirmation-to-scotus/ https://transgenderlawcenter.org/tlc-demands-senate-vote-against-judge-amy-coney-barretts-confirmation-to-scotus/#respond Fri, 23 Oct 2020 17:13:33 +0000 https://translaw.wpengine.com/?p=16040 On Thursday, the Republicans in the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to move Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to the Supreme Court forward to a full Senate vote, likely on Monday, October 26th. Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee protested the vote. In response, Transgender Law Center (TLC), the largest national trans-led organization advocating self-determination for […]

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]]> https://transgenderlawcenter.org/tlc-demands-senate-vote-against-judge-amy-coney-barretts-confirmation-to-scotus/feed/ 0 On the Strength of the Trans Liberation Movement https://transgenderlawcenter.org/on-the-strength-of-the-trans-liberation-movement/ https://transgenderlawcenter.org/on-the-strength-of-the-trans-liberation-movement/#respond Fri, 07 Aug 2020 20:08:13 +0000 https://translaw.wpengine.com/?p=15932 When Transgender Law Center and a national coalition comprised primarily of Black, indigenous, and migrant trans, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming leaders launched the Trans Agenda for Liberation in March, we knew it had to speak to the unprecedented moment we all found ourselves in. The COVID-19 pandemic has given everyone a glimpse into what trans […]

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]]> https://transgenderlawcenter.org/on-the-strength-of-the-trans-liberation-movement/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/ https://transgenderlawcenter.org/a-statement-from-keith-and-terri-edmonds-parents-of-dominique-remmie-fells/#respond Wed, 17 Jun 2020 19:59:34 +0000 https://translaw.wpengine.com/?p=15897 June 17, 2020 The following statement can be attributed to Keith and Terri Edmonds, parents of Dominique “Rem’mie” Fells: “The outpouring of care and support has been unimaginable, but now we must ask that you please give us time to properly lay our daughter to rest. We must focus on mourning this loss as a family […]

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]]> https://transgenderlawcenter.org/a-statement-from-keith-and-terri-edmonds-parents-of-dominique-remmie-fells/feed/ 0 Black Trans Migrants Matter: #FreeSzaSza https://transgenderlawcenter.org/black-trans-lives-matter-freeszasza/ https://transgenderlawcenter.org/black-trans-lives-matter-freeszasza/#respond Thu, 11 Jun 2020 23:02:48 +0000 https://translaw.wpengine.com/?p=15885 Sza Sza’s story Sza Sza Codner is a Jamaican trans woman and asylum seeker who has been detained for several years in immigration prison. Currently, Sza Sza is detained at Aurora Contract Detention Facility where others have tested positive for COVID-19. Despite the fact that they cannot prevent the spread of COVID-10 in these facilities, […]

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]]> https://transgenderlawcenter.org/black-trans-lives-matter-freeszasza/feed/ 0 TLC, the Law Office of R. Andrew Free, and the Law Office of Daniel Yohalem File Lawsuit Against CoreCivic and Multiple Private Entities Alleging Gross Negligence Lead to Roxsana’s Death https://transgenderlawcenter.org/tlc-the-law-office-of-r-andrew-free-and-the-law-office-of-daniel-yohalem-file-lawsuit-against-corecivic-and-multiple-private-entities-alleging-gross-negligence-lead-to-roxsanas-death/ https://transgenderlawcenter.org/tlc-the-law-office-of-r-andrew-free-and-the-law-office-of-daniel-yohalem-file-lawsuit-against-corecivic-and-multiple-private-entities-alleging-gross-negligence-lead-to-roxsanas-death/#respond Thu, 14 May 2020 19:58:44 +0000 https://translaw.wpengine.com/?p=15818 Third lawsuit alleging wrongdoing by CoreCivic in recent weeks Today Transgender Law Center (TLC), the Law Office of R. Andrew Free, and the Law Office of Daniel Yohalem announced that they have filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico against Management & Training Corporation, LaSalle Corrections Transport LLC, Global Precision Systems LLC, […]

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]]> https://transgenderlawcenter.org/tlc-the-law-office-of-r-andrew-free-and-the-law-office-of-daniel-yohalem-file-lawsuit-against-corecivic-and-multiple-private-entities-alleging-gross-negligence-lead-to-roxsanas-death/feed/ 0 TLC, Ballard Spahr, & Rapid Defense Network Announce Class Action Lawsuit to Free All Transgender People in ICE Custody https://transgenderlawcenter.org/tlc-ballard-spahr-rapid-defense-network-announce-class-action-lawsuit-to-free-all-transgender-people-in-ice-custody/ https://transgenderlawcenter.org/tlc-ballard-spahr-rapid-defense-network-announce-class-action-lawsuit-to-free-all-transgender-people-in-ice-custody/#respond Thu, 23 Apr 2020 17:38:56 +0000 https://translaw.wpengine.com/?p=15791 The crisis of COVID-19 exacerbates already dangerous and inhumane conditions in ICE detention facilities Today the Transgender Law Center (TLC), Ballard Spahr LLP, and the Rapid Defense Network filed a complaint demanding the release of all transgender people in civil immigration detention. This action must be immediately taken so transgender detainees, a population that has […]

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]]> https://transgenderlawcenter.org/tlc-ballard-spahr-rapid-defense-network-announce-class-action-lawsuit-to-free-all-transgender-people-in-ice-custody/feed/ 0 Trans Agenda for 2020 and Beyond Launches First Pillar: Black Trans Women and Black Trans Femmes Must Lead https://transgenderlawcenter.org/trans-agenda-for-2020-and-beyond-launches-first-pillar-black-trans-women-and-black-trans-femmes-must-lead/ https://transgenderlawcenter.org/trans-agenda-for-2020-and-beyond-launches-first-pillar-black-trans-women-and-black-trans-femmes-must-lead/#respond Tue, 24 Mar 2020 17:59:55 +0000 https://translaw.wpengine.com/?p=15744 Failed government response to COVID-19 demonstrates need for new, visionary leadership    At a time where we are facing an unprecedented global health crisis, trans people are reimagining our world in extraordinary and visionary ways. While governments have failed to address the severity of this pandemic and have been inequitable in their responses, trans leaders – […]

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]]> https://transgenderlawcenter.org/trans-agenda-for-2020-and-beyond-launches-first-pillar-black-trans-women-and-black-trans-femmes-must-lead/feed/ 0 TLC Launches Virtual Community Gatherings During COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Pandemic  https://transgenderlawcenter.org/tlc-launches-virtual-community-gatherings-during-covid-19-coronavirus-pandemic/ https://transgenderlawcenter.org/tlc-launches-virtual-community-gatherings-during-covid-19-coronavirus-pandemic/#respond Thu, 19 Mar 2020 20:37:15 +0000 https://translaw.wpengine.com/?p=15736 The COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, the federal government’s failed response, and public panic all harm trans people in uniquely stressful and isolating ways. The federal government has failed to address the severity of this moment or protect those already made vulnerable by systemic discrimination and violence, and while some states and counties try to mitigate the harm, others states […]

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]]> https://transgenderlawcenter.org/tlc-launches-virtual-community-gatherings-during-covid-19-coronavirus-pandemic/feed/ 0 LGBTQ and Immigrant Rights Organizations Demand ICE Release All People Currently Detained & Shut Down All Detention Centers in Light of Global Health Crisis https://transgenderlawcenter.org/lgbtq-and-immigrant-rights-organizations-demand-ice-release-all-people-currently-detained-shut-down-all-detention-centers-in-light-of-global-health-crisis/ https://transgenderlawcenter.org/lgbtq-and-immigrant-rights-organizations-demand-ice-release-all-people-currently-detained-shut-down-all-detention-centers-in-light-of-global-health-crisis/#respond Tue, 17 Mar 2020 15:51:07 +0000 https://translaw.wpengine.com/?p=15728 National — The Black LGBTQIA+ Migrant Project (BLMP), Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI), Familia: Trans Queer Liberation Movement, and Transgender Law Center call on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to release all people currently detained and for the Department of Homeland Security to shut down all immigration prisons (referred to by others as detention […]

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]]> https://transgenderlawcenter.org/lgbtq-and-immigrant-rights-organizations-demand-ice-release-all-people-currently-detained-shut-down-all-detention-centers-in-light-of-global-health-crisis/feed/ 0 Trans Migrant Chin Tsui Returns Home from Immigration Prison https://transgenderlawcenter.org/trans-migrant-chin-tsui-returns-home-from-immigration-prison/ https://transgenderlawcenter.org/trans-migrant-chin-tsui-returns-home-from-immigration-prison/#respond Wed, 11 Mar 2020 15:27:55 +0000 https://translaw.wpengine.com/?p=15705 Image description: Lynly and Chin smiling at the foot of the escalators at the airport Last night, Chin Tsui returned home to New York after spending over two years in immigration prison, including nineteen months in solitary confinement. Transgender Law Center (TLC) and the Law Offices of Earnest Bailey won the case to terminate Chin’s […]

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