Press Releases
Apr 20, 2023
ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµCondemns House Vote on Federal Ban on Transgender Student Athletes
WASHINGTON – Amid a national wave of state bills targeting the safety, dignity, and equality of transgender people, the United States House of Representatives just passed H.R. 73...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Apr 06, 2023
US Supreme Court Rejects West Virginia’s Effort to Deny a 12-Year-Old Trans Girl Her Right to Play
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States Supreme Court has rejected an effort by West Virginia’s Attorney General to block a 12-year-old transgender girl from continuing to partici...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: West Virginia v. B.P.J.
Apr 05, 2023
ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµSues Indiana Over Ban on Health Care for Transgender Youth
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — The ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ and the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Indiana today filed a lawsuit on behalf of four transgender youth and their families, as well as a doctor ...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: K.C. v. Medical Licensing Board of Indiana
Mar 24, 2023
Advocates to Take Legal Action in Defense of Transgender Youth in Montana
HELENA, Mont. — Lambda Legal, the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ, and the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ of Montana are reassuring the transgender youth of Montana that they will...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Mar 20, 2023
ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµCondemns Missouri AG’s Proposed Emergency Rule Attempting to Limit Gender-Affirming Care
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – In response to Missouri Attorney General Andrew Baily’s proposed emergency rule restricting access to gender-affirming care, the American Civil Liberties ...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Mar 20, 2023
Supreme Court Must Reject West Virginia’s Effort to Deny a 12-Year-Old Girl Her Right to Play
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ, the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof West Virginia, and Lambda Legal urged the United States Supreme Court to reject an effort by West Virginia’s ...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: West Virginia v. B.P.J.
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