Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund is committed to ending discrimination based upon gender identity and expression and to achieving equality for transgender people through public education, test-case litigation, direct legal services, community organizing and public policy efforts.

Today is Statewide GENDA Call-In Day - It’s Time to Act!

Today is Statewide GENDA Call-In Day - It’s Time to Act!

March 9 - Last week, the New York State Assembly passed the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA). The only remaining obstacle to the bill becoming law is the New York State Senate. The time is NOW to take action and make our final push to get the Senate to vote to end discrimination against transgender New Yorkers. GENDA would amend the state's human rights law to ban discrimination in housing, employment, credit and public accommodations. It also expands the... more