2007 Annual Report
TRANSGENDERLAW CENTER
Masen Davis, Executive Director
TLC was formed in 2002 as a project of the National Center for Lesbian Rights, with needs for assistance. TLC has organized more than 400 transgender law workshops to
support from NCLR, Pride Law Fund, and the Echoing Green Foundation. We were help community members, attorneys, government agencies, and social service providers
created to respond to the overwhelming discrimination that transgender people and better understand legal realities for the transgender community, and we have
their families faced in nearly every institution in California. In 2005 TLC became an developed one of the nation’s most complete libraries of individual transgender rights
independent nonprofit organization. From the beginning, TLC provided free and advocacy documents. TLC has also litigated key cases, supported the development
personalized legal information to individuals—helping thousands of community of significant legislation preventing discrimination in employment, public
members and their families better understand how to advocate for themselves and accommodation, and insurance coverage, and engaged in powerful initiatives for
offering more direct legal services and advocacy to hundreds of people with particular institutional change in schools, jails, health care facilities, and more.
Life shrinks or expands according to one’s courage.Anais Nin
I am delighted and proud to have taken the see that we have made significant advances for
leadership of TLC during 2007—an exciting time for community members in numerous arenas—
transgender equality and for LGBT equality more including immigration, education, and economic
broadly. TLC celebrated its fifth year with development—working at both the grassroots and
considerable programmatic success. We provided policy levels.
legal guidance and advice to more than 900 TLC’s successes are the result of many people’s work
transgender people and their families, and direct and support. I especially want to acknowledge the
legal assistance to more than 130 people. We leadership of Chris Daley and Cecilia Chung, who
organized more than 50 workshops to inform and left TLC last year. Their vision and energy launched
assist attorneys and service providers in better and sustained much of this work, built relationships
working with transgender community members. add to my own experience in community activism that have been crucial to TLC’s effectiveness, and
Our Health Care Access Project has increased and fundraising. Together, we are enthusiastic about continually ensured that the organization has been
access to care in Alameda, Los Angeles, and Santa carrying this work forward to make California a positioned to build the transgender community’s
Clara Counties, and is poised to expand further. As state in which all of us can fully and freely express capacity to mobilize for change.
co-counsel, we helped to win an important our gender identities. I know that I have stepped into big shoes, and I was settlement for a transgender former inmate who
We also want to thank all of our community delighted this past year to welcome TLC’s first legal alleged denial of medical care and gender identity
partners, donors, and activist allies for welcoming director, Kristina Wertz, to help me fill them. Kristina harassment in Orange County jail, resulting in a
us into the TLC family and supporting this critical is an outstanding leader with broad expertise as a monetary award to the client and significant policy
work for equality.civil rights litigator. Her legal knowledge and skills reforms at the jail. In the pages that follow, you can
Greetings!Greetings!
A Brief History of TLC
1Transgender Law Center 2007 Annual Report
Masen Davis, Executive Director
Kristina Wertz, Legal Director
Masen Davis, Executive Director
TLC was formed in 2002 as a project of the National Center for Lesbian Rights, with needs for assistance. TLC has organized more than 400 transgender law workshops to
support from NCLR, Pride Law Fund, and the Echoing Green Foundation. We were help community members, attorneys, government agencies, and social service providers
created to respond to the overwhelming discrimination that transgender people and better understand legal realities for the transgender community, and we have
their families faced in nearly every institution in California. In 2005 TLC became an developed one of the nation’s most complete libraries of individual transgender rights
independent nonprofit organization. From the beginning, TLC provided free and advocacy documents. TLC has also litigated key cases, supported the development
personalized legal information to individuals—helping thousands of community of significant legislation preventing discrimination in employment, public
members and their families better understand how to advocate for themselves and accommodation, and insurance coverage, and engaged in powerful initiatives for
offering more direct legal services and advocacy to hundreds of people with particular institutional change in schools, jails, health care facilities, and more.
Life shrinks or expands according to one’s courage.Anais Nin
I am delighted and proud to have taken the see that we have made significant advances for
leadership of TLC during 2007—an exciting time for community members in numerous arenas—
transgender equality and for LGBT equality more including immigration, education, and economic
broadly. TLC celebrated its fifth year with development—working at both the grassroots and
considerable programmatic success. We provided policy levels.
legal guidance and advice to more than 900 TLC’s successes are the result of many people’s work
transgender people and their families, and direct and support. I especially want to acknowledge the
legal assistance to more than 130 people. We leadership of Chris Daley and Cecilia Chung, who
organized more than 50 workshops to inform and left TLC last year. Their vision and energy launched
assist attorneys and service providers in better and sustained much of this work, built relationships
working with transgender community members. add to my own experience in community activism that have been crucial to TLC’s effectiveness, and
Our Health Care Access Project has increased and fundraising. Together, we are enthusiastic about continually ensured that the organization has been
access to care in Alameda, Los Angeles, and Santa carrying this work forward to make California a positioned to build the transgender community’s
Clara Counties, and is poised to expand further. As state in which all of us can fully and freely express capacity to mobilize for change.
co-counsel, we helped to win an important our gender identities. I know that I have stepped into big shoes, and I was settlement for a transgender former inmate who
We also want to thank all of our community delighted this past year to welcome TLC’s first legal alleged denial of medical care and gender identity
partners, donors, and activist allies for welcoming director, Kristina Wertz, to help me fill them. Kristina harassment in Orange County jail, resulting in a
us into the TLC family and supporting this critical is an outstanding leader with broad expertise as a monetary award to the client and significant policy
work for equality.civil rights litigator. Her legal knowledge and skills reforms at the jail. In the pages that follow, you can
Greetings!Greetings!
A Brief History of TLC
1Transgender Law Center 2007 Annual Report
Masen Davis, Executive Director
Kristina Wertz, Legal Director
Programs and Accomplishments
They say that time changes things,but you actually have to change them yourself.
Community Legal Services
These programs are designed to help individual
community members address the particular
challenges they are facing. Through our advice and
counsel program, we respond directly to requests
for information and legal assistance. Often, clear
and accurate information is enough to help those
who contact us resolve their problem, but in
approximately 10-15% of cases, we provide
additional legal representation or advocacy. Our
workshops help transgender community members,
their families, and the agencies that serve them to
learn about a wide variety of legal
issues—including identity documents, immigration,
family law, health law, youth and school issues,
police and incarceration, employment, housing,
and public accommodation. We also create and
disseminate publications on state laws affecting the
transgender community.
Transforming Institutions
These programs include targeted initiatives to
challenge systemic discrimination and barriers in a
range of institutions that affect the lives of
transgender community members every day. Our
strategies include community organizing,
litigation, research, public policy development,
institutional advocacy, training key institutional
personnel, and building coalitions and
collaborations. We recognize that the best way to
deal with discrimination is to prevent it from
happening in the first place.
Leadership Development
TLC recognizes that a legal organization is only
one piece of the larger puzzle—and we actively
work to develop the transgender equality
movement throughout California. We helped to
establish the Transgender Equality Alliance in
2006, and we continue to help to organize the
annual Transgender Leadership Summit, as well as
supporting local leadership development and skills-
building in various parts of California through our
Transforming Institutions work.
TLC engages in three major types of work:
Safe Schools
Transitioning the Bar
Safe Bathroom Access
California public schools are obligated by law to protect students from
discrimination and/or harassment on the basis of gender identity, yet
many transgender and gender-nonconforming students continue to face
chronic harassment. TLC and other partners in the California Safe
Schools Coalition organized a California Senate Select Committee
hearing on Transgender School Safety in October 2007. TLC staff and
other community leaders and experts, along with transgender youth
themselves, testified before state senators and more than 50 community
members about the realities faced by transgender youth and the urgent
need for change. TLC and our partners are working to implement the
recommendations from this hearing. TLC also advocated on behalf of
individual students in Fresno, Sacramento, and San Jose.
Ensuring that the legal system, attorneys, and court personnel
understand, respect, and effectively represent transgender people and
their families is a critical part of TLC’s work as a legal organization. In
2007 we were approved as an independent clinical legal education
(CLE) provider by the California State Bar, strengthening our efforts in
this area. We provided training and technical assistance to more than
200 attorneys, including members of the State Bar, private attorneys,
and public interest legal organizations.
TLC’s bathroom advocacy resulted in gender-neutral bathroom facilities
at the San Francisco LGBT Community Center and promoted new
organizing campaigns on Southern California college campuses.
Blayke
Thanks to TLC and GSA Network, genderqueer student Blayke Smith got
to graduate from Clovis High School in style—and in good
conscience—in the spring of 2007. Although the practice is declining,
some high schools in California, like Clovis, require graduating seniors
to wear gender-specific clothing under their gowns at graduation. While
Blayke did not mind being called “she” by teachers and classmates, the
requirement to wear a skirt or a dress didn’t seem right to Blayke, who
felt much more comfortable with the slacks and button-down shirts that
male students were told to wear.
After attempting to advocate directly with school officials, Blayke asked
GSA Network and TLC to intervene. With the support of both of Blayke’s
parents, TLC was able to convince the school that allowing Blayke to
choose the more appropriate style of dress would not be disruptive to
graduation and would ensure that this milestone event would be a joyful
one for all of Blayke’s family. Thanks to strong anti-discrimination
protections and the efforts of students like Blayke, community awareness
is growing, and schools around the state are learning how they can
create safe and supportive environments for all students.Andy Warhol
32Transgender Law Center 2007 Annual Report Transgender Law Center 2007 Annual Report
Protecting Student RightsProtecting Student Rights
Programs and Accomplishments
They say that time changes things,but you actually have to change them yourself.
Community Legal Services
These programs are designed to help individual
community members address the particular
challenges they are facing. Through our advice and
counsel program, we respond directly to requests
for information and legal assistance. Often, clear
and accurate information is enough to help those
who contact us resolve their problem, but in
approximately 10-15% of cases, we provide
additional legal representation or advocacy. Our
workshops help transgender community members,
their families, and the agencies that serve them to
learn about a wide variety of legal
issues—including identity documents, immigration,
family law, health law, youth and school issues,
police and incarceration, employment, housing,
and public accommodation. We also create and
disseminate publications on state laws affecting the
transgender community.
Transforming Institutions
These programs include targeted initiatives to
challenge systemic discrimination and barriers in a
range of institutions that affect the lives of
transgender community members every day. Our
strategies include community organizing,
litigation, research, public policy development,
institutional advocacy, training key institutional
personnel, and building coalitions and
collaborations. We recognize that the best way to
deal with discrimination is to prevent it from
happening in the first place.
Leadership Development
TLC recognizes that a legal organization is only
one piece of the larger puzzle—and we actively
work to develop the transgender equality
movement throughout California. We helped to
establish the Transgender Equality Alliance in
2006, and we continue to help to organize the
annual Transgender Leadership Summit, as well as
supporting local leadership development and skills-
building in various parts of California through our
Transforming Institutions work.
TLC engages in three major types of work:
Safe Schools
Transitioning the Bar
Safe Bathroom Access
California public schools are obligated by law to protect students from
discrimination and/or harassment on the basis of gender identity, yet
many transgender and gender-nonconforming students continue to face
chronic harassment. TLC and other partners in the California Safe
Schools Coalition organized a California Senate Select Committee
hearing on Transgender School Safety in October 2007. TLC staff and
other community leaders and experts, along with transgender youth
themselves, testified before state senators and more than 50 community
members about the realities faced by transgender youth and the urgent
need for change. TLC and our partners are working to implement the
recommendations from this hearing. TLC also advocated on behalf of
individual students in Fresno, Sacramento, and San Jose.
Ensuring that the legal system, attorneys, and court personnel
understand, respect, and effectively represent transgender people and
their families is a critical part of TLC’s work as a legal organization. In
2007 we were approved as an independent clinical legal education
(CLE) provider by the California State Bar, strengthening our efforts in
this area. We provided training and technical assistance to more than
200 attorneys, including members of the State Bar, private attorneys,
and public interest legal organizations.
TLC’s bathroom advocacy resulted in gender-neutral bathroom facilities
at the San Francisco LGBT Community Center and promoted new
organizing campaigns on Southern California college campuses.
Blayke
Thanks to TLC and GSA Network, genderqueer student Blayke Smith got
to graduate from Clovis High School in style—and in good
conscience—in the spring of 2007. Although the practice is declining,
some high schools in California, like Clovis, require graduating seniors
to wear gender-specific clothing under their gowns at graduation. While
Blayke did not mind being called “she” by teachers and classmates, the
requirement to wear a skirt or a dress didn’t seem right to Blayke, who
felt much more comfortable with the slacks and button-down shirts that
male students were told to wear.
After attempting to advocate directly with school officials, Blayke asked
GSA Network and TLC to intervene. With the support of both of Blayke’s
parents, TLC was able to convince the school that allowing Blayke to
choose the more appropriate style of dress would not be disruptive to
graduation and would ensure that this milestone event would be a joyful
one for all of Blayke’s family. Thanks to strong anti-discrimination
protections and the efforts of students like Blayke, community awareness
is growing, and schools around the state are learning how they can
create safe and supportive environments for all students.Andy Warhol
32Transgender Law Center 2007 Annual Report Transgender Law Center 2007 Annual Report
Protecting Student RightsProtecting Student Rights
Funding for Economic Empowerment
Challenging Employment Discrimination
Securing Asylum for Immigrants
Unemployment, under-employment, and employment discrimination are
critical issues for the transgender community. Using data from our
groundbreaking Good Jobs NOW! report (2006), TLC worked with the San
Francisco LGBT Center and Jewish Community Services to advocate for and
ultimately secure nearly $600,000 in public funding to support our
collaborative Transgender Economic Empowerment Initiative. TEEI provides
critical services to assist transgender job seekers and transform the local
employment climate. Building on this success, we launched a three-year
campaign to secure public funding for transgender workforce development
programs throughout California.
TLC took a leadership role in building LGBT community consensus in favor of
inclusion of gender identity protection in the Employment Non-Discrimination
Act (ENDA)—with 300 organizations ultimately advocating for such inclusion.
Working closely with San Francisco community members, we organized a 24-
hour vigil in front of Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi’s
office, and met with her to make clear our community’s need for employment
protections. We also helped mobilize a statewide response and trained
community members to educate their elected officials on transgender issues.
We continue to fight for gender identity protection and inclusion at the federal
level.
Transgender immigrants often face particular barriers to regularizing their
legal status in the U.S., requiring special legal knowledge and experience. In
2007, we were very pleased that asylum was granted to two of our long-term
clients.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.
Isabel
Los Angeles resident Isabel Armengol came to the U.S. in 1987 to
find a place where she could safely be herself. In her home country,
she had endured beatings by her family, social ostracism, and
sexual assault. Other transgender youth she knew had similar
experiences of violence. When a transgender friend was murdered
after being picked up by the police, Isabel decided that she had to
flee. After nearly 20 years of living below the radar in this country,
she came in contact with TLC and realized that despite restrictive
laws, she had a chance of winning asylum, although it would not
be easy. Inspired by her courage and faith, TLC represented her
throughout the legal process, and she was granted asylum in the
summer of 2007.
Asylum Victory!Asylum Victory!
Expanding Recognition of GenderExpanding Recognition of GenderJoanna
A life coach with the University of California at San Francisco, Joanna
was diagnosed in 2003 with end stage liver disease. Because her
condition makes any kind of surgery very risky, she was told that she
was not a candidate for transition-related surgery.
Early in 2007, she asked TLC for help in securing a court order
recognizing her gender so that if her illness claimed her life she could
be guaranteed that her female identity would be respected. While
California law authorizes legal change of gender through court orders
for people who have had transition-related surgery, it does not address
people who are medically unable to have surgery.
Working with TLC Staff Attorney Ben Lunine and Legal Director Kristina
Wertz, Joanna filed a petition with the court explaining her situation
and asking for a change of gender order even though surgery had not
been part of her transition. In late October, the court agreed with our
reasoning and issued Joanna’s order. Now, Joanna can focus her
energy on overcoming her illness without concern that her identity will
be disrespected if anything happens to her.
54Transgender Law Center 2007 Annual Report Transgender Law Center 2007 Annual Report
Health Care Access
Safety for Transgender Inmates
Community Legal Services – By the Numbers
TLC’s Health Care Access Program (HCAP) has used outreach, community
empowerment, advocacy, training, and work with community health care
providers to increase opportunities for transgender community members to
access culturally- and medically-competent care. Our work in Alameda,
Los Angeles and Santa Clara counties has resulted in stronger relationships
between community members and local clinics, and we have secured
funding to expand this work to five additional counties. We created “How
to Start a Transgender Clinic,” an easy-to-use guide for health care
providers to increase services to the transgender community. We have also
been keenly focused on developing plans to ensure better implementation
of AB 1586, a California law prohibiting discrimination on the basis of
gender identity in insurance coverage, and we continue to advocate to
employers, insurers, and officials for inclusive insurance policies.
Transgender prisoners in California and across the U.S. are at high risk for
abuse and denial of medical care. Working as co-counsel with the San
Diego law firm Stock Stephens, LLP, TLC helped to secure a settlement in the
case of John Doe, who alleged denial of medical care and gender identity
harassment while in the Orange County Jail. The settlement includes
changes in jail policies regarding provision of hormones to transgender
inmates and training for medical and corrections staff.
In 2007, we provided free legal information and advice to more than 900
transgender community members, their families, attorneys, and service
providers. Our direct legal assistance supported 130 community members
in the preparation and filing of petitions for a change of name and gender,
addressing employment discrimination, securing medical care, fighting for
asylum, securing parental custody, and other matters. We organized more
than 50 transgender law workshops and trainings, reaching more than
1,500 people. We also created, updated, and/or disseminated legal
publications addressing issues such as employee and tenant rights, asylum,
Medi-Cal, and ID change.
Funding for Economic Empowerment
Challenging Employment Discrimination
Securing Asylum for Immigrants
Unemployment, under-employment, and employment discrimination are
critical issues for the transgender community. Using data from our
groundbreaking Good Jobs NOW! report (2006), TLC worked with the San
Francisco LGBT Center and Jewish Community Services to advocate for and
ultimately secure nearly $600,000 in public funding to support our
collaborative Transgender Economic Empowerment Initiative. TEEI provides
critical services to assist transgender job seekers and transform the local
employment climate. Building on this success, we launched a three-year
campaign to secure public funding for transgender workforce development
programs throughout California.
TLC took a leadership role in building LGBT community consensus in favor of
inclusion of gender identity protection in the Employment Non-Discrimination
Act (ENDA)—with 300 organizations ultimately advocating for such inclusion.
Working closely with San Francisco community members, we organized a 24-
hour vigil in front of Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi’s
office, and met with her to make clear our community’s need for employment
protections. We also helped mobilize a statewide response and trained
community members to educate their elected officials on transgender issues.
We continue to fight for gender identity protection and inclusion at the federal
level.
Transgender immigrants often face particular barriers to regularizing their
legal status in the U.S., requiring special legal knowledge and experience. In
2007, we were very pleased that asylum was granted to two of our long-term
clients.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.
Isabel
Los Angeles resident Isabel Armengol came to the U.S. in 1987 to
find a place where she could safely be herself. In her home country,
she had endured beatings by her family, social ostracism, and
sexual assault. Other transgender youth she knew had similar
experiences of violence. When a transgender friend was murdered
after being picked up by the police, Isabel decided that she had to
flee. After nearly 20 years of living below the radar in this country,
she came in contact with TLC and realized that despite restrictive
laws, she had a chance of winning asylum, although it would not
be easy. Inspired by her courage and faith, TLC represented her
throughout the legal process, and she was granted asylum in the
summer of 2007.
Asylum Victory!Asylum Victory!
Expanding Recognition of GenderExpanding Recognition of GenderJoanna
A life coach with the University of California at San Francisco, Joanna
was diagnosed in 2003 with end stage liver disease. Because her
condition makes any kind of surgery very risky, she was told that she
was not a candidate for transition-related surgery.
Early in 2007, she asked TLC for help in securing a court order
recognizing her gender so that if her illness claimed her life she could
be guaranteed that her female identity would be respected. While
California law authorizes legal change of gender through court orders
for people who have had transition-related surgery, it does not address
people who are medically unable to have surgery.
Working with TLC Staff Attorney Ben Lunine and Legal Director Kristina
Wertz, Joanna filed a petition with the court explaining her situation
and asking for a change of gender order even though surgery had not
been part of her transition. In late October, the court agreed with our
reasoning and issued Joanna’s order. Now, Joanna can focus her
energy on overcoming her illness without concern that her identity will
be disrespected if anything happens to her.
54Transgender Law Center 2007 Annual Report Transgender Law Center 2007 Annual Report
Health Care Access
Safety for Transgender Inmates
Community Legal Services – By the Numbers
TLC’s Health Care Access Program (HCAP) has used outreach, community
empowerment, advocacy, training, and work with community health care
providers to increase opportunities for transgender community members to
access culturally- and medically-competent care. Our work in Alameda,
Los Angeles and Santa Clara counties has resulted in stronger relationships
between community members and local clinics, and we have secured
funding to expand this work to five additional counties. We created “How
to Start a Transgender Clinic,” an easy-to-use guide for health care
providers to increase services to the transgender community. We have also
been keenly focused on developing plans to ensure better implementation
of AB 1586, a California law prohibiting discrimination on the basis of
gender identity in insurance coverage, and we continue to advocate to
employers, insurers, and officials for inclusive insurance policies.
Transgender prisoners in California and across the U.S. are at high risk for
abuse and denial of medical care. Working as co-counsel with the San
Diego law firm Stock Stephens, LLP, TLC helped to secure a settlement in the
case of John Doe, who alleged denial of medical care and gender identity
harassment while in the Orange County Jail. The settlement includes
changes in jail policies regarding provision of hormones to transgender
inmates and training for medical and corrections staff.
In 2007, we provided free legal information and advice to more than 900
transgender community members, their families, attorneys, and service
providers. Our direct legal assistance supported 130 community members
in the preparation and filing of petitions for a change of name and gender,
addressing employment discrimination, securing medical care, fighting for
asylum, securing parental custody, and other matters. We organized more
than 50 transgender law workshops and trainings, reaching more than
1,500 people. We also created, updated, and/or disseminated legal
publications addressing issues such as employee and tenant rights, asylum,
Medi-Cal, and ID change.
Unrestricted Temporarily Restricted Total
PUBLIC SUPPORT AND REVENUE
Individuals $28,811 - $28,811
Corporate Support $18,291 - $18,291
Foundation Grants $177,570 $146,100 323,670
Net assets released from restrictions (139,338) -
Total public support $364,010 $6,762 $370,772
Revenue:
Event income $21,582 - $21,582
Program service revenue $20,391 - $20,391
Interest income $7,434 - $7,434
Total revenue $49,407 - $49,407
Total public support & revenue $413,417 $6,762 $420,179
EXPENSES
Programs & Services $269,777 - $269,777
Management & General $48,199 - $48,199
Fundraising $41,701 - $41,701
Total expenses $359,677 - $359,677
INCREASE IN NET ASSETS $53,740 $6,762 $60,502
NETS ASSETS, BEGINNING OF YEAR $114,944 $270,512 $385,456
NET ASSETS, END OF YEAR $ 168,684 $277,274 $445,958
Financial StatementStatement of Activities
For the year ending December 31, 2007Please contact TLC for a complete financial statement
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pr oun d tha ... the e is re eju in this ciety tod y aga
civ t . cc this, w u i u
p gr ive
il righ s To a omplish e m st bu ld p existing ro ess
pe w ar en e n a st pe w ar ga d
ople ho e transg der d tha gain ople ho e y an
niza e e ine g- m ca eff ts, a w
orga tions to nsur susta d, lon ter advo cy or nd e
i n " .. [ oc f tr sge r sion nd
lesb a ; " . they adv ates or an nde inclu ] te to talk
n t ee e r of r an org ti ns
eed o nsure that th l ade ship ou LGBT d allied aniza o
e siv a er a .. do av ." W es
xces ely to e ch oth ;" nd " .they not h e allies hile th e
l de ep se s o e r sg er mmu . L t r
inc u s r re ntative f th t an end co nity egisla o s,
i ts a d ble do o s t of r ma or N A
po n re ebata , they pr vide a or a oad p f E D
o f , a om u ad s mith nsg er o
f icials nd c m nity le er ust interact w tra end pe ple as
activists.
e r r th nk f s a gu bs r t, d ot
pe rs, athe than i ing o us a va e, a t ac istant " her."
B l l ancui ding a li es
M w w ee on uc s h ac ta
ean hile, e n d to c str t new network t at f ili te
w ho t p n n D
t stan
If e pe o ass a i clusive EN A in the future, we mus d
mm t n a olla a io e d c ivate ime
co unica io nd c bor t n to r spon effe t ely to h cr s
e h a nif coa
allian wr o
tog t er s a u ied mmunity nd create ces ith othe gr ups
cid f m n as ell a d t s. mu
and in ents o discri i ation w s policy eba e We st build
mov nts. e nite D a giv s a d s t an
and eme Th U d EN A c mpaign es u goo tar d ur p
em r s gie nt l c v ts
o ca acity to ploy c eative trate s to wi incremen a i il righ
ome on ic il . da f n ce at
s thing wh h to bu d Within ys o the a noun ment th
nc v s w a ate r inc EN su s nc ea
adva es e en a e dvoc fo an lusive DA, ch a i r sed
gr sion e w e sid g r ing de en i y
con es al lead rs er con erin st ipp gen r id t t from
n a t te l cs to ote ins r ce
litigatio nd s a and o al statute pr ct aga t wo kpla
EN A at le 0 ation mmitted elv t f
D , ast 35 organiz s co thems es to s ruggle or
m ndiscri i ation.
t n h ouur tir mm . i co
f
legisla io t at w ld protect o en e co unity Th s alition o
n legic a l
Holdi g slators a count b e
org t nsf h c e es im i n tr ge
aniza io , most o w i h r pr ent pr ar ly on- ans nder
ns itu s –ian xua e str t – str
co t encie gay, lesb , bise l and ven aigh demon atedur e es es n gr s n t h o nd r r G
O r pr entativ i Con es eed o ear l ud a clea f om L BT
tha ea c r r c ou G c nity e i the
t ben th the ommon heto i ab t an L BT ommu , th re s a v d h a lie xc u of nd ide r ivil r
cti ists an t eir l s that e l sion ge er ntity f om c ights
ea ty i t n. ne e d th s e o sup t b
r lity of solidari n ac io We ed to xpan i bas f por y ti n s c ble c t be pe . lth Ba A e
legisla o i not a cepta and anno re ated A ough y r a
a in en ing ti l a ie r ar c v ts a oc
educ t g and gag poten a ll s f om v ious i il righ nd s ial r r ntat ve ve c ha d BT qu , a w e
ep ese i s ha histori ally c mpione LG e ality m ny er
t e me t to ml sb nd org t ns
jus ic move nts, no ention e ian a gay aniza io andar the m o f sion
ed em o y n
f from cha pi ns o inclu that we ne ed th t be. The eed
n ty m rve t ye n the o c
commu i embe s who ha no t joi ed gr wing oalition. to r u t.
hea abo t i
Te li stl ng our ories
ost o a l, mt a xte b of l ar t,
But m f l we ust nur ure nd e nd the onds so id ity tha
f ie hinin e n c o ea N em ha te
or a br f s g mom nt i O t ber and rly ov ber, l d the
t r u e r or d me r Cn
We mus edo bl ou eff ts to e ucate mbe s of ongress a d the
ge au div s olit s n t ck
jug rn t of i ive p ic i i s tra s.
ma n a l a e r lit ond liv T n a
i stre m pub ic bout th ea y f transge er es. his ca t ke
2 0November 2, 20 7
do e What w do now?
By MASEN DAVIS
14%
11%
75%
Programs & Services
Management & General
Fundraising
2007 Expenses
76Transgender Law Center 2007 Annual Report Transgender Law Center 2007 Annual Report
Unrestricted Temporarily Restricted Total
PUBLIC SUPPORT AND REVENUE
Individuals $28,811 - $28,811
Corporate Support $18,291 - $18,291
Foundation Grants $177,570 $146,100 323,670
Net assets released from restrictions (139,338) -
Total public support $364,010 $6,762 $370,772
Revenue:
Event income $21,582 - $21,582
Program service revenue $20,391 - $20,391
Interest income $7,434 - $7,434
Total revenue $49,407 - $49,407
Total public support & revenue $413,417 $6,762 $420,179
EXPENSES
Programs & Services $269,777 - $269,777
Management & General $48,199 - $48,199
Fundraising $41,701 - $41,701
Total expenses $359,677 - $359,677
INCREASE IN NET ASSETS $53,740 $6,762 $60,502
NETS ASSETS, BEGINNING OF YEAR $114,944 $270,512 $385,456
NET ASSETS, END OF YEAR $ 168,684 $277,274 $445,958
Financial StatementStatement of Activities
For the year ending December 31, 2007Please contact TLC for a complete financial statement
This is the question being asked b myr ad lesbian, gay, bisexual, and m ny f rms – sharing the lived stor es of t ans ender and gender non-
y i
a o
i r g
transge der commun y activists a d organ zations since the House of con or i g people; talking bout the real-life experience of struggling for
n it
ni
f m na
Represen atives vo e to pass a watered-do n v rsion of the Employm nt civil rights egislation a he state and loca evels; ga hering and
tt d
w e
el
t tl l
t
Non-Discrimination Act without gender identi y pro ections in arly dissemi ating data to doc ment the need for employment protections; a d
t te
nu
n
N vembe .
tanding up as a champ on fo transgender equality This ften eans
o r
s i r
. o m
com ng out – eit er s an ally for transgender qu lit or a transgender or
ih a
a y
Although the unp ecedented mobilization y hun reds of LGBT
r
b d
gende no -conforming pe son. Al hough awa ene s of transg nder
r nr t
r se
organizations did not succeed in estoring ge der i entity to th s ear's
r
n di y
pe ple ha incr ased i recent decades, m st people think they don't kn w
o s e no
o
b ll, the stru gle is far from over. Even the stripped-do n ENDA faces
ig
w
trans ender people. Yet Harv y Milk taught us th t chan ing hearts and
g
ea g
multiple challenges in the Senate, a d the threat o a presid ntial veto.
nf
e
minds begin by com ng out a ourselves. I cha lenge all transgender
s is
l
ransgen er and gender-nonconforming people, toge her with their gay,
Td
t
peopl who are privile ed to live i cities and states with ge der i entity
eg
n
n d
c
lesbian, and isexua rothers and sisters fa e a lo g, difficult struggl to
b l b
ne
protections to come out to y ur friends, colleagues, nd leg sl tors. We
o
a i a
achiev full ci il rights and workp ce protection .
e v la
s
have lear ed to talk to each other in recent years let's start spre ding the
n
– a
So we ha e some decisions to mak as we set upon the next stage of our
v
e
word so tha e can ch nge the nationa onversation bout transge der
t wa
l ca
n
ourney tow rd fully n lusive E DA. How can we b il on the unity
ja a i c
N u d
inclusio in ENDA. n
and solidarit that was so impressive in the t ugg e for a united EN A?
y
s r lD
A dressing prej diced
u
And what i the best use to which e can put our time nd en rgy?
s
wa e
The rec nt struggle demonstrated tha the LGBT mo ement needs to
e
tv
Spe king from th House fl or bout ba riers to in luding gender identity
ae
o a rc
strengt en its infras ucture at the national, state, and local le els to
htr
v
nclusion in ENDA, Congressman Barney Frank (D-Massachusett
i
s)
effectively obilize community me bers and e ucate olicymakers about
m
md p
pronounced that " ... th re is more prejudice in th s society to ay ag inst
e i
d a
civil rights. To accomp ish this, w must bui up ex st ng progres ive
le
ld i is
people who are ransgendered than aga nst peop e who are gay a d
t
il
n
organizations o ensure sust ined, long-term advocacy efforts, and we
ta
lesbi n;" "... they [ad ocates for tra sgender inclusion] t nd to talk
av
ne
need t ensure tha he leadership of our LGBT and al ied organizati ns
ot t
l
o
excessively to each o her;" and "...they do no ave al ies." While hese
t t h l
t
incl des repr senta iv s of he tra sgen er community. Legis ators,
ue t e t n d
l
p ints are deba able, they do provide sort of a road map for ENDA
ot
a
officia , and community leaders must inte act with transgen er p ople a
ls
rd e s
activists.
peers rath r tha thinking of us s a vague, abstra t, distant "other."
, e na
c
Buildin allianc sg e
Mea while we need to construct new ne works that facilitate
n ,
t
If we hope t pass an inclusiv ENDA in h futu e, e mu t stand
oe
t e r w s
c mmunicat on and collaboration to respo d effectively to hate crimes
oi
n
to ether as a nified commun y and c eate alliances with oth r g oups
gu
it r
e r
and ncidents of discrimination as well as po ic debat s. We must build
i
l y e
and movements. T e United ENDA campaign gives us a good start and
h
our c pacity to employ reativ stra egies to win inc ement l civil rig ts
a
c e tr a
h
omething on which to build. W th n days f the nnouncement hat
s
i i o at
adv nces ven as we advocate f r an inclusive ENDA, such as increased
a e
o
co gressional lea ers were co sider g strip ing gender dentity from
nd n in p
i
l tiga ion and t te and l cal statu es to protect ag inst w rkplace
i ts a o
ta o
ENDA, at least 3 0 organ zations committed themselves to t ugg e for
5
i
s r ldiscrimination.
legis ati n that would protect our e tire community. Thi coalition of
l o
ns
Hold ng legisl t s accoun a le
ia or
t b
organizati ns, most of which represent primari non-tran gende
o
lys r
constituencies – ga , les ian, bisexual and even straig t – demo strated
y b
hn
Our representa ives in Co gress nee t hea loud and clear from GBT
tn
d o rL
i
that beneath the commo rhe oric a out an LGBT comm nity, ere the
n t bu th s
activists a d their allies that exclusion of gender identity from ivil rights
n
c
reality of solidarity in act on. We need o expand this base of support by
it
leg s ati n is not acceptable and cannot be r peated. Although Bay Area
i l o
e
educating an enga ing potenti l allies from ariou civil r ghts and social
d ga
v s i
representatives have histo ically champion d LGBT equality, many were
re
ju t ce movements, not to mention lesbian and gay organizat ns and
s i
iofar r the champions of inc usion that we needed hem to be They nee
f om
l
t.
d
community memb rs who h ve not yet joined the growing coalition.
ea
to hear ab ut it. o
Telling our stories
Bu ost of all, w must nu ture and extend the bonds of sol darity th t,
t m er
ia
for a b ief hining mo ent in Octobe and ear y November halted the
r sm
rl
,
We must redouble our efforts to ducat members of Congress nd the
e e
a
juggernaut of divisive olitics in its tr cks. p
a
mainstream publ c about the re lit of ransgender lives. This can take
i a y t
2 0November 2, 20 7
oWhat d we do now?
By MASEN DAVIS
14%
11%
75%
Programs & Services
Management & General
Fundraising
2007 Expenses
76Transgender Law Center 2007 Annual Report Transgender Law Center 2007 Annual Report
Thank you to all of the former
staff and project consultants who
helped make TLC’s work possible
in 2007, especially our visionary
founder Chris Daley, the
fabulous Cecilia Chung, Danielle
Lopez, Andy Burgos, Patricia
Kevena Fili, Tiffany Woods, Chris
Roebuck, and Jamison Green.
Board of Directors
Lisa DummerChair
Shane CayaVice-Chair
Justin LouieTreasurer
Dragonsani RenteriaSecretary
Susan Christian
Alex Cleghorn
Victoria Kolakowski
Allison Laureano
Individual Supporters
Staff & Consultants
Jennie BrickAccountant
Masen DavisExecutive Director
Ben LunineStaff Attorney
Leslie MinotGrantwriter
Mila PavlinOperations Manager
Alexis RiveraSouthern California Organizer
Stefanie SchurCommunications Consultant
Kristina WertzLegal Director
American Civil Liberties Union, Out & Equal
Pink MagazineNorthern CaliforniaRosen Bien & Galvan LLPAsian & Pacific IslanderSchwab Charitable FundWellness Center
SF PrideAsiaSFWilson Sonsini Goodrich & Equality California Institute
Rosati FoundationFirst American Title CompanyYoung’s Market Company and GLOSS MagazineThe Estates GroupLatham & Watkins LLP
Law Offices of Lenore Rae
Shefman
Lyon Martin Health Services
Medjool
Minami Tamaki LLP
Moonstar Catering Services
Morrison & Foerster LLP
National Center for Lesbian
Rights
Northrop Grumman
Corporation
Corporate Sponsors
Champions of JusticeTLC is grateful to the almost 50 sustaining donors who give monthly to help TLC throughout the year.
PeoplePeopleFounder’s CircleThank you to all of our donors, including the 110 + individuals and agencies who contributed $100 or more in 2007.
Foundations
Arcus Foundation
Ben & Jerry's Foundation
Evelyn & Walter Haas Jr. Fund
Funding Exchange
Gill Foundation
Horizons Foundation
Open Society Institute
Bob A. Ross Foundation
The David Bohnett Foundation
The California Endowment
The California Wellness
Foundation
The San Francisco Foundation
The Small Change Foundation
The Women's Foundation of
California
Tides Foundation, State
Equality Fund & Kicking
Assets Fund
Van Löben Sels/RembeRock
Foundation
Henry David Thoreau
If you advance confidently in
the direction of your dreams,
and endeavor to live the life
you have imagined, you will
meet with a success
unexpected in common
hours. You will pass an
invisible boundary: new,
universal and more liberal
laws will begin to establish
themselves around you and
within you, and you will live
with the license of a higher
order of beings.
“As a long-time activist and veteran, I understand the need to foster the next
generation of leaders in the movement for transgender equality. That’s why I am
a member of the Transgender Equality Alliance and a long-time donor to TLC. I
love TLC and the organization’s agenda for transgender equality. TLC continues to
grow as a wonderful organization with good people and effective methods that
produces lasting results for our community.”
Autumn Sandeen
Internet Media and Community Activist
“As a long-time activist and veteran, I understand the need to foster the next
generation of leaders in the movement for transgender equality. That’s why I am
a member of the Transgender Equality Alliance and a long-time donor to TLC. I
love TLC and the organization’s agenda for transgender equality. TLC continues to
grow as a wonderful organization with good people and effective methods that
produces lasting results for our community.”
Autumn Sandeen
Internet Media and Community Activist
“ Transgender and gender non-conforming youth are often targets of harassment
and violence. The advocacy and technical assistance that TLC attorneys
provide—to students, teachers, and organizations alike—are critical complements
to Carolyn's work with the GSA Network.”
Carolyn Laub and Heather Toomy
Founder and Executive Director Gay-Straight Alliance Network
“ Transgender and gender non-conforming youth are often targets of harassment
and violence. The advocacy and technical assistance that TLC attorneys
provide—to students, teachers, and organizations alike—are critical complements
to Carolyn's work with the GSA Network.”
Carolyn Laub and Heather Toomy
Founder and Executive Director Gay-Straight Alliance Network
“TLC has been an excellent resource to me as an attorney working with
transgender persons through various legal issues. In addition, TLC has been
incredibly helpful to me personally through participation in its educational and
enriching annual Leadership Conferences. Attendance at the conferences created
an opportunity whereby I am now a partner with TLC as we work to achieve
transgender health benefits equality. . . . I encourage anyone interested in civil
rights, especially for the transgender community, to fully support TLC and the
excellent work they do.”
Douglas J. Heumann, Attorney-at-Law
“TLC has been an excellent resource to me as an attorney working with
transgender persons through various legal issues. In addition, TLC has been
incredibly helpful to me personally through participation in its educational and
enriching annual Leadership Conferences. Attendance at the conferences created
an opportunity whereby I am now a partner with TLC as we work to achieve
transgender health benefits equality. . . . I encourage anyone interested in civil
rights, especially for the transgender community, to fully support TLC and the
excellent work they do.”
Douglas J. Heumann, Attorney-at-Law
“I support TLC because I believe that organizations like TLC pave the way for the
transgender community to realize our full potential, create awareness within and
to other communities, and give the transgender community empowerment in their
daily lives!”
Tita Aida
Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center/SF Pride Committee
“I support TLC because I believe that organizations like TLC pave the way for the
transgender community to realize our full potential, create awareness within and
to other communities, and give the transgender community empowerment in their
daily lives!”
Tita Aida
Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center/SF Pride Committee
8Transgender Law Center 2007 Annual Report
Thank you to all of the former
staff and project consultants who
helped make TLC’s work possible
in 2007, especially our visionary
founder Chris Daley, the
fabulous Cecilia Chung, Danielle
Lopez, Andy Burgos, Patricia
Kevena Fili, Tiffany Woods, Chris
Roebuck, and Jamison Green.
Board of Directors
Lisa DummerChair
Shane CayaVice-Chair
Justin LouieTreasurer
Dragonsani RenteriaSecretary
Susan Christian
Alex Cleghorn
Victoria Kolakowski
Allison Laureano
Individual Supporters
Staff & Consultants
Jennie BrickAccountant
Masen DavisExecutive Director
Ben LunineStaff Attorney
Leslie MinotGrantwriter
Mila PavlinOperations Manager
Alexis RiveraSouthern California Organizer
Stefanie SchurCommunications Consultant
Kristina WertzLegal Director
American Civil Liberties Union, Out & Equal
Pink MagazineNorthern CaliforniaRosen Bien & Galvan LLPAsian & Pacific IslanderSchwab Charitable FundWellness Center
SF PrideAsiaSFWilson Sonsini Goodrich & Equality California Institute
Rosati FoundationFirst American Title CompanyYoung’s Market Company and GLOSS MagazineThe Estates GroupLatham & Watkins LLP
Law Offices of Lenore Rae
Shefman
Lyon Martin Health Services
Medjool
Minami Tamaki LLP
Moonstar Catering Services
Morrison & Foerster LLP
National Center for Lesbian
Rights
Northrop Grumman
Corporation
Corporate Sponsors
Champions of JusticeTLC is grateful to the almost 50 sustaining donors who give monthly to help TLC throughout the year.
PeoplePeopleFounder’s CircleThank you to all of our donors, including the 110 + individuals and agencies who contributed $100 or more in 2007.
Foundations
Arcus Foundation
Ben & Jerry's Foundation
Evelyn & Walter Haas Jr. Fund
Funding Exchange
Gill Foundation
Horizons Foundation
Open Society Institute
Bob A. Ross Foundation
The David Bohnett Foundation
The California Endowment
The California Wellness
Foundation
The San Francisco Foundation
The Small Change Foundation
The Women's Foundation of
California
Tides Foundation, State
Equality Fund & Kicking
Assets Fund
Van Löben Sels/RembeRock
Foundation
Henry David Thoreau
If you advance confidently in
the direction of your dreams,
and endeavor to live the life
you have imagined, you will
meet with a success
unexpected in common
hours. You will pass an
invisible boundary: new,
universal and more liberal
laws will begin to establish
themselves around you and
within you, and you will live
with the license of a higher
order of beings.
“As a long-time activist and veteran, I understand the need to foster the next
generation of leaders in the movement for transgender equality. That’s why I am
a member of the Transgender Equality Alliance and a long-time donor to TLC. I
love TLC and the organization’s agenda for transgender equality. TLC continues to
grow as a wonderful organization with good people and effective methods that
produces lasting results for our community.”
Autumn Sandeen
Internet Media and Community Activist
“As a long-time activist and veteran, I understand the need to foster the next
generation of leaders in the movement for transgender equality. That’s why I am
a member of the Transgender Equality Alliance and a long-time donor to TLC. I
love TLC and the organization’s agenda for transgender equality. TLC continues to
grow as a wonderful organization with good people and effective methods that
produces lasting results for our community.”
Autumn Sandeen
Internet Media and Community Activist
“ Transgender and gender non-conforming youth are often targets of harassment
and violence. The advocacy and technical assistance that TLC attorneys
provide—to students, teachers, and organizations alike—are critical complements
to Carolyn's work with the GSA Network.”
Carolyn Laub and Heather Toomy
Founder and Executive Director Gay-Straight Alliance Network
“ Transgender and gender non-conforming youth are often targets of harassment
and violence. The advocacy and technical assistance that TLC attorneys
provide—to students, teachers, and organizations alike—are critical complements
to Carolyn's work with the GSA Network.”
Carolyn Laub and Heather Toomy
Founder and Executive Director Gay-Straight Alliance Network
“TLC has been an excellent resource to me as an attorney working with
transgender persons through various legal issues. In addition, TLC has been
incredibly helpful to me personally through participation in its educational and
enriching annual Leadership Conferences. Attendance at the conferences created
an opportunity whereby I am now a partner with TLC as we work to achieve
transgender health benefits equality. . . . I encourage anyone interested in civil
rights, especially for the transgender community, to fully support TLC and the
excellent work they do.”
Douglas J. Heumann, Attorney-at-Law
“TLC has been an excellent resource to me as an attorney working with
transgender persons through various legal issues. In addition, TLC has been
incredibly helpful to me personally through participation in its educational and
enriching annual Leadership Conferences. Attendance at the conferences created
an opportunity whereby I am now a partner with TLC as we work to achieve
transgender health benefits equality. . . . I encourage anyone interested in civil
rights, especially for the transgender community, to fully support TLC and the
excellent work they do.”
Douglas J. Heumann, Attorney-at-Law
“I support TLC because I believe that organizations like TLC pave the way for the
transgender community to realize our full potential, create awareness within and
to other communities, and give the transgender community empowerment in their
daily lives!”
Tita Aida
Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center/SF Pride Committee
“I support TLC because I believe that organizations like TLC pave the way for the
transgender community to realize our full potential, create awareness within and
to other communities, and give the transgender community empowerment in their
daily lives!”
Tita Aida
Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center/SF Pride Committee
8Transgender Law Center 2007 Annual Report
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