Our Work
We lobby directly in the Washington State Legislature on bills that affect the civil rights, health, and safety of transgender and gender-diverse Washingtonians. Every session, our voices are in the room.
Our Priorities
Every legislative session, GJLA advocates for bills that protect and expand the rights, safety, and dignity of transgender, nonbinary, and gender-diverse Washingtonians.
Our lobbyists and community advocates work directly with legislators, testify before committees, and build the relationships that turn community power into lasting law.
Track Record
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State Legislature Victories
Over 14 years, our sister organization Gender Justice League has won over 32 legislative victories in Washington State — building the foundation GJLA now defends and expands.
Current Session Priority
Defending Washington's existing anti-discrimination framework against the 2026 ballot initiative — while advancing new protections for transgender youth and healthcare access.
Our Approach
Effective advocacy is more than showing up — it is building the infrastructure of relationships, testimony, and coalition power that makes lasting change possible.
Our professional lobbyists maintain year-round relationships with state legislators — building the trust that makes our community's priorities impossible to ignore.
We mobilize community members to testify before legislative committees, putting real stories and real faces in front of the lawmakers who write and amend our laws.
We unite civil rights organizations, healthcare providers, faith communities, labor unions, and business leaders into a unified legislative voice that no legislator can dismiss.
We monitor every bill that affects our community — supporting protections, opposing threats, and preparing our coalition to respond at every critical moment in the session.
Annual Event
Every session, we bring community members to Olympia for Trans Advocacy Day — a day of direct legislative meetings, testimony, and organizing at the Capitol.
Participants receive training, talking points, and direct introductions to their legislators. No experience needed — just a willingness to show up and be seen.
Trans Advocacy Day is one of the most powerful things our community does. When legislators look into the eyes of the people they represent and hear their stories, it changes votes.
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Trans Advocacy Day · Olympia, WA
Every year. Every session.
Every vote that could go our way.
Every session, we remind legislators that transgender Washingtonians are their constituents — neighbors, parents, workers, taxpayers — and that their votes have real consequences for real people.Danielle Aubain — Executive Director & Founder, Gender Justice League · Chair, Gender Justice League Action
Get Involved
Tell your state representatives to stand with transgender Washingtonians — today, every session, and in November 2026.
Take Action →Come to Olympia. Meet your legislators face to face. Tell your story. This is the most powerful advocacy tool we have.
Find Events →Add your name to the growing list of Washingtonians who stand against the 2026 ballot initiative and for civil rights.
Sign Now →Fuel our legislative operation. Every dollar supports lobbyists, community organizers, and the fight in Olympia.
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