Category: Transgender Rights
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TLDEF to Honour Trailblazers at Annual Trans Advocacy Awards
Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) will commemorate 16 years of service at the 2019 Trans Advocacy Awards, on Tuesday, June 11, at the Manhattan Penthouse in New York City from 6:30 to 8:30 PM.
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TLDEF to Honour Lowenstein Sandler LLP with Pro Bono Partner of the Year Award
Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) has announced the law firm Lowenstein Sandler LLP as its Pro Bono Partner of the Year. The award will be presented at this year’s Trans Advocacy Awards on Tuesday, June 11, at the Manhattan Penthouse. The Trans Advocacy Awards serve as TLDEF’s signature event that raises critical awareness and support for its work to advance equality for transgender and non-binary people nationwide.
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Japan: Compelled Sterilisation of Transgender People
Japan’s government should stop forcing transgender people to be surgically sterilised if they want legal recognition of their gender identity, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
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Eirin was born as a boy, now she wants to be Miss Norway
On July 27, this year’s Miss Norway will be elected, and among the semi-finalists is 26-year-old Eirin Grinde Tunheim.
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Egypt: Trans Activist Risks Serious Abuse
Egyptian security forces on March 6, 2019 arrested Malak al-Kashif, a political activist who is a transgender woman, Human Rights Watch said today. According to a lawyer with the Egyptian Commission for Rights and Freedoms, al-Kashif is being held in an undisclosed location with no access to legal counsel.
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Acceptance is Key to Ensuring Transgender Young People Are Safe, Healthy, and Thriving
New Campaign Calls on Parents and Communities to Share Their Stories of Growing to Accept and Support Transgender Youth.