Press Releases
about LGBTQ Rights
Jun 17, 2025
Transgender US Passport Holders Granted Temporary Relief in Challenge to Trump Gender Marker Policy
BOSTON 鈥� A federal judge today expanded a preliminary injunction to two newly certified classes of passport holders in Orr v. Trump, a challenge to the Trump administration鈥檚 p...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Orr v. Trump
Jun 17, 2025
In Win for Academic Speech, Oklahoma Supreme Court Says Higher Ed is Off-Limits from Censorship Law
The court also left in place a preliminary injunction preventing K-12 schools from implementing confusing bans on speech related to race and gender
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Black Emergency Response Team v. O'Connor
Jun 13, 2025
Kansas Attorney General Blocked from Denying Changes to Gender Markers on Driver鈥檚 Licenses
TOPEKA, KAN. 鈥� In a victory for transgender Kansans, a Kansas state appeals court has reversed a district court decision barring the Kansas government from making changes to gend...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Kansas v. Harper
Jun 03, 2025
Federal Judge Temporarily Enjoins Federal Prison Officials from Withholding Health Care From Incarcerated Trans People
WASHINGTON 鈥� A federal district court judge has granted a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of a Trump Administration executive order prohibiting federal Bureau of Pris...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Kingdom v. Trump
May 28, 2025
Families Challenge Kansas Ban On Medical Care for Transgender Adolescents
LAWRENCE 鈥� Two transgender adolescents and their parents have filed a challenge in Kansas state court against SB 63, a law passed earlier this year prohibiting access to gender-a...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
May 16, 2025
Joint Statement on Preliminary Injunction Ruling in Case Challenging Anti-Transgender Bathroom Ban
MISSOULA, Mont. 鈥� Earlier today, a Missoula County District Court granted a preliminary injunction in Perkins v. State of Montana, blocking HB 121 during the lifetime of the case...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Perkins et al. v. State (HB 121)
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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