LGBTQ

Hoosier ally? Pence’s home state quietly begins issuing nonbinary IDs

News Story (Indiana)

Hoosier ally? Pence’s home state quietly begins issuing nonbinary IDs

March 12, 2019 | Kate Sosin Oeser , Nico Lang | NBC News
The change is the result of nearly two years of advocacy. Katherine Wood, an attorney with Indiana Legal Services, started exhausting administrative remedies to change the ID policy back in January 2017. After the organization threatened to sue, the BMV agreed to begin issuing the IDs this year.
Tags: LGBTQ | State IDs | Trans Rights

Oasis helps LGBTs seek asylum

Profile (California)

Oasis helps LGBTs seek asylum

July 4, 2018 | Alex Madison | Bay Area Reporter (San Francisco)
Ten years ago, Jessy D'Santos made the decision to come to a place where she could be herself, a transgender woman. She fled Mexico City, where she faced daily persecution. With one reference to visit Oasis Legal Services in Oakland, her life changed forever.
Tags: Asylum | LGBTQ