Shelby and Transgender Law Center · [email protected]

April 14, 2025 at 4:59 PM

Last day to have your support doubled

Take action with our spring campaign before tomorrow || If you haven't joined us yet, today is the day! Help us keep litigating, organizing, and fighting together for a world where all people can thrive -  LAST DAY TO GET DONATIONS MATCHED   If you haven't joined us yet, today is the day! Help us…

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  Shelby and Transgender Law Center · [email protected]

April 11, 2025 at 3:59 PM

Get your support doubled today for work like this

Take action with our spring campaign before Monday ||  3 more days!   Thanks again to everyone so far who has taken action with our spring campaign through a fundraising page, a donation, or a boost on social!    Reminder that your donations will be matched! Generous donors have pledged to match …

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  Heron Greensmith, Transgender Law Center · [email protected]

April 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM

Take Action to Protect Trans Healthcare Now

Submitting a public comment only takes a minute—but it could save lives. Dear Community, We must raise our voices now to protect access to the healthcare we need and deserve. Gender-affirming care is lifesaving care—and we have the power to make sure it’s recognized as such. By speaking up, we can …

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  Shelby, Omar, and Transgender Law Center · [email protected]

April 9, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Match + video message

Shoutout to those who've set up a page to help reach $100K for our trans-led work || Friends,Our Prison Mail Program, along with our Legal Information Helpdesk, is working to respond to nearly triple the usual rate of requests for legal information.   Our spring crowdfunder supports these respons…

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  Shelby, Molly, and Transgender Law Center · [email protected]

April 4, 2025 at 8:10 PM

Here's what TLC is seeing right now

Shoutout to those who've set up a page to help reach $100K for our trans-led work Friends, We are on day 5 of our community crowdfunder raising $100,000 for all of TLC's work—join us if you haven't already! Since January we have seen a 250% uptick in requests received by our Legal Information Help…

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  Shelby and Transgender Law Center · [email protected]

March 31, 2025 at 3:16 PM

Three ways to take action with us this TDOV

Set up your page to help reach $100K for our trans-led work Dear friends of TLC,  Today, Trans Day of Visibility, we're officially launching a two-week $100K crowdfunder as our spring campaign. Shoutout to everyone who's already set up their page! You're helping to ensure continued resources for w…

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  Anna Castro, Transgender Law Center · [email protected]

March 29, 2025 at 4:54 PM

Celebrate Trans Day of Visibility with Us!

Join Transgender Law Center and trans leaders nationwide for a powerful webinar on solidarity, history, and collective liberation. Dear community,We are strongest when we stand together. This Trans Day of Visibility, we invite you—our trans, queer, and allied family—to celebrate our community and b…

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  Shelby Chestnut, Transgender Law Center · [email protected]

March 28, 2025 at 5:17 PM

Meet the Action for Transformation Fund Advisors

Applications are now open for the Action for Transformation Fund—$1 million in rapid response grants for trans-led organizations across the U.S. Dear community, We’re proud to share that Transgender Law Center continues to support the groundbreaking Action for Transformation Fund, an initiative lau…

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  Shelby and Transgender Law Center · [email protected]

March 27, 2025 at 6:17 PM

Our spring crowdfunder launches on TDOV - this Monday

Set up your page now to help reach $100K for our trans-led work Trans Day of Visibility (3/31) to April 14th Will you join the effort to collectively raise $100,000 for TLC's work? Dear friends of TLC,  You may know that in addition to litigating 10+ precedent-setting cases annually, our legal tea…

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  Heron Greensmith, Transgender Law Center · [email protected]

March 13, 2025 at 10:52 PM

Tell the Federal Government Trans People Deserve Accurate Passports

Your voice matters. Help ensure trans people have federal documents that reflect our lived gender. Dear community, Right now, we have a crucial opportunity to demand that the federal government recognize our right to accurate identification. Through the Freedom to Fly campaign, we can push for fede…

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  Heron Greensmith, Transgender Law Center · [email protected]

March 4, 2025 at 6:56 PM

Taking Action: Join Our Live Conversation on March 5

Join us on March 5 for a powerful conversation on fighting back against harmful executive orders and organizing to build trans power. Dear community, We know that true power comes from our communities organizing, resisting, and building toward liberation. That’s why we’re inviting you to the second…

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  Chris Chavers, Transgender Law Center · [email protected]

February 24, 2025 at 11:39 PM

Live Community Conversations Begin on Wednesday!

We're building Black trans power &r esistance —join the conversation! Dear community, The fight for Black trans liberation is now. Join us for a two-part livestream series uplifting Black trans movement leaders and the strategies shaping our collective future. February 26 | 4:00 PM ET Black P…

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  Chris Chavers, Transgender Law Center · [email protected]

February 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM

Community Conversations: Care Into Action 2-Part Series

Care is our legacy, and putting care into action is love. Dear community,Care is our legacy. And putting care into action is love. Join us for a two-part community conversation on how we can turn care into love through action. On February 26th, at 4:00 PM ET, join us and our panelists, Adaku Utah (…

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  Shelby Chestnut, Transgender Law Center · [email protected]

February 14, 2025 at 5:06 PM

Today, Read Affirming Love Letters to and from Trans People

This Valentine’s Day, we’re sending love to trans people everywhere — because our existence is powerful, and our joy is unstoppable. To our beloved and trans and gender nonconforming community: We are here. We will keep fighting for us, showing up for us, and creating spaces where we can all feel sa…

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  Shelby Chestnut, Transgender Law Center · [email protected]

February 5, 2025 at 6:43 PM

We're honoring Black trans brilliance & building power

This Black History Month, we celebrate Black trans leadership, resilience, and the resources to keep our communities safe.Dear community,  Black trans history is Black history. From the trailblazers who paved the way to the leaders fighting for liberation today, Black trans people have always been a…

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  Shelby Chestnut and Transgender Law Center · [email protected]

January 2, 2025 at 3:01 PM

Happy new year and thank you

As we look forward into this new year, we want to thank everyone who... Image description: People rally for trans rights in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building, under a blue sky. A round white protest sign reads, “You Will Never Erase Trans People," in handwritten capital letters. Dear friends,…

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  Shelby Chestnut and Transgender Law Center · [email protected]

December 31, 2024 at 3:02 PM

It's not too late

Together, we will build and care for trans communities that are resilient, hopeful, and free - Image description: People rally for trans rights in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building, under a blue sky. A protest sign reads, “Buried Seeds Still Sprout.”Dear friends,  It’s not too late to give a…

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  Shelby Chestnut and Transgender Law Center · [email protected]

December 29, 2024 at 3:00 PM

The year in review and our collective future

We're sharing just some of TLC’s accomplishments from 2024, which are thanks to supporters like you - Image description: Full-length photo of three TLC staff members standing in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building and smiling at the camera, with other rally attendees and pride flags visible in…

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  Shelby Chestnut and Transgender Law Center · [email protected]

December 18, 2024 at 3:33 PM

Dreaming is Liberation | Our Annual Report

With your support, together we can continuously care for our communities, center trans leadership, and strengthen the trans liberation movement - Image description: Illustration of dynamic collage of four people with pale, light brown, and brown skin, with colorful hair, joyfully dancing on a light …

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  Shelby Chestnut · [email protected]

December 12, 2024 at 4:16 PM

[VIDEO] Your donation to TLC in action

As we say in the video, TLC is here to win our fight, and we will not lose our joy - Dear John,  If you’re wondering where donations to TLC go, watch this video we premiered a couple of months ago at our Spark celebration: Image description: Video screengrab featuring Cecilia Chung, visible from the…

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  Shelby Chestnut · [email protected]

December 5, 2024 at 3:34 PM

Make a donation today for trans futures

With support from donors like you, this is how TLC cares for trans communities: Image description: Illustration of three Black femmes sitting in a line, massaging each others’ scalps. The words "We are future trans elders" float to the right. Their torsos extend above a bed of pink clouds, set again…

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  Shelby Chestnut and Transgender Law Center · [email protected]

October 23, 2024 at 9:28 PM

Check out photos from Spark 2024!

THANK YOU to everyone who joined us last Friday at Terra Gallery and to everyone who was with us in spirit and supporting SPARK 2024 from afar. T H A N K   Y O U to everyone who joined us last Friday at Terra Gallery and to everyone who was with us in spirit and supporting SPARK 2024 from afar.Thank…

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  Shelby Chestnut and Transgender Law Center · [email protected]

October 17, 2024 at 4:02 PM

The Countdown to SPARK is On!

Join us tomorrow for SPARK, a powerful evening to support the Transgender Law Center’s fight for justice and liberation.   Join us for an unforgettable night at SPARK, at 6PM at Terra Gallery, where we unite in support of the Transgender Law Center's mission to create a future rooted in justice and…

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  Shelby Chestnut and Transgender Law Center · [email protected]

October 11, 2024 at 4:54 PM

SPARK is Almost Here! A Night of Advocacy, Joy, and Solidarity

Be part of a transformative night filled with hope, joy, and a shared commitment to trans justice.   Join us for SPARK next week!  Contributing to SPARK means supporting all of the organizing, legal work, and leadership programs at Transgender Law Center.  Each SPARK sponsor will receive the followi…

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  Shelby Chestnut and Transgender Law Center · [email protected]

October 3, 2024 at 4:03 PM

Get Ready for an Unforgettable Evening at SPARK!

Prepare for an evening of advocacy, community, and empowerment in support of trans rights.   Join us on October 18th for our SPARK event, an evening dedicated to uplifting and supporting the trans community at Terra Gallery. This event brings together advocates, allies, and community members for a …

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  Shelby Chestnut and Transgender Law Center · [email protected]

September 19, 2024 at 3:51 PM

Announcing Imara Jones As Our 2024 SPARK Emcee!

Board Chair Imara Jones, the founder of TransLash Media and award-winning journalist, will be guiding the evening.   I'm a new paragraph block. GET SPARK TICKETS ON A SLIDING SCALE Join us for an unforgettable evening on Friday October 18th from 6 PM to 11 PM at Terra Gallery, 511 Harrison Street, …

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  Shelby Chestnut and Transgender Law Center · [email protected]

September 12, 2024 at 5:24 PM

Announcing Imara Jones As Our 2024 SPARK Emcee!

Board Chair Imara Jones, the founder of TransLash Media and award-winning journalist, will be guiding the evening.   We’re excited to invite you to SPARK, Transgender Law Center’s signature event happening on October 18, 2024, in San Francisco. This year’s SPARK will be a powerful gathering where w…

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  Shawn Thomas Meerkamper · [email protected]

September 5, 2024 at 6:59 PM

We’re on the Winning Team—Support Trans Youth in the Fight for Respect

We believe in the freedom to live authentically.Dear community, This week, we’re proud to share that six transgender youth from across the U.S. have bravely spoken up for their right to be themselves in an amicus brief filed by the Transgender Law Center (TLC) and our partners in the case U.S. v. Sk…

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  Shelby Chestnut and Transgender Law Center · [email protected]

August 26, 2024 at 8:21 PM

Spark 2024: Let’s Light the Way Forward Together!

Become a Spark 2024 sponsor with your company, family, or community group to help us reach our goal and to align your name with our critical work.   Join us on October 18th at Terra Gallery in San Francisco for SPARK 2024, where we'll gather for an evening of music, mocktails, and a celebration of …

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  Shelby Chestnut and Transgender Law Center · [email protected]

August 15, 2024 at 1:59 PM

August is Make A Will Month—we hope you'll take action

Secure your legacy and support what you care about - last week, we reached out to highlight August as National Make A Will Month and to recap how having an up-to-date will can make a difference for your future, your loved ones, and for our queer and trans communities - Hi again, friends,  Last week,…

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  Shelby Chestnut and Transgender Law Center · [email protected]

August 6, 2024 at 1:59 PM

August is Make A Will Month—we want to share why that matters

Secure your legacy and support what you care about - we know that lack of estate planning documentation is leveraged by institutions and individuals to further discriminate against queer and trans folks - Dear TLC community, August is National Make A Will Month. Here's why that matters:   Having an …

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  Shelby Chestnut and Transgender Law Center · [email protected]

July 1, 2024 at 2:01 PM

Announcing Spark 2024 October 18th in San Francisco

Transgender Law Center's annual celebration and fundraiser - Spark 2024 - Fri Oct 18th - San Francisco - Terra Gallery - Tickets available and sponsorships now open  Join Transgender Law Center for our annual Spark event October 18th at Terra Gallery in San Francisco  Celebrate and resource our tran…

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  Shelby Chestnut and Transgender Law Center · [email protected]

April 16, 2024 at 1:15 AM

Gratitude to all who've supported our spring campaign

Transgender Law Center's annual spring crowdfunder campaign March 31st through April 14th - an opportunity for supporters to come together with us, and each other, for TLC's ongoing work across the country - Image description: Banner graphic with magenta pink background. TLC's round logo in yell…

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  Shelby Chestnut and Transgender Law Center · [email protected]

April 14, 2024 at 2:00 PM

Thanks to everyone who's come together for our spring campaign - we've got just one day left

Transgender Law Center's annual spring crowdfunder campaign TDOV March 31st through April 14th - an opportunity for supporters to come together with us, and each other, for TLC's ongoing work across the country - Image description: Banner graphic with magenta pink background, with TLC's round lo…

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  Shelby Chestnut and Transgender Law Center · [email protected]

April 9, 2024 at 12:59 PM

It's not too late to join us

Transgender Law Center's annual spring crowdfunder campaign March 31st through April 14th - an opportunity for supporters to come together with us, and each other, for TLC's ongoing work across the country - Image description: Banner graphic with magenta pink background, with TLC's round logo in…

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  Shelby Chestnut and Transgender Law Center · [email protected]

April 5, 2024 at 7:07 PM

Spring campaign update - little over one week left

Transgender Law Center's 4th annual spring crowdfunder campaign March 31st through April 14th - an opportunity for supporters to come together with us, and each other, with the goal of raising $100,000 in two weeks for TLC's ongoing work across the country - Image description: Banner graphic wit…

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  Shelby Chestnut and Transgender Law Center · [email protected]

April 2, 2024 at 12:59 PM

ICYMI our spring crowdfunder campaign is underway

Transgender Law Center's spring crowdfunder campaign March 31st through April 14th - gratitude to our amazing peer-to-peer fundraiser leads and to everyone who has donated so far - calling on more supporters to show up - Image description: Banner graphic with magenta pink background, with TLC's …

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  Shelby Chestnut and Transgender Law Center · [email protected]

March 31, 2024 at 12:59 PM

Our spring crowdfunder campaign launches today - Trans Day of Visibility

Transgender Law Center's 4th annual spring crowdfunder campaign launches today, March 31st, TDOV (Trans Day of Visibility) with supporters coming together to raise $100,000 in two weeks - fundraise with us to help sustain our work for trans liberation - Image description: Banner graphic with mage…

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  Shelby Chestnut and Transgender Law Center · [email protected]

March 25, 2024 at 12:59 PM

Create your page for TLC's crowdfunder campaign

Transgender Law Center's 4th annual spring crowdfunder campaign launches on TDOV (Trans Day of Visibility) Sunday, March 31st - Image description: Banner graphic with magenta pink background, with TLC's round logo centered above stacked yellow text that reads "Rooted In Resilience" with orange an…

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  Heron Greenesmith, Transgender Law Center · [email protected]

February 23, 2024 at 5:17 PM

Take Action: LGBTQ+ couples have a right to marriage

Public officials should not turn anyone away who had a valid marriage license. Dear community,  LGBTQ+ families deserve the right to marriage. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has signed a bill allowing public officials to decline to perform marriages based on their "conscience or religious beliefs." This a…

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  Heron Greenesmith, Transgender Law Center · [email protected]

February 21, 2024 at 4:01 PM

Trans students deserve to show up as their full selves

We’re demanding an education system where free speech is protected and inclusion is celebrated. Dear community, Trans students deserve to display their pride at school. Tennessee’s flag ban bill, SB1722, targets free and open LGBTQ+ expression by restricting the display of all flags in public school…

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  Heron Greenesmith, Transgender Law Center · [email protected]

February 20, 2024 at 9:20 PM

Take Action: LGBTQ youth deserve safe families

Take action against Tennessee's bills. Dear community, We know the power of family. Trans communities have demonstrated how chosen families are life-saving. We sustain each other. Rather than helping provide safe homes for our community, the Tennessee legislature is considering a bill that puts you…

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  Shelby Chestnut and Transgender Law Center · [email protected]

December 31, 2023 at 3:04 PM

There's still some time

It’s not too late to make a gift before we close out 2023 - visit our website for additional ways to give, including by check, stock transfer, crypto, and more - all donations are tax-deductible MAKE YOUR YEAR-END GIFT Positively Trans members at the annual US Conference on HIV/AIDS (USCHA) Sept…

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  Shelby Chestnut and Transgender Law Center · [email protected]

December 30, 2023 at 3:01 PM

A few snapshots of 2023

Thank you for being part of an incredible year. As we close out 2023, we wanted to share just a few photo highlights from this past year - MAKE YOUR YEAR-END GIFT Your friendship and support mean so much to all of us at Transgender Law Center. Thank you for being part of an incredible year.If yo…

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  Anna Castro, Transgender Law Center · [email protected]

December 28, 2023 at 1:55 PM

We deserve better trans stories

Our stories, our truths. Dear community,  In order to transform our society, we must pair policy change with cultural shifts. With the launch of our Trans Agenda for Liberation Narrative Lab, we continue to plant seeds for a future that allows all of us to be our limitless selves. Our trans communi…

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  Shelby Chestnut and Transgender Law Center · [email protected]

December 26, 2023 at 3:00 PM

Just some of our work in 2023

Dear community of TLC supporters, thank you for all the ways you’ve shown up this past year. I wanted to highlight just some of TLC’s important progress from 2023. With the support of our donors, we: MAKE A GIFT TODAY Dear community of TLC supporters,  Thank you for all the ways you’ve shown up in…

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  Shelby Chestnut and Transgender Law Center · [email protected]

December 19, 2023 at 3:01 PM

Build trans power with us

With the support of donors and friends like you, this year we were proud to launch our new action plan, Building Trans Power. We are teaming up with trans and nonbinary leaders of national, state, and local organizations to fight the political and legislative attacks on our communities. Just some of…

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  Mariah Moore, Transgender Law Center · [email protected]

December 14, 2023 at 2:01 PM

Our Safety, Ourselves

Join us for an important webinar. Dear community, We show up for one another. We are each other's support network. From Stonewall to Selma, trans, two-spirit, and nonbinary communities have a long history of community-based safety strategies. Building on this history, we're proud to partner with Vis…

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  Lynly Egyes and Transgender Law Center · [email protected]

December 13, 2023 at 3:01 PM

Giving to TLC supports legal work like this

I am so proud to lead Transgender Law Center's legal team as we leverage legal expertise to advance trans self-determination—every year we litigate 10+ impact cases, and here are just a few of our 2023 legal highlights: - Sued the State of Texas to stop SB14, the state’s unconstitutional medical car…

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  Shelby Chestnut, Transgender Law Center · [email protected]

December 11, 2023 at 4:00 PM

The power of trans liberation narratives

We're launching the Trans Agenda for Liberation Narrative Lab. Dear community, Stories are power. Through narratives, we showcase the power of our authentic selves. Today, we launched the Trans Agenda for Liberation Narrative Lab. This groundbreaking initiative empowers trans and non-binary leaders …

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