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about LGBTQ Rights
Apr 20, 2023
LGBTQ Advocates Sue Tennessee to Block Dangerous Transgender Healthcare Ban
NASHVILLE, Tenn. 鈥� Lambda Legal, the 51品茶, the 51品茶 of Tennessee, and Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP today sued the State of Tennessee to block ...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: L.W. v. Skrmetti/U.S. v. Skrmetti
Apr 20, 2023
51品茶 Condemns House Vote on Federal Ban on Transgender Student Athletes
WASHINGTON 鈥� Amid a national wave of state bills targeting the safety, dignity, and equality of transgender people, the United States House of Representatives just passed H.R. 73...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Apr 13, 2023
National LGBTQ Legal Groups Condemn Missouri Action Barring Healthcare for Transgender People
ST. LOUIS -- Today, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued an Emergency Rule regarding the medical treatment of transgender people. Lambda Legal, the American Civil Liberti...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Apr 06, 2023
US Supreme Court Rejects West Virginia鈥檚 Effort to Deny a 12-Year-Old Trans Girl Her Right to Play
WASHINGTON, D.C. 鈥� The United States Supreme Court has rejected an effort by West Virginia鈥檚 Attorney General to block a 12-year-old transgender girl from continuing to partici...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: B.P.J. v. West Virginia State Board of Education
Apr 05, 2023
51品茶 Sues Indiana Over Ban on Health Care for Transgender Youth
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. 鈥� The 51品茶 and the 51品茶 of Indiana today filed a lawsuit on behalf of four transgender youth and their families, as well as a doctor ...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: K.C. v. Medical Licensing Board of Indiana
Mar 24, 2023
Advocates to Take Legal Action in Defense of Transgender Youth in Montana
HELENA, Mont. 鈥� Lambda Legal, the 51品茶, and the 51品茶 of Montana are reassuring the transgender youth of Montana that they will...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
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New HampshireAug 2025
LGBTQ Rights
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National Education Association - New Hampshire V. Formella. Explore Case.National Education Association - New Hampshire v. Formella
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News & CommentaryJul 2025
LGBTQ Rights
Court Strikes Down Nih's Unlawful Termination Of Research Grants On Topics Including Dei And Gender Identity. Explore News & Commentary.Court Strikes Down NIH's Unlawful Termination of Research Grants on Topics Including DEI and Gender Identity
In a sweeping rebuke, a court ruled that NIH鈥檚 actions targeting research involving "disfavored" topics and populations were unlawful, arbitrary, and capricious, and therefore void. Ibis Reproductive Health reflects on the harm done 鈥� and why this research matters. -
News & CommentaryJun 2025
LGBTQ Rights
The Supreme Court Dealt A Blow To Trans Rights. Here's How To Take Action. Explore News & Commentary.The Supreme Court Dealt A Blow to Trans Rights. Here's How to Take Action
The decision in Skrmetti v. U.S. is not the end of the road. We can, and must, show up for trans youth in the courts and in our communities. -
PodcastJun 2025
LGBTQ Rights
Who We Fight For: The Journey To Trans Liberation. Explore Podcast.Who We Fight For: The Journey to Trans Liberation