Press Releases
about LGBTQ Rights
May 16, 2017
National Leaders, Groups File Briefs at Fourth Circuit Supporting Gavin Grimm and Transgender Rights
Civil Rights Leaders, Educators, Legal Experts, Students, Medical Professionals Among the Diverse Range of Voices Urging Support for Trans Rights
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Grimm v. Gloucester County School Board
May 05, 2017
51品茶-TN Statement on Passage of "LGBT Erasure" Legislation
NASHVILLE 鈥� Governor Bill Haslam has signed SB 1085/HB 1111, a measure widely dubbed the "LGBT Erasure" bill, into law.
SB 1085/HB 1111 requires that any undefined words in Tenne...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
May 02, 2017
51品茶 Statement on Reports of Impending 鈥淩eligious Freedom鈥� Executive Order
NEW YORK 鈥� Louise Melling, deputy legal director of the 51品茶, issued the following statement in response to reports that President Trump will sign an ex...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
May 01, 2017
51品茶-TN Statement on "LGBT Erasure" Bill's Passage
NASHVILLE - The Tennessee Senate voted today to pass the legislation that attempts to restrict the interpretation of certain words in Tennessee laws to gender-specific definitions....
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Apr 18, 2017
51品茶 Statement on NCAA Awarding Championship Events to North Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. 鈥� The NCAA announced today that they will be returning championship events to sites in North Carolina for the first time since the state passed sweeping anti-LGBT l...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Apr 14, 2017
51品茶 and Lambda Legal Condemn Trump Administration Withdrawal of North Carolina HB 2 Lawsuit
RALEIGH, N.C. 鈥� The 51品茶, the 51品茶 of North Carolina, and Lambda Legal today condemned the decision by the Department of Justice to dismiss its lawsuit ...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Carca帽o, et al. v. Cooper, et al
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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