Press Releases
about LGBTQ Rights
Nov 01, 2023
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Open Letter to Colleges and Universities: Reject Efforts to Restrict Constitutionally Protected Speech on Campuses
Organization Warns Against Investigations of Pro-Palestinian Student Groups For Speech On College Campuses
Nov 01, 2023
Tennessee Families and Doctors Urge Supreme Court to Block Ban on Essential Health Care for Transgender Youth
WASHINGTON – Transgender youth, their families, and their medical providers today asked the Supreme Court of the United States to block a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming m...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: L.W. v. Skrmetti/U.S. v. Skrmetti
Oct 24, 2023
West Virginia Family Challenges Ban on Transgender Student-Athletes at Fourth Circuit
RICHMOND, Va. – On Friday, Oct. 27, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals will hear arguments on behalf of Becky Pepper-Jackson, a 13-year-old transgender girl from West Virginia, ...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: B.P.J. v. West Virginia State Board of Education
Sep 28, 2023
Federal Appeals Court Rejects Request to Block Tennessee Ban on Gender-Affirming Care
CINCINNATI, Ohio – The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals today rejected a request from families and medical providers to block a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming medical care ...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: L.W. v. Skrmetti/U.S. v. Skrmetti
Sep 27, 2023
Montana Court Blocks Enforcement of Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth
Missoula, MT – A Montana state district court judge today blocked enforcement of Senate Bill 99, the discriminatory law that threatens the health and well-being of Montana transg...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Cross v. State of Montana
Sep 19, 2023
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Maine releases “Know Your Rights: Back to Schoolâ€
The civil liberties organization is urging Maine students, teachers, and staff to understand their constitutional rights and obligations in the face of increasing attacks
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
LGBTQ Rights

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