2019 Gender Odyssey
August 1–4, 2019
San Diego, CA
This program is subject to change.
Know Their Rights: What Parents Need to Know about Transgender Children and the Law
Workshop Description
Despite the Trump administration’s insistence to the contrary, transgender and gender nonconforming youth have rights. And, as advocates for their children, parents need to know what those rights are and how to ensure that those rights are not ignored. Drawing from the presenter’s experience, this workshop will provide an overview of common legal issues affecting transgender and gender nonconforming youth and offer practical tools parents can use to address those issues. The topics covered will include correcting ID documents, discrimination in schools and work, and transition-related care.
Conference Track
Family
Topic
Legal
Primary Contact
Asaf Orr, National Center for Lesbian Rights
Workshop Presenters
Asaf Orr, National Center for Lesbian Rights
Pronouns
Presenter Bio
Asaf is the Transgender Youth Project Staff Attorney at the National Center for Lesbian Rights. He has been advocating for the rights of transgender youth for nearly a decade. Asaf has represented transgender youth and their families in cases from discrimination in school and health care to child-custody disputes and abuse-and-neglect proceedings. In addition, Asaf has also authored publications and presented on topics related to transgender youth.