Tag: Chauntey Mo’Nique Porter
Three transgender women sue Pennsylvania to have their names changed
A group of Pennsylvania-based transgender women have filed a lawsuit over a statute that forces them to use their birth names.
The Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund filed the suit earlier this week on behalf of Alonda Talley, Chauntey Mo’Nique Porter and Priscylla Renee Von Noake. All three women identify as transgender, though because they were convicted of felonies in the past, the state forces them to use their birth names on legal documents.
“Pennsylvanians with felony convictions who seek...
