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about LGBTQ Rights
May 11, 2021
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ-DC, Public Defender Service File Discrimination Case Against D.C. Jail for Housing Trans Woman in Men’s Unit
WASHINGTON – The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of the District of Columbia and Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia have filed a lawsuit against the District of Columbia government to sto...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
LGBTQ Rights
May 10, 2021
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Statement on Biden Move to Protect LGBTQ People From Discrimination in Health Care
WASHINGTON — Chase Strangio, deputy director for Trans Justice with the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ LGBTQ & HIV Project, issued the following statement in response to toda...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Apr 25, 2021
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Comment on Dismissal of Challenge to Connecticut Policy Allowing Trans Student Athletes to Participate in School Sports
HARTFORD, Conn. — A federal judge today dismissed a lawsuit filed against the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference and multiple school boards. Represented by the Ameri...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Soule et al v. CT Association of Schools et al
Apr 21, 2021
North Dakota Gov. Burgum Vetoes Discriminatory, Anti-Trans Sports Bill
Today, Gov. Doug Burgum vetoed a bill that would have prohibited transgender K-12 students from playing sports on teams that match their gender identity.
The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of North Dakota o...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Apr 16, 2021
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of North Dakota Urges Gov. Burgum to Veto House Bill 1298
After Senate lawmakers voted to pass legislation that will prohibit transgender student athletes from playing sports on teams that match their gender identity, the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of North Da...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Apr 15, 2021
North Dakota Senate Passes Discriminatory Anti-Transgender Sports Bill
Today, Senate lawmakers voted to pass legislation that will prohibit transgender student athletes from playing sports on teams that match their gender identity. The vote opens the ...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
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News & CommentaryOct 2025
LGBTQ Rights
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News & CommentarySep 2025
LGBTQ Rights
What’s At Stake As The Supreme Court Takes Up Transgender Sports Bans. Explore News & Commentary.What’s at Stake as the Supreme Court Takes Up Transgender Sports Bans
How one West Virginia teenager could shape the future of Title IX and civil rights protections for transgender youth. -
New HampshireAug 2025
LGBTQ Rights
+2 Issues
National Education Association - New Hampshire V. Formella. Explore Case.National Education Association - New Hampshire v. Formella
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News & CommentaryJul 2025
LGBTQ Rights
Court Strikes Down Nih's Unlawful Termination Of Research Grants On Topics Including Dei And Gender Identity. Explore News & Commentary.Court Strikes Down NIH's Unlawful Termination of Research Grants on Topics Including DEI and Gender Identity
In a sweeping rebuke, a court ruled that NIH’s actions targeting research involving "disfavored" topics and populations were unlawful, arbitrary, and capricious, and therefore void. Ibis Reproductive Health reflects on the harm done — and why this research matters.