Praveen Fernandes

Praveen Fernandes is Vice President for Public Engagement at the Constitutional Accountability Center. He was a political appointee in the Obama Administration, serving as Senior Counsel and Advisor to the General Counsel at OPM, where he worked on issues including transgender health and relationship-recognition for same-sex couples and their families.

Articles by this author

People hold signs during the "We Won't Be Erased" rally for trans rights on Oct. 22, 2018 in Washington, D.C. Views
Sunday, November 04, 2018
Forced Classification, Biological Determinism, and Sad Chapters From Our Nation’s History
October was LGBTQ History Month, a moment to reflect upon the history of the LGBTQ movement, but also how it interacts with our nation’s broader civil rights history. Unfortunately, the Trump Administration seems to have treated last month as simply another opportunity to push our nation backward...
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