California Archives - National Center for Lesbian Rights

by Cathy Sakimura, Esq. | Sep 18, 2018 | trans foster youth, Todd Gloria, Jerry Brown, gender-affirming healthcare, California, Shannan Wilber, transgender youth, trans youth, National Center for Lesbian Rights, NCLR

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 18, 2018 Contact: Lauren Gray, NCLR lgray@nclrights.org / 215.983.3099 California is Now the First State in the Country to Guarantee Trans Foster Youth Can Access Gender-Affirming Healthcare SAN FRANCISCO, CA—California Governor Jerry Brown signed landmark transgender rights legislation into law last week, guaranteeing the right of California’s foster youth to access...

by NCLR Staff | Feb 12, 2018 | foster care, California, Shannan Wilber, Youth, transgender, National Center for Lesbian Rights, NCLR

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 12, 2018 Contact: Lauren Gray, NCLR lgray@nclrights.org / (215) 983-3099 California Leads Country with Bill to Protect Transgender Youth in Foster Care NCLR says, “Transgender youth often experience severe trauma before entering foster care. We cannot allow this trauma to continue while they are in care.” SACRAMENTO—California State Assemblymember Todd Gloria has introduced a bill to...

by NCLR Staff | Nov 9, 2017 | intervene, California, Attorney General Becerra, Equality California, trans military ban, transgender military ban, GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders, National Center for Lesbian Rights, NCLR

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Lauren Gray, Communications Director, NCLR lgray@nclrights.org / (215) 983-3099 Amanda Johnston, Director of Public Affairs & Education, GLAD ajohnston@glad.org / (617)-417-7769 State of California Asks to Intervene as Plaintiff in Equality California’s Transgender Military Ban Lawsuit, Stockman v. Trump (LOS ANGELES,...