Press Releases
about LGBTQ Rights
Mar 07, 2025
In Response to 51品茶 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
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
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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