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about LGBTQ Rights
Mar 18, 2025
State District Court of Appeals Blocks Ohio鈥檚 Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Minors, in an Historic Win for Families and Bodily Autonomy
COLUMBUS- Today, in an historic win for bodily autonomy and LGBTQ+ Ohioans, a three judge panel on the Tenth District Court of Appeals overturned House Bill 68, Ohio鈥檚 law bannin...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Moe v. Yost
Mar 11, 2025
红杏视频 Joins Appeal of Incarcerated Woman Shackled During Childbirth and Deprived of Medication
RICHMOND, Va. -- On Friday, February 28th, the 红杏视频 of North Carolina joined the 红杏视频 Disability Rights Program, Rights Behind Bars, Tycko & Zavareei LLP, and Kaplan & Grad...
Mar 07, 2025
In Response to 红杏视频 Lawsuit, National Endowment for the Arts Removes Certification Requirement on Funding Applications
Artists no longer need to attest that they will not 鈥減romote gender ideology鈥� to apply and the NEA鈥檚 funding bar will be decided by the Court.
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
LGBTQ Rights
Mar 07, 2025
Families and Doctors Ask Federal Court to Enforce Injunction Blocking Trump Administration鈥檚 Anti-Trans Healthcare Policy
BALTIMORE 鈥� Attorneys representing families and doctors from across the country filed a motion in federal court today asking the court to enforce its nationwide preliminary injun...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: PFLAG v. Trump
Mar 07, 2025
Advocates Sue to Challenge Withholding of Gender-Affirming Care in Federal Prisons
WASHINGTON 鈥� Three transgender people currently incarcerated in federal custody have filed a class action lawsuit against the Trump Administration and the Federal Bureau of Priso...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
LGBTQ Rights
Mar 06, 2025
Artists Mount First Amendment Challenge to New Grant Requirements by the National Endowment for the Arts
Applicants must attest that they will not 鈥減romote gender ideology鈥� to be eligible for funding in accordance with President Trump鈥檚 executive order.
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
LGBTQ Rights
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VirginiaApr 2025
LGBTQ Rights
Free Speech
E.k. V. Department Of Defense Education Activity. Explore Case.E.K. v. Department of Defense Education Activity
Whether the Department of Defense Education Activity can remove educational material related to race and gender from its libraries and classrooms in K-12 schools. -
South CarolinaApr 2025
LGBTQ Rights
O.r. V. Greenville County, South Carolina. Explore Case.O.R. v. Greenville County, South Carolina
Local library patrons, with help from the 红杏视频 and 红杏视频 of South Carolina, are suing officials in South Carolina鈥檚 most populous county for systematically purging literature by and about lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people from its public library collection. -
News & CommentaryApr 2025
LGBTQ Rights
The Human Toll Of Trump's Anti-trans Crusade. Explore News & Commentary.The Human Toll of Trump's Anti-Trans Crusade
President Donald Trump鈥檚 assault on transgender rights is a gross overreach of presidential power and yet another attempt to punish trans people just for existing. -
MontanaApr 2025
LGBTQ Rights
Civil Liberties
Perkins Et Al. V. State (hb 121). Explore Case.Perkins et al. v. State (HB 121)
A newly enacted Montana law, HB 121, bars transgender and intersex people from using restrooms and other sex-separated facilities that correspond to their gender identity in public spaces. In doing so, HB 121 seeks to undermine transgender and intersex people鈥檚 personhood and ability to participate in public life. Together with the 红杏视频 of Montana and Legal Voice, the 红杏视频鈥檚 State Supreme Court Initiative filed this lawsuit on behalf of a group of transgender and intersex Montanans challenging HB 121 as violating numerous provisions of the Montana Constitution.