DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR TRANSGENDER JUSTICE, ACLU LGBTQ & HIV PROJECT

Called a “beacon of hope for transgender people around the country,” Chase Strangio litigates extensively in federal and state courts to defend the rights of LGBTQ people before state legislative bodies.

Chase has been counsel in some of the past decade’s most pivotal legal fights on behalf of transgender litigants, including the ACLU’s challenge to North Carolina’s notorious House Bill 2, Carcaño, et al. v. Cooper, et al; the ACLU’s challenge to Trump’s trans military ban, Stone v. Trump; and recent challenges to anti-trans laws and policies in Idaho, Texas, Tennessee, Indiana, and Arkansas.

Chase has appeared on The Rachel Maddow Show, Vice, NowThis, PBS NewsHour, Democracy Now, The Daily Show, and Pod Save America and has produced multiple short films, including the Emmy Award–winning Texas Strong. In 2020, Chase was named to Time magazine’s list of 100 Most Influential People.

This event is sponsored by the Brace Center for Gender Studies, the Office of the Associate Head of School for Equity, Inclusion, and Wellness, and the Office of Community and Multicultural Development.