Press Releases
about LGBTQ Rights
Mar 26, 2024
Ohio Families File Lawsuit Challenging Ban on Gender-Affirming Healthcare for Transgender Youth
COLUMBUS- Today, the ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ, the ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Ohio, and the global law firm Goodwin filed a lawsuit challenging the unconstitutional enactment of House Bill 68, ...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Mar 18, 2024
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Defends NRA’s First Amendment Rights, Urges Supreme Court to Protect All Advocacy Groups’ Free Speech Rights
The ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ argued that any government attempt to blacklist an advocacy group and deny it financial services because of its viewpoint violates the First Amendment.
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: National Rifle Association v. Vullo
Mar 07, 2024
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Condemns House Energy & Commerce Committee Vote on TikTok Ban Bill
WASHINGTON — Only two days after introduction, the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee voted unanimously on Thursday to advance a bill that would effectively ban TikTok in t...
Mar 05, 2024
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Slams House for Latest Plan to Ban TikTok and Stifle Free Speech
WASHINGTON — The House Energy and Commerce Committee announced it would be voting on a bill this Thursday that would effectively ban TikTok in the United States. This bill, which...
Court case: TikTok Inc., et al. v. Garland (Amicus)
Mar 01, 2024
Court Halts Latest Effort by Texas Attorney General to Persecute Texas Families with Transgender Youth
AUSTIN, Texas – Travis County District Court Judge Maria Cantú Hexsel today blocked the latest effort by the Texas Attorney General’s Office to persecute Texas families with t...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: PFLAG v. Office of the Attorney General of Texas
Feb 29, 2024
PFLAG National Asks Court to Block the Texas Attorney General’s Latest Targeting of Texan Families with Transgender Youth
National nonprofit and its lawyers argue the Office is abusing its power with broad and intrusive demand for organizational records
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: PFLAG v. Office of the Attorney General of Texas

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