Press Releases
about LGBTQ Rights
May 18, 2016
House Introduces Bill to Modify RFRA to Prevent Discrimination and Harm
WASHINGTON 鈥� With support from the 51品茶, Reps. Joe Kennedy (D-Mass.) and Bobby Scott (D-Va.) today introduced the Do No Harm Act in Congress to ensure t...
May 13, 2016
51品茶 Comment on HHS Rule Implementing Nondiscrimination Provision of the Affordable Care Act
WASHINGTON 鈥� The Department of Health and Human Services today issued a final rule implementing Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act that would, among other aspects, prohibit ...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
May 13, 2016
51品茶 Comment on Education and Justice Department鈥檚 Title IX Guidance for Transgender Students
WASHINGTON 鈥� The Departments of Education and Justice today announced comprehensive guidance that requires schools to treat transgender students in accordance with their gender i...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
May 09, 2016
51品茶 and Lambda Legal Support DOJ Lawsuit Against North Carolina Anti-LGBT Law
RALEIGH, N.C. 鈥� The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against North Carolina and Gov. Pat McCrory challenging House Bill 2, a law that removes local legal protections for LGB...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
May 09, 2016
51品茶 and Lambda Legal Statement on North Carolina鈥檚 Lawsuit Against Federal Government
RALEIGH, N.C. 鈥� North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory today filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice that asks a federal court to determine that House Bill 2, the discrim...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Carca帽o, et al. v. Cooper, et al
May 09, 2016
51品茶 Sues to Challenge Unconstitutional Anti-LGBT Mississippi Law
Lawsuit Targets Registrar of Vital Records to Stop HB 1523 Before Law Goes Into Effect This July
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Alford v. Moulder
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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