The first-ever group of trans attorneys has been admitted to practice before the Supreme Court. On November 30, 10 members of the National Trans Bar Association (NTBA) from across the country stood before the court as part of the organization’s efforts to increase visibility for trans attorneys. In a press release, NTBA Co-Chair Lucas Cameron-Vaughn said, “We put together this group wanting to showcase to the Court the spectrum of legal talent that happens to be transgender. The message this will deliver is that attorneys who are transgender are just like every other group of attorneys: talented, dedicated, and working for clients across the nation.”
The press release explained that the idea behind asking for the admission of this group to the Supreme Court came about after oral arguments during an anti-trans workplace discrimination case, R.G. Harris Funeral Homes v. EEOC that led to the Supreme Court’s landmark decision that anti-LGBTQ+ workplace discrimination is illegal under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. NTBA Co-Chair Kristen Browde was present during these oral arguments amidst which Justice Neil Gorsuch said that banning anti-trans discrimination in the workplace would lead to “massive social upheaval.”
The Court had no idea that there were at least six trans attorneys in the courtroom on that very day.
Representation Matters As First Ever Group Of Trans Attorneys Admitted To Practice
- Gregg Shapiro
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