National Center for Transgender Equality, a company working on changing policies, agreed to merge with Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund, a company engaged in public education, test-case litigation, direct legal services, and public policy efforts. Financial terms were not disclosed. “Now, more than ever, we need trans voices and organizations leading on the issues that impact the trans community. In the face of discrimination and injustice, the trans community needs the strength that this historic merger will create. It is an essential step to achieving equality for all. This moment represents the future of the LGBTQI+ movement’s work, with powerful trans leaders at the forefront,” Shelby Chestnut, Transgender Law Center, Executive Director.