LEGAL WORK

Noteworthy Cases
Diamond v. Ward.
Section 1983 case brought in behalf of a transgender inmate who was denied protection from sexual assault and gender-dysphoria related medical care upon her return to custody in violation of the 8th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Aimee Stephens (Amicus Curiae)
Amicus Curiae on behalf of 46 grassroots and nonprofit organizations petitioning the U.S. Supreme Court to rule that discrimination against transgender employees is a violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Keohane v. Florida Department of Corrections (Amicus Curiae)
Amicus Curiae in support of transgender inmate who was denied gender-dysphoria related medical care in violation of the 8th Amendment.
EEOC v. Apple Metro, Inc. et al.
Title VII sex discrimination case brought on behalf of a transgender employee subjected to harassment and retaliation.
EEOC v. United Health Programs of America, Inc. et al. ("Onionhead")
Title VII religious discrimination case brought on behalf of class of employees who were subjected to religious harassment in the workplace. ​
Diamond v. Owens et al.
Section 1983 case brought in behalf of a transgender inmate who was denied gender-dysphoria related medical care and safe keeping in violation of the 8th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. ​
Oxford, Alabama Restroom Ordinance
Successful initiative to repeal ordinance that subjected transgender Alabamians to arrest and criminal charges for using restrooms in accordance with their gender.
Dye v. Summerford Nursing Home
Title VII sex discrimination case brought on behalf of transgender employee subjected to discriminatory discharge. ​
Broussard v. Tower Loan
Title VII sex discrimination case brought on behalf of transgender employee subjected to discriminatory discharge. ​
M.C. v. Medical University of South Carolina et al.
Medical malpractice action brought on behalf of intersex child subjected to gender assignment surgery as an infant without prior informed consent.

Speaking Engagements

  • Keynote Speaker, UNC Law School, 2019 Civil Rights Conference on Gender and the Punitive State 
  • Invited Presenter, Columbia Law School 2019 Symposium on Reframing Transgender Violence (Link)
  • Keynote Speaker, Yale Law School 2018 Rebellious Lawyering Conference (Link)
  • Invited Speaker, The Front Lines of Gender Justice: The Future of Queer and Trans Rights (Link) ​
  • Invited Presenter, LGBTQ Law 2018 Year in Review CLE - January
  • Invited Speaker, Duke Law School Civil Rights Conference, Developments and Ongoing Challenges for LGBTQ Communities (Link)
  • Commentator, MSNBC, The Melissa Harris-Perry Show (Link)
  • Commentator, MSNBC, Seema Iyer's The Docket (Link)
  • Commentator, Huffington Post Live (Link)
  • Presenter, 2017 Yale Law School Rebellious Lawyering Conference
  • Presenter, World Professional Association on Transgender Health Inaugural U.S. Conference
  • Lecturer, Columbia Law School, LGBT Rights After Marriage: What's Left?
  • Presenter, LGBT* in the South, Dismantling the Discrimination to Incarceration Pipeline for Transgender People of Color
  • Presenter, Lavender Law, Pro Bono Partnerships
  • Presenter, Lavender Law, Update on Legal and Human Rights Developments Affecting the Intersex Community
  • Presenter, Transgender Law Symposium, Updates in Employment Law
  • Presenter, Black History Month Gala: The Legacy of Bayard Rustin
  • Presenter, Alabama State University Symposium, Being Black & LGBTQ