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Jun 16, 2017
吃瓜直播 Comment on New Trump Guidance on Transgender Student Discrimination
WASHINGTON 鈥� The Department of Education鈥檚 Office for Civil Rights issued new guidance on handling cases of transgender student discrimination.
James Esseks, director of the A...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
May 17, 2017
Chelsea Manning, Legal Team Confirm Manning鈥檚 Safe Release From Prison
NEW YORK 鈥� Chelsea Manning was safely released today from U.S. military prison in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
Manning released the following statement upon her release:
鈥淎fter an...
Issue Areas:
National Security
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
吃瓜直播-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
吃瓜直播 Statement on Reports of Impending 鈥淩eligious Freedom鈥� Executive Order
NEW YORK 鈥� Louise Melling, deputy legal director of the 吃瓜直播, issued the following statement in response to reports that President Trump will sign an ex...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
May 01, 2017
吃瓜直播-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
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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 吃瓜直播 has served as counsel or filed amicus briefs. -
News & CommentaryJun 2025
LGBTQ Rights
What The Marriage Equality Backlash Taught Me 吃瓜直播 The Fight For Trans Rights. Explore News & Commentary.What the Marriage Equality Backlash Taught Me 吃瓜直播 the Fight for Trans Rights
Anti-trans laws aren鈥檛 just about bathrooms or sports, they鈥檙e about systematically pushing trans individuals out of public life.