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People Resources

Chris Daley
870 Market St. Suite 570
San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone: 415-392-6257
Email: daley@nclrights.org
Web Site: http://www.nclrights.org/
Last Update: 08/29/2001
Co-ordinator of the Transgender Law Project at the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR).

Kristine W. Holt, Attorney at Law
1237 Haddonfield-Berlin Road
Voorhees, NJ 08043
Phone: 856-719-0909
Email: info@holtesq.com
Web Site: http://www.holtesq.com
Last Update: 04/01/2001
Transgender Law: Employment problems, discrimination, harassment, marriage, separation and divorce, child custody and visitation, medical and insurance problems, name change and identification

Lake Perriguey, Attorney
Bradley J. Woodworth & Assoc. PC
Portland, OR
Phone: 503-273-9146
Fax: 503-226-9005
Email: lake@woodworth,com
Last Update: 09/01/2001
Lake's practice includes personal injury, civil rights law, intellectual property, will and estates, landlord/tenant, criminal defense, domestic relations and business law.

Organization Resources

GayLawNet Directory of Legal Resources
Web Site: http://www.gaylawnet.com/
Last Update: 05/19/2001
Resource information includes listings for lawyers and case law references.

Gays, Lesbians or Bisexuals at Law (GLOBAL)
Portland, OR
Phone: 503-288-2648 (Dainen)
Phone 2: 503-699-2234 (Julie)
Last Update: 7/20/2000
The Student group of Northwestern School of Law, meets several times each semester to address legal issues relevant to the community; and for social events. Membership is confidential. Students, friends, alumni, faculty and staff are welcome to join.

Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD)
294 Washington Street, Suite 740
Boston, MA 02108
Phone: 617-426-1350
Email: gladlaw@glad.org
Web Site: http://www.glad.org/
Last Update: 11/14/2001
New England's leading legal rights organization dedicated to ending discrimination based on sexual orientation, HIV status and gender identity and expression.

GLBT Legal Services and Resources
Web Site: http://www.hrc.org/worknet/publications/legal2.asp
Last Update: 08/06/2001
A compilation of LGBT-supportive legal resources listed by state, through the Human Rights Campaign (HRC).

Human Rights Campaign (HRC)
919 18th St, NW Suite 800
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: 202-628-4160
Fax: 202-347-5323
Email: hrc@hrc.org
Web Site: http://www.hrc.org
Last Update: 04/15/2001
HRC provides a national voice on gay and lesbian issues. The Human Rights Campaign effectively lobbies Congress; mobilizes grassroots action in diverse communities; invests strategically to elect a fair-minded Congress; and increases public understanding through innovative education and communication strategies.

Kink Aware Professionals (KAP)
Web Site: http://www.bannon.com/kap/index.htm
Last Update: 05/07/2001
The resource for people who are seeking psychotherapeutic, medical, dental, complementary healing, legal, financial, and computer professionals who are informed about the diversity of consensual, adult sexuality.

Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund
Email: lambdalegal@lambdalegal.org
Web Site: http://www.lambdalegal.org/
Last Update: 04/28/2001
The nation's oldest and largest legal organization working for the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, and people with HIV/AIDS.

Legal Help Online
Web Site: http://www.legal-help.net/
Last Update: 04/28/2001
Online resource for legal forms, online help and referrals.

Lesbian and Gay Law Association of Greater New York, Inc.
Web Site: http://www.le-gal.org/
Last Update: 04/28/2001
The first web site by an association of lesbian and gay lawyers!

National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR)
870 Market St. Suite 570
San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone: 415-392-6257
Email: info@nclrights.org
Web Site: http://www.NCLRights.org
Last Update: 05/12/2001
A national non-profit legal organization that advocates for LGBT people (including youth) through impact litigation and public policy advocacy.

National Lesbian Law Association
Web Site: http://www.nlgla.org/
Last Update: 04/28/2001
National Association of lawyers, judges and other legal professionals, law students and affiliated lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) legal organizations.

Student Organizations, Willamette University College of Law (WiLLO)
Web Site: http://www.willamette.edu/~dcameron/studorgs.html
Last Update: 04/28/2001
Willamette Lambda Legal Organization provides a forum for discussing gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender legal issues and provides a safe place to socialize, support one another and work together for success. Everyone associated with WUCL is invited to participate in WiLLO. However, participants are expected to respect the basic tenets of the organization which are that all gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people should receive the same basic rights accorded heterosexuals and that all people should be judged by their individual character, not their sexual orientation.

Transgender Law and Policy Institute
Email: info@transgenderlaw.org
Web Site: http://www.transgenderlaw.org/
Last Update: 07/31/2001
The Transgender Law and Policy Institute is a non-profit organization dedicated to engaging in effective advocacy for transgender people in our society. The TLPI brings experts together to work on law and policy initiatives designed to advance transgender equality, makes freely available litigation, legislative, and education advocacy materials for use by other advocates for transgender people, believes that working in coalitions gives transgender people the strongest possible base from which to advocate for change.

TRANSGENDERLEGAL, (Phyllis R. Frye's)
Houston, TX
Web Site: http://www.transgenderlegal.com/
Last Update: 04/28/2001
TRANSGENDERLEGAL is the official web site for Phyllis Randolph Frye, Esq., of Houston, Texas, USA. This site inlcudes most of the two-plus decades of her writings and other items that she has produced in her quest for individual freedom and for freedom of her people.

TransParentcy
Email: Info@TransParentcy.org
Web Site: http://www.TransParentcy.org
Last Update: 4/19/2001
Supporting the loving and caring relationship between Transgender Parents and their Children. Providing information and resource referrals for help in custody issues.

Publication Resources

Café Law Bookstore - Divorce Publications
Web Site: http://www.cafelaw.com/divbks.html
Last Update: 04/28/2001
An Amazon.com affliliate providing listings of law references covering all areas including divorce.

Case 85030: Estate of Marshall G. Gardner
Web Site: http://www.kscourts.org/kscases/ctapp/2001/20010511/85030.htm
Last Update: 05/11/2001
Kansas Court of Appeals just issued a great decision in the J'Noel Gardiner marriage case in Kansas. (From the Kansas Court of Appeals, dated May 11, 2001.) This is a ruling on whether Marshall's marriage to J'Noel, a transsexual, meets the states criteria and therefore entitles her to her husband's estate as an heir.

The Gender Caste System, by Jillian T. Weiss
Web Site: http://hometown.aol.com/jtweissny/tulane.htm
Last Update: 05/11/2001
Full Title: The Gender Caste System: Identity, Privacy and Heteronormativity. Speaks on the complex issues of changing sex on our government documents.

Legal Recognition of LGBT Families
Email: Info@nclrights.org
Web Site: http://www.nclrights.org/publications/pubs_lgbtfamilies.html
Last Update: 5/12/2001
Legal issues in the area of parenting, custody/visitation, second-parent adoption. Article from the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR).

Lesbian and Gay Law Notes
Web Site: http://www.qrd.org/www/usa/legal.lgln/lgln.html
Last Update: 04/28/2001
Site filled with law notes and case law references for the LGBT communities. Most information has been provided by Professor Arthur Leonard of New York Law School.

Overview of Selected Legal Issues for Transgendered/Transsexuals, By Shannon Minter (Minter@nclrights.org)
Web Site: http://www.nclrights.org/publications/pubs_tgclients.html
Last Update: 04/25/2001
Covers employment discrimination, marriage, child custody, health care, prison, hate crimes. Shannon Minter is Staff Attorney, National Center for Lesbian Rights, San Francisco, CA (©1997, 1998)

Sexuality, Gender and the Law: National and International
Web Site: http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/~llou/sexlaw.html
Last Update: 04/28/2001
Article through the University of Chicago Law School.

Transgender Equality: A Handbook for Activists and Policy Makers
Web Site: http://www.nclrights.org/publications/pubs_tghandbook.html
Last Update: 04/26/2001
Contents listing of article at the National Center for Lesbian Rights web site, available as a downloadable Adobe Acrobat file. Document contains trans talking points, personal stories and definitions. {Size of downloadable PDF document - 488KB}

Transgendered Persons and Marriage: The Importance of Legal Planning, by Shannon Minter (NCLR)
Email: Minter@nclrights.org
Web Site: http://www.nclrights.org/publications/pubs_tgmarriage.html
Last Update: 05/12/2001
"Transgendered people face unique legal issues with regard to marriage. Although marriage is not yet a legal option for lesbian, gay or bisexual people in any state, it is already an option -- and a reality -- for many who are transgendered. This article summarizes the legal issues surrounding marriage for transgendered people and suggests some ways that transgendered persons can protect their marital relationships." (Also available from http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/polisci/pcurrah/genderlaw/transmarriage.htm)

Translegalities, A Legal Guide for () Transsexuals, by Spencer Bergstedt
PMB 1070 1122 E. Pike
Seattle, WA 98122
Phone: 206-949-7469
Email: MrSpence@aol.com
Web Site: http://www.spencelaw.com/book.htm
Last Update: 05/26/2001
Translegalities is two books, one for Male-to-Female (MTF) and one for Female-to-Male (FTM) transsexuals. Each book covers a multitude of legal issues including insurance, driver's license, marriage, estate planning, divorce, child custody, work place issues and more. Each book is $30.00 (US).

Transsexualism: The Current Medical Viewpoint
Email: editor@pfc.org.uk
Web Site: http://www.pfc.org.uk/medical/mediview.htm
Last Update: 05/14/2001
{from the Press For Change web site} A concise, well-written document used for legal proceedings in the UK, covering definitions, standards of care, etc.

Washburn University School of Law (WashLaw WEB)
Web Site: http://www.washlaw.edu/
Last Update: 05/29/2001
On-line library of legal briefs and case law from the Washburn University School of Law. Also includes links to the courts' sites if applicable. Good research resource.


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