Fighting for equality
About us
Leveraging decades of experience on the frontlines of power, we shift government and society towards a future where we are no less than equal. A4TE was founded in 2024 as the National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE) and Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund (TLDEF), two long-time champions for the trans community, merged together as one organization. A4TE builds on their successes to boldly imagine a world where trans people live our lives joyfully and without barriers.
What
We Do
Our policy experts, litigators, and community organizers work at all levels of government to ensure trans voices are not only heard, but embraced in rooms where they've long been ignored. As a trans-led nonprofit, we also help our community navigate the realities of law and policy through vital tools, knowledge, and services.
Issues
Whether you’re looking for gender-affirming support, or ways to protect trans rights, Advocates for Trans Equality has the right resource for you. Through our ID Documents Center, we support trans people with changing their name and/or gender marker on official documents. If you are transgender, gender non-conforming, or nonbinary living with a low income, we offer pro bono legal name change services through our Name Change Project. Through our Trans Health Project, we expand access to medical care for trans people through litigation and public education. We also provide real data about what it means to be trans in America to help inform policymakers, educators, healthcare providers, and others via our U.S. Trans Survey, the largest survey ever of trans people in the United States. Looking for more ways to affirm and protect trans lives in your state? Visit our State Action Center.
News
Learn more about our work to protect trans people across the U.S.
Latest News
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TLDEF Wins Another Historic Victory for Transgender Deputy Denied Health Care by Georgia Sheriff and County at Eleventh Circuit
ATLANTA — The Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund (TLDEF) won our case involving a trans woman in Georgia who was denied coverage by her employer for transition-related care.
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National Center for Transgender Equality and Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund Release Joint Statement on Foster Care Ruling
This comprehensive regulation, slated to take effect on October 1st, 2026, aims to create a more inclusive foster care landscape by ensuring the safety and affirmation of LGBTQI+ youth within the system.
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Fourth Circuit Rules North Carolina and West Virginia Can’t Deny Transgender People Coverage for Medical Care
RICHMOND — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed two lower court rulings ordering North Carolina and West Virginia to end their discriminatory exclusions for coverage of gender-affirming medical care for transgender people.
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Federal Actions
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Tell Congress: Vote NO on anti-trans appropriations bills!
Anti-LGBTQI extremists in Congress are attempting to use the federal budgeting process to deprive trans people of essential medical care, access to social services, and protection of their civil rights.
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With a record number of attacks on trans people and trans rights, now more than ever, we need to be twice as loud and twice as bold. Because we are stronger together, we need you with us in the fight for a world where trans people are no less than equal. Donate today.
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