Press Releases
about LGBTQ Rights
Sep 14, 2023
Families and Medical Providers Urge Montana Court to Block Ban on Gender-Affirming Care
HELENA – Attorneys representing transgender youth, their families, and their medical providers will urge a Montana state court to block enforcement of the state’s recent ban on...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Cross v. State of Montana
Aug 30, 2023
Sex Workers and Legal Advocates File Federal Trade Commission Complaint Against Mastercard
WASHINGTON – The ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ, Hacking//Hustling, and a coalition of sex-worker-led, anti-trafficking, and LGBTQ organizations urge the Federal Trade Commission...
Aug 29, 2023
Families and Advocates Urge Appeals Court to Block Tennessee’s Ban on Gender-Affirming Health Care
CINCINNATI – Lawyers representing transgender adolescents, their parents, and a medical provider will urge the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold a lower court’s injuncti...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: L.W. v. Skrmetti/U.S. v. Skrmetti
Aug 25, 2023
Texas District Court Grants Injunction to Pause Ban on Transgender Youth Medical Care
AUSTIN, Texas — The 201st Judicial District Court of Travis County, Texas granted an injunction this afternoon to pause the state’s unconstitutional medical care ban targeting ...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Loe v. Texas
Aug 18, 2023
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ and Planned Parenthood File Notice of Appeal After Court Rules Against Single-Subject Challenge
LINCOLN, Neb. – Today, Planned Parenthood of the Heartland and its medical director, Dr. Sarah Traxler, filed a notice of appeal to the Nebraska Supreme Court following a Lancast...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Planned Parenthood of the Heartland v. Hilgers
Aug 17, 2023
Appeals Court Blocks Idaho Ban on Transgender Youth Athletes
BOISE, Idaho – The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld an injunction against an Idaho law barring transgender athletes from participating in student athletics. The court fo...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Hecox v. Little

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