In our legal system the judge is the top dog. The big kahuna. The big boss with the hots sauce. In other words they are in charge, totally. Kristine Holt learned early in her legal career that arguing with a judge is not a good idea, if you want to win the case. She did however disagree with a fellow attorney (who ironically is now a judge) and it turned out Kristine was right. How she disagreed led to a positive outcome in a later case. Read on and learn how.
our resident legal counsel, Kristine Holt, writes about her efforts to further the education of lawyers who are not familiar with the issues transgender clients may be confronted with. To enlighten them on the subject Kristine was part of two seminars that provided useful information that would benefit any of the attendee’s transgender clients.
Today Kristine Holt steps back from how transgender people are dealt with by our system of laws and tells some stories of how coming out as transgender can affect families. She begins with her own story of what happened when she told her spouse about he need to transition and then tells of other outcomes through a fictional account base on fact, and a true story in which the principals passed away several years ago.
When I first came out, I had contacted the IFGE for information about transitioning. I received some pamphlets, most of them reprints from articles appearing in the Tapestry magazine. But there was a very small but important trifold document labeled “Legal Dos and Don’ts for going public Crossdressed.” It was chock full of common sense […]
In today’s Trans Legal column Kristine Holt writes about the battle she fought in the ’90s with anti- transgender discrimination in her workplace. Fighting that battle prepared her for the larger war against transgender rights that we are fighting today. She outlines what she did to fight back and win. Now she is concerned that one of the most useful tools for fighting a discrimination lawsuit is in danger of being discarded.
Meet Philadelphia attorney Kristine Holt. She is our newest contributor and will be writing about transgender legal issues. Today she introduces herself and expounds on the subject of how to change your legal name. Future columns will cover other legal matters of interest to the transgender community.
