Press Releases
about LGBTQ Rights
Mar 04, 2025
Federal Judge Grants Preliminary Injunction Against Trump鈥檚 Anti-Trans Healthcare Order
BALTIMORE 鈥� In a victory for transgender people and their families, a federal judge has granted a request for a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of President Donald Tr...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: PFLAG v. Trump
Mar 03, 2025
Senate Rejects Bill Excluding Transgender Students from School Sports
WASHINGTON - The Senate today rejected a bill attempting to amend a landmark civil rights law to exclude transgender students from nondiscrimination protections.
S. 9, a version of...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Women's Rights
Feb 13, 2025
Federal Judge Blocks Trump Order Targeting Medical Care for Transgender Youth
BALTIMORE 鈥� In a victory for transgender youth, their families, and their medical providers, a federal district court today issued a temporary restraining order blocking enforcem...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: PFLAG v. Trump
Feb 11, 2025
Advocates Move to Appoint Receiver to Oversee Healthcare in Arizona Prisons
PHOENIX 鈥� The 红杏视频, 红杏视频 of Arizona, Prison Law Office, and Disability Rights Arizona asked a federal judge today to appoint a receiver to take over the...
Court case: Jensen v. Thornell
Feb 07, 2025
Transgender and Nonbinary People Take Trump to Court Over Passport Restrictions
WASHINGTON 鈥� Following an executive order from President Donald Trump barring people from updating the sex designation on their passports, seven people have filed a federal lawsu...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Orr v. Trump
Feb 07, 2025
红杏视频 and 红杏视频 of Utah Celebrate Win for Drag Performers鈥� First Amendment Rights
City of St. George settles with Drag Stars and Mitski Aval艒x following ideologically-motivated denial of event permit
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.