Public Accommodations Archives - Transgender Law Center https://transgenderlawcenter.org/category/publicaccommodations/ Making Authentic Lives Possible Tue, 08 Nov 2022 00:29:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://transgenderlawcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cropped-favicon-32x32.png Public Accommodations Archives - Transgender Law Center https://transgenderlawcenter.org/category/publicaccommodations/ 32 32 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 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 Policy Desk: new attacks in Texas https://transgenderlawcenter.org/policy-desk-new-attacks-in-texas/ https://transgenderlawcenter.org/policy-desk-new-attacks-in-texas/#respond Fri, 21 Jul 2017 23:17:51 +0000 https://translaw.wpengine.com/?p=13958 A lot has happened since the Texas legislature’s costly special session opened on Tuesday. TLC Policy Coordinator Corinne Green shares what you need to know and how you can take action.

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]]> https://transgenderlawcenter.org/policy-desk-new-attacks-in-texas/feed/ 0 Our 2017 Plan of Resistance https://transgenderlawcenter.org/our-2017-plan-of-resistance/ https://transgenderlawcenter.org/our-2017-plan-of-resistance/#respond Thu, 12 Jan 2017 22:46:15 +0000 https://translaw.wpengine.com/?p=13488 From state legislation targeting trans youth to a White House targeting Muslims, immigrants, people of color, women, people with disabilities and so many other members of our community, we know that 2017 will be a cruel and difficult year for transgender and gender nonconforming people.
But now is not the time for panic, isolation, or doubling down on business as usual. It is a time for us to remember how transgender people have long survived and resisted in moments of crisis: through community.
It is with this knowledge that Transgender Law Center has formed the first steps in our plan of resistance for 2017.

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]]> https://transgenderlawcenter.org/our-2017-plan-of-resistance/feed/ 0 CA Governor Signs “All-Gender” Restroom Bill https://transgenderlawcenter.org/ca-governor-signs-all-gender-restroom-bill/ https://transgenderlawcenter.org/ca-governor-signs-all-gender-restroom-bill/#respond Thu, 29 Sep 2016 22:06:00 +0000 https://translaw.wpengine.com/?p=13317 (Sacramento, CA)—California Governor Jerry Brown today signed Assembly Bill (AB) 1732, authored by Asm. Phil Ting (D-San Francisco) and sponsored by Equality California, the Transgender Law Center and California National Organization of Women (NOW).  AB 1732 establishes the nation’s most progressive restroom access law, requiring that single-occupancy restrooms in California businesses, government buildings, and places […]

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]]> https://transgenderlawcenter.org/ca-governor-signs-all-gender-restroom-bill/feed/ 0 Victory! Court orders WI school to immediately halt discriminatory policy against transgender student https://transgenderlawcenter.org/victory-court-orders-wi-school-to-immediately-halt-discriminatory-policy-against-transgender-student/ https://transgenderlawcenter.org/victory-court-orders-wi-school-to-immediately-halt-discriminatory-policy-against-transgender-student/#respond Tue, 20 Sep 2016 21:13:57 +0000 https://translaw.wpengine.com/?p=13294 Click here to view legal documents, photos of Ash, and more about the history of this case.  (Kenosha, WI) – A federal court today ruled that a Wisconsin school must immediately halt its discriminatory policy of singling out a transgender boy, Ashton Whitaker, and forcing him to use a restroom separate from all other students. […]

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]]> https://transgenderlawcenter.org/victory-court-orders-wi-school-to-immediately-halt-discriminatory-policy-against-transgender-student/feed/ 0 DOJ to North Carolina: HB2 violates federal law https://transgenderlawcenter.org/doj-to-north-carolina-hb2-violates-federal-law/ https://transgenderlawcenter.org/doj-to-north-carolina-hb2-violates-federal-law/#respond Wed, 04 May 2016 22:40:12 +0000 https://translaw.wpengine.com/?p=12876 In a strongly worded letter to North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory, the U.S. Department of Justice has demanded that North Carolina remedy HB2’s violations of federal law by Monday — or lose millions of dollars in federal funding. The letter comes after several LGBT legal groups, including Transgender Law Center, urged the federal government to […]

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]]> https://transgenderlawcenter.org/doj-to-north-carolina-hb2-violates-federal-law/feed/ 0 Victory for South Carolina student suspended for using boys’ bathroom! https://transgenderlawcenter.org/victory-for-south-carolina-student-suspended-for-using-boys-bathroom/ https://transgenderlawcenter.org/victory-for-south-carolina-student-suspended-for-using-boys-bathroom/#respond Thu, 28 Apr 2016 20:31:07 +0000 https://translaw.wpengine.com/?p=12800 Today, a week after Transgender Law Center sent a demand letter on behalf of a transgender student who was suspended for using the bathroom matching his gender identity, Horry County Schools reversed course on school policies around bathroom use and agreed to adopt new policies to treat transgender students fairly. “We are so grateful and excited about […]

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]]> https://transgenderlawcenter.org/victory-for-south-carolina-student-suspended-for-using-boys-bathroom/feed/ 0 Transgender Law Center Demands that Wisconsin School District Reverse Discriminatory Policy https://transgenderlawcenter.org/transgender-law-center-demands-that-wisconsin-school-district-reverse-discriminatory-policy/ https://transgenderlawcenter.org/transgender-law-center-demands-that-wisconsin-school-district-reverse-discriminatory-policy/#respond Wed, 20 Apr 2016 18:06:57 +0000 https://translaw.wpengine.com/?p=12776 Transgender student Ash Whitaker won initial battle with school over prom king run, but still barred from using restrooms matching his gender identity April 20, 2016 — Transgender Law Center sent a letter to the Kenosha Unified School District yesterday demanding that transgender students be allowed to use facilities that match their gender identity or […]

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