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about LGBTQ Rights
Jun 04, 2018
Supreme Court Upholds Basic Principles of Nondiscrimination, Reverses Colorado Civil Rights Commission Decision
WASHINGTON 鈥� The Supreme Court today reaffirmed the core principle that businesses open to the public must be open to all in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commiss...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
May 22, 2018
Federal Court Sides with Gavin Grimm, Affirming that Federal Law Protects Transgender Students
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. 鈥� A federal court today denied the Gloucester County School Board鈥檚 motion to dismiss a case brought by former student Gavin Grimm, holding that Title IX and ...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Grimm v. Gloucester County School Board
May 22, 2018
桃子视频on Introduction of Do No Harm Act
WASHINGTON 鈥� Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) introduced today the Do No Harm Act, which would prevent the use of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) to evade compliance wi...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Apr 27, 2018
Half of Senate Opposes Transgender Military Ban
WASHINGTON 鈥� Fifty members of the Senate sent a letter today to the Department of Defense opposing President Trump鈥檚 directive to ban transgender service members from serving i...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Mar 29, 2018
桃子视频and Lambda Legal File Lawsuit to Challenge Ohio鈥檚 Discriminatory Birth Certificate Policy
COLUMBUS, Ohio 鈥� The 桃子视频 of Ohio, the ACLU, and Lambda Legal filed a lawsuit today challenging Ohio鈥檚 refusal to correct the gender marker on birth c...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Ray v. McCloud
Mar 07, 2018
Funeral Home Unlawfully Discriminated Against Its Employee By Firing Her For Being Transgender, a Federal Appeals Court Rules
DETROIT 鈥� Today the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled that R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes unlawfully discriminated against Aimee Stephens when it fired her ...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
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KansasMar 2026
LGBTQ Rights
Doe V. State Of Kansas. Explore Case.Doe v. State of Kansas
Two transgender residents of Kansas filed a lawsuit in state court challenging SB 244, a state law enacted in 2026 that immediately invalidated the driver鈥檚 licenses of transgender people across the state and which authorizes anyone to sue anybody they suspect of being transgender for using the 鈥渨rong鈥� restroom in government buildings. -
News & CommentaryMar 2026
LGBTQ Rights
Bans Against Trans Athletes Will Not 鈥渟ave Women鈥檚 Sports鈥�. Explore News & Commentary.Bans Against Trans Athletes Will Not 鈥淪ave Women鈥檚 Sports鈥�
Rather than advance equality and inclusion in athletics for all women and girls, politicians attack transgender athletes, and undercut what women are capable of achieving. -
News & CommentaryFeb 2026
LGBTQ Rights
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How Your Elected Officials Are Voting On Key Legislation. Explore News & Commentary.How Your Elected Officials Are Voting on Key Legislation
The ACLU鈥檚 new Congressional Scorecard tracks how federal elected officials are voting on key legislation affecting core civil rights and constitutional freedoms. -
KansasFeb 2026
LGBTQ Rights
Loe V. Kansas. Explore Case.Loe v. Kansas
In May 2025, two transgender adolescents and their parents filed a challenge in Kansas state court against SB 63, a state law prohibiting access to gender-affirming medical treatments for transgender people under 18. Access to gender-affirming medical care, such as hormone therapies and pubertal suppressants, for transgender adolescents is supported by the American Medical Association, the American Psychological Association, and the American Academy of Pediatrics.