Chase
Strangio
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by
MICHAEL
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Images)
Ed.
note:
Welcome
to
our
daily
feature,
Quote
of
the
Day.
Anyone
who
has
worked
with
Chase
knows
the
intelligence,
compassion,
and
courage
he
brings
to
every
fight
for
the
rights
and
well-being
of
his
plaintiffs.
—
James
Esseks,
the
co-director
of
the
ACLU’s
LGBTQ
&
HIV
Project,
in
comments
given
concerning
Chase
Strangio,
co-director
for
transgender
justice
with
the
ACLU’s
LGBTQ
&
HIV
Project,
who
will
soon
become
the
first
openly
transgender
lawyer
to
argue
before
the
Supreme
Court.
On
December
4,
he
will
share
time
with
the
Biden
administration,
arguing
that
Tennessee’s
ban
on
gender
affirming
care
for
minors
violates
the
equal
protection
clause
of
the
Constitution.
Strangio,
a
Northwestern
Law
graduate,
has
been
with
the
ACLU
since
2013.
Staci
Zaretsky is
a
senior
editor
at
Above
the
Law,
where
she’s
worked
since
2011.
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