The Transgender Law Center (“TLC”), founded in 2002 and headquarted in San
Francisco, provides free legal services to transgender people and their families throughout
California. TLC serves several hundred transgender people each year through the
provision of legal information and representation. TLC also educates hundreds of people
annually on transgender legal issues. TLC has a vital interest in protecting the parental
rights of transgender parents and the rights of children of transgender parents to maintain
contact with one another regardless of the parent’s gender identity.