Apr 6, 2017 | 2SLGBTQIA+, Landmark Victories
We just won justice for our client Rachelle Black! This morning, the Washington Supreme Court unanimously stood with Rachelle and affirmed what we believed all along: that the trial court disfavored Rachelle because of her sexual orientation. You may remember...
Sep 29, 2015 | 2SLGBTQIA+
Joe Krumbach fought for years to obtain legal recognition of his marriage to his deceased husband and decorated veteran, Jerry Hatcher. The couple had a marriage ceremony in Seattle in 2003, at a time when Washington still had an unconstitutional law on the books that...
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 14, 2015 | 2SLGBTQIA+, Discrimination
Today, Legal Voice—in coalition with our allies at Gender Justice and the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR)—submitted comments to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on the agency’s proposed Revised Recommendations for industry guidance regarding blood and...
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...
