Apr 19, 2016 | Gender-Based Violence, Landmark Victories
A significant yet basic way to support sexual assault survivors is to ensure that evidence from the crime is collected and tested in a timely manner. But far too often, rape kits are never examined, and agencies lose track of them, adding another barrier to achieving...
Oct 1, 2015 | Gender-Based Violence, Landmark Victories
Patti Barton buried deep what had happened to her. She was barely over a year old when she was first sexually abused by her father — a man who was supposed to protect her; a man she was supposed to be able to trust. But it wasn’t until she began marriage counseling...
Aug 18, 2015 | 2SLGBTQIA+, Health Care, Landmark Victories, Trans Rights
Until recently, nearly all public and private health plans in Washington State excluded coverage for gender transition-related care. These unfair policies not only ignored evidence that transition-related care is medically necessary and life-saving for many...
Jul 9, 2015 | Gender-Based Violence, Landmark Victories
Nonconsensual pornography, sometimes referred to as “revenge porn,” is a rapidly growing problem that occurs when a private, sexually explicit image of a person is disclosed without her consent. Today, Washington State took an important step forward in protecting...
Apr 9, 2015 | 2SLGBTQIA+, Health Care, Landmark Victories, Trans Rights
In the past year, we’ve made great progress in fighting discrimination in health care against transgender people in Washington. And we are excited to announce another victory for our client V.J.! V.J. is a transgender woman in her early 20s. After years of counseling...
Apr 20, 2011 | Gender-Based Violence, Landmark Victories
On April 20, 2011, we were proud to watch Governor Gregoire sign House Bill 1565 into law. This bill, one of our top priorities for the Washington legislative session, will help domestic violence victims keep long-term protection orders against their abusers....
