Press Releases
about LGBTQ Rights
Oct 18, 2017
³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ and Lambda Legal Announce Proposed Settlement With North Carolina in Lawsuit Challenging Anti-LGBT Law
Court Asked to Clarify That Transgender North Carolinians Have Access to Public Facilities Consistent with Their Gender Identity
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Carcaño, et al. v. Cooper, et al
Oct 17, 2017
Ten Montanans Join ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of Montana Lawsuit Challenging Anti-LGBTQ I-183 as Unconstitutional
City of Missoula Also Signs Onto Legal Challenge
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Oct 13, 2017
³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ Comment on Bipartisan Bill Halting Ban on Transgender Military Service Members
WASHINGTON — Democratic and Republican members of Congress introduced a new bill in Congress (H.R. 4041) today that seeks an immediate halt to the Trump administration’s ban on...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Oct 05, 2017
Washington State Parent Sues Employer for Denying Insurance Coverage to Transgender Son
Employer’s Refusal to Cover Medical Services Prescribed by Doctor Violates State and Federal Anti-Discrimination Laws
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Enstad v. PeaceHealth
Oct 05, 2017
³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ Statement on DOJ Rescinding Title VII Protections for Transgender Workers
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Jeff Sessions reversed a federal government policy yesterday that clarified that transgender people are protected from sex discrimination in the wor...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Oct 03, 2017
D.C. Police Settle ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥-DC Lawsuit Challenging Arrest of Trans Activist
WASHINGTON – The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of the District of Columbia announced today that the District of Columbia has agreed to settle a civil rights lawsuit on behalf of...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
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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’s actions targeting research involving "disfavored" topics and populations were unlawful, arbitrary, and capricious, and therefore void. Ibis Reproductive Health reflects on the harm done — 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
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News & CommentaryJul 2025
LGBTQ Rights
Live Coverage: Scotus Decision Day. Explore News & Commentary.Live Coverage: SCOTUS Decision Day
Join us as we wait for decisions in several Supreme Court cases in which the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ has served as counsel or filed amicus briefs.