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Transgender people suffer persistent inequalities in aspects of life that intersect with all of Lambda Legal's issue area priorities. Transgender people experience rampant workplace discrimination, may be met with challenges to their parental relationships, lack sufficient access to quality healthcare free from discrimination and face difficulties in obtaining appropriate name and gender designations on their identity documents. Lambda Legal expands and defends protections for transgender people under federal, state and local laws and other policies.

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Transgender Rights Toolkit
 This tool kit provides guidance for transgender people and their advocates in areas of health care, parenting, workplace, housing and identity documents just to name a few.
Professional Organization Statements Supporting Transgender People in Health Care
 Statements from seven of the leading social service and health care organizations.
Glenn v. Brumby et. al.
 Federal lawsuit filed on behalf of a transgender woman fired from her job as a legislative editor after she stated her intention to live as a woman in accordance with her health care providers’ recommendations.
Esquivel v. Oregon
 Case on behalf of a state employee who was denied insurance coverage for medically necessary surgery on the basis of his gender identity.
1/27/2006
Fields v. Smith
Case challenging a Wisconsin law that bars access to hormone therapy or sex reassignment surgery for prison inmates and others in state custody
7/22/2008
Glenn v. Brumby et. al.
Federal lawsuit filed on behalf of a transgender woman fired from her job as a Legislative Editor after she stated her intention to live as a woman in accordance with her health care providers' recommendations.
6/21/2011
Doe v. Jindal
Amicus brief filed in support of case challenging the Crime Against Nature by Solicitation ("CANS") law.
10/27/2009
L.P. v. Philadelphia, et al.
Case representing a transgender girl subjected to verbal and physical abuse because of her sexual orientation, gender identity, sex and disability while in the custody of a secure youth detention facility in Philadelphia.
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