Legal Considerations for Providers
Workshop Description
Often, mental health professionals are the first to learn about legal issues and needs facing their clients. This workshop will teach you the basics that you need to know about legal issues that frequently arise for trans youth, as well as identify steps that you can take to help them navigate these challenges. Topics covered include name and gender marker changes on identity documents, safety and access to education in schools, and health care access.
Conference Track
Professional
Primary Contact
Mr. Alexander Chen, JD, National Center for Lesbian Rights
Workshop Presenters
Alexander Chen, JD, National Center for Lesbian Rights
Presenter Bio
Alexander Chen works at the National Center for Lesbian Rights, where he advances trans rights through litigation and policy advocacy. He graduated from Oxford University and Harvard Law School, where he was the first openly trans Harvard Law Review editor and worked at the DOJ, ACLU, and National Center for Transgender Equality. He clerked on the Ninth Circuit and S.D. Cal. In 2018, Alexander was named a Forbes 30 Under 30 in Law and Policy.
Asaf Orr, National Center for Lesbian Rights
Presenter Bio
Asaf Orr joined NCLR in February 2012 as a Staff Attorney working on issues related to families and youth. In July 2015, he was named NCLR’s Transgender Youth Project Staff Attorney. As part of that project, Asaf engages in litigation, public policy, and informal advocacy to safeguard the right of transgender and gender-expansive youth to be affirmed and supported for who they are.