Trans-Help

Education for those thinking of working in the Human Rights area.

UPDATE: PLEASE NOTE YOU MUST SIGN UP BY WEDNESDAY 4-6
Hi everyone. A FREE virtual clinic for help with name changes is coming up! It is run by the Phila. Bar, its TBGL ;) group and the Philadelphia LGBTQ Bar Association. And be safe

News Release The Philadelphia Bar Association, founded in 1802, is the oldest association of lawyers in the United States. It is a keystone in the ongoing developments of the Philadelphia and Pennsylvania legal systems.

Hi everyone. A FREE virtual clinic for help with name changes is coming up! See the poster below. It is run by the Phila. Bar, its TBGL ;) group and the Philadelphia LGBTQ Bar Association. And be safe

It's been awhile. Hope you are all ok. We are still fighting the good fight - everything was so slowed down by Covid. And so my article on Sexual Minority Law (LGBT etc. Law) is now available on WoltersKluwer's website as part of Dean Hank Perritt's Employment Law Update 2022.

and it will NOT just be Colorado soon!

Biden-Harris Administration Greenlights Coverage of LGBTQ+ Care as an Essential Health Benefit in Colorado New health plan benchmarks expand access to care for transgender patients

LEARNING SESSION :) 2021 PA Community Alliance Summit - On Zoom and Click to register

https://www.harrisburgu.edu/events/2021-pa-community-alliance-summit/

Our latest...sigh. The schools should be leading the way not getting rid of us.

Former Penn State associate professor sues university for alleged human rights violation A former Penn State earth and mineral sciences associate professor filed a lawsuit against the university Monday for seven counts of human rights violations and sexual discrimination.

FOR my people :)

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This is a debate we could still have today. However, our new administration brings hope.

American Law Journal :: Julie Chovanes ~ Trans-Help Julie Chovanes, a lawyer with four degrees including law, is Executive Director and Legal Program Director at Trans-Help, a non-profit organization specializing in Trans and LGB education and civil rights litigation.

Yea sigh. Housing should be fundamental. “Local civil rights attorney and trans woman Julie Chovanes hears about housing discrimination from her LGBTQ clients often.
“I have clients from young LGBT people to old,’ she said. ’Housing is consistently a problem in Philadelphia. It’s horrific.’”

Philly advocates praise HUD investigations into LGBTQ discrimination The new rule is a reaction to former HUD Secretary Ben Carson’s move to withdraw certain protections.