POLICY & ADVOCACY
Powering change through community-led advocacy
The TransLatin@ Coalition advances policies that protect the rights, safety, health, and dignity of transgender, gender-expansive, and intersex people.
OUR APPROACH
Policy shaped by the people most affected
Our Policy Department advocates for transgender, gender-expansive, and intersex communities through strategic policy initiatives, community education, research, coalition building, and direct engagement with policymakers.
As attacks against transgender communities intensify, our work is focused on defending existing protections while advancing the policies and investments our communities need to thrive.
WHAT WE FIGHT FOR
Our advocacy addresses the systems and policies that most directly affect TGI communities.
Healthcare Access
Protecting access to affirming, culturally responsive healthcare and securing public investment in the providers serving TGI communities.
Immigrant Justice
Advancing protections, legal representation, housing support, and resources for TGI immigrants.
Housing and Economic Security
Expanding access to safe housing, employment, supportive services, and long-term economic stability.
Justice and Safety
Challenging discrimination and criminalization while advancing community-based alternatives to incarceration.
Trans power in the flesh.
LATEST POLICY UPDATES
Policy news, public statements, advocacy actions, and community victories from The TransLatin@ Coalition.
FEATURED INITIATIVE
TGI Wellness and Equity Initiative
The TransLatin@ Coalition led a community-driven advocacy campaign that secured a historic $7 million allocation for transgender, gender-expansive, and intersex communities in Los Angeles County.
Approved unanimously by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors in November 2024, the investment supports linkage to care, service coordination, and infrastructure for community-based organizations.
WORKING ACROSS GOVERNMENT
From community priorities to public policy
TLC collaborates with community members, advocacy coalitions, service providers, and policymakers at the city, county, state, and federal levels.
Our work includes advocating for immigrant housing and worker protections, expanding legal representation, advancing care-first alternatives to incarceration, and securing public resources for TGI-led organizations and programs.
Through coalitions such as Immigrants Are LA and ReImagine LA, we ensure that TGI community members are represented in the decisions that affect their lives.
RESEARCH THAT DRIVES CHANGE
Our advocacy is informed by community knowledge, lived experience, and original research documenting the barriers facing TGI communities.
Explore TLC’s reports, policy briefs, community findings, and educational resources.