TLDEF in the News
Identity Documents
- BBC News: Transgender Americans Take on New York (1-5-12)
- lohud.com: Transgender Woman Takes On N.Y. Over Birth Certificate (5-8-11)
- ABC News: Transgender Sue Over Surgery Requirement to Alter Gender on Birth Certificate (3-24-11)
Access to health care
- The Advocate: Woman Allowed Medical Leave for Facial Feminization Surgery (11-17-11)
- Edge: Transgender N.C. Woman Challenges Insurance Company Over Short-Term Disability Claim (11-16-11)
- Edge: Some Transgender Women Turn to Underground Cosmetic Procedures (3-4-11)
Other topics
- San Diego Gay & Lesbian News: HIV Disclosure Prompts LGBT Groups to Urge Supreme Court to "give full force to Privacy Act" (10-5-11)
- The New Yorker: The Exchange: Justin Vivian Bond (9-14-11)
- The Advocate: The GENDA Gap: What N.Y. Plans to Do About It (9-8-11)
Employment
- The Advocate: Too Little, Too Late on Gender Identity Protections? (9-13-11)
- The New York Times: APNewsBreak: TSA at LAX Get Transgender Training (8-4-11)
- Human Resource Executive Online: OPM Offers Guidance on Transgender Workers (6-15-11)
Sex-segregated facilities
- Edge: Activists Rally Around Trans Minn. Woman Accused of Murder (8-7-11)
- The Minnesota Independent: Hennepin County Holding Accused Transgender Murderer in Solitary Confinement (6-30-11)
- Staten Island Advance: College of Staten Island Making Some Restrooms Gender Neutral (4-18-10)
Family
- Edge: Will Transgender New Yorkers Benefit from Marriage Equality? (7-21-11)
- Windy City Times: Civil-Union Law a Victory for Trans Community as Well (6-15-11)
- Gay City News: NYC Moves to Protect Trans’ Access to Marriage Licenses (3-8-11)
Zikerria Bellamy
- Queerty: Enjoy McDonald’s Complete Menu Of Gay Bashings With Super-Sized Trans-Phobia! (5-9-11)
- Edge: New York Lawmakers Could Finally Vote On Transgender Non-Discrimination Bill (6-4-10)
- Edge: 2009 Proved Hopeful for Florida’s LGBT Activists (12-23-09)
Education
- Edge: Remember Briggs? After 20 Years, Gay Teachers Controversial Again (11-14-10)
- San Diego Gay & Lesbian News: Governor David Paterson Signs New York’s First Bill Ensuring Transgender Protections (9-9-10)
- On Top Magazine: NY Governor David Paterson Signs Gay, Trans-Inclusive Anti-Bullying Bill (9-8-10)
Housing
Carmella Etienne
- Queens Chronicle: Murder Has LGBT Community On Edge (4-8-10)
- Edge: Transgender Woman Found Strangled to Death in Queens Apartment (4-1-10)
- Edge: Another Gay Man Bashed in Brooklyn (3-10-10)
Leslie Mora
- Queens Chronicle: Murder Has LGBT Community On Edge (4-8-10)
- Edge: Transgender Woman Found Strangled to Death in Queens Apartment (4-1-10)
- Edge: Another Gay Man Bashed in Brooklyn (3-10-10)
Lateisha Green
- Edge: Transgender Woman Found Strangled to Death in Queens Apartment (4-1-10)
- The Post-Standard: Volunteers Push Forward on LGBT Center in Syracuse (3-25-10)
- The Advocate: The Importance of Being Counted (3-9-10)
Helena Stone v. Metropolitan Transportation Authority
- Edge: Transgender Woman Sues N.J. Police Department for Harassment (2-23-10)
- New York Press: Either, or ... (11-1-06)
- Times of India: Transgenders Get Access to Any NY Loo (10-25-06)
Khadijah Farmer v. Caliente Cab Company
- Pink Triangle Press: Policing Caster Semenya's Gender (8-25-09)
- KBOO FM: Gender Blender: Bathroom Access and Safety (featuring Dru Levasseur) (4-21-09)
- The Village Voice: Buck Angel, A Man With a Pussy: LGB Without the T (6-17-08)
Immigration
- Edge: Death of HIV+ Trans Woman in Immigration Custody Sparks Protests (8-25-07)
- The Advocate: Answers Sought in Trans Detainee's Death (8-23-07)
Jane Galla v. Loehmann's
- New York: Clothing Bargains for Transgender People, Too! (2-14-07)
- New York Press: Loeh' Blow (12-27-06)
- Just-Style: Transgendered Woman Accuses Loehmann's of Discrimination (12-20-06)
