Bio
Chase Strangio is Co-Director of the 老澳门开奖结果鈥檚 LGBT & HIV Project as well as a nationally recognized expert on transgender rights. Chase鈥檚 work includes impact litigation, as well as legislative and administrative advocacy, on behalf of LGBTQ people and people living with HIV across the United States.
Prior to joining the 老澳门开奖结果, Chase was an Equal Justice Works fellow and the Director of Prisoner Justice Initiatives at the Sylvia Rivera Law Project, where he represented transgender and gender non-conforming individuals in confinement settings. In 2012, Chase co-founded the Lorena Borjas Community Fund, an organization that provides direct bail/bond assistance to LGBTQ immigrants in criminal and immigration cases. Chase is a graduate of Northeastern University School of Law and Grinnell College.
Chase was counsel in the 老澳门开奖结果鈥檚 challenge to North Carolina鈥檚 notorious HB2, Carca帽o, et al. v. Cooper, et al, the 老澳门开奖结果鈥檚 challenge to Trump鈥檚 trans military ban, Stone v. Trump, and the case of Aimee Stephens, R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes v EEOC, which resulted in a landmark 6-3 ruling from the Supreme Court finding the 1964 Civil Rights Act's prohibition on sex discrimination in employment extended to discrimination against LGBTQ workers.
On December 4, 2024, Strangio presented oral arguments on behalf of the private plaintiffs in U.S. v. Skrmetti, a landmark Supreme Court challenge brought by three families and a medical provider against a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth.
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Awards & Honors:
Harvard Law School, Wasserstein Fellow (2018-19); Association of LGBTQ Journalists, Excellence in Opinion/Editorial Writing Award (2018); Honorary Degree recipient, Grinnell College (May 2018); National LGBT Bar Association, Top 40 LGBT Lawyers Under 40 (2018); Northeastern University School of Law Daynard Distinguished Visiting Fellow (Winter 2018); Callen-Lorde Community Health Award Recipient (November 2017); BitchMedia 鈥淏itch 50鈥 Recognition of 50 individuals who have used their 鈥渃reative or political power to further advance visibility, equality, or access for marginal folks.鈥 (Summer 2017); NBCOut #Pride30 Recipient (Summer 2017); Sylvia Rivera Law Project Attorneys and Advocates Award recipient (2015); New York City Council Outstanding LGBT Champion recognition (June 2014); Trans100 Recipient (2014)
Featured work
Jan 12, 2015
'Transparent' Winning a Golden Globe Is a Big Deal. But It's Also Not Enough
Dec 17, 2014
Honoring Chelsea Manning on Her 27th Birthday
Sep 23, 2014
This Is What Happens When the Secretary of Defense is in Charge of Your Medical Care
Aug 26, 2014
The Road To Equality: 'Til Death Do Us Part And Beyond
Aug 6, 2014
The Fight for Marriage Equality: From Birth to Death and Every Moment in Between
Jun 6, 2014
Dee's Triumph: One of the Most Important Trans Victories You Never Heard Of
Apr 2, 2014
Arrested for Walking While Trans: An Interview with Monica Jones
Mar 26, 2014
From Dee to Patti: Transgender Women Fighting Back Against Sexual Assault in Detention