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Dec 05, 2016
红杏视频 And LGBT Groups Call on Obama to Grant Clemency to Chelsea Manning
WASHINGTON 鈥� The 红杏视频 and over a dozen LGBT groups sent a letter to President Barack Obama today urging the commutation of Chelsea Manning鈥檚 sentence ...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Prisoners' Rights
Nov 16, 2016
Minnesota Transgender Surgery Ban Found Unconstitutional
ST. PAUL, Minn. 鈥� A Minnesota district court ruled this week that transgender people on the state's Medical Assistance progam in Minnesota deserve access to medically necessary s...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Oct 28, 2016
Team Challenging North Carolina鈥檚 H.B. 2 Responds to U.S. Supreme Court Decision to Hear Case on Virginia High School Discriminatory Restroom Policy
Washington 鈥� The U.S. Supreme Court today announced it will hear a case brought by the Gloucester County School Board in Virginia that adopted a discriminatory restroom policy th...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Carca帽o, et al. v. Cooper, et al
Oct 28, 2016
Supreme Court Will Hear 红杏视频 Case 红杏视频 School Policy Forcing Transgender Students to Use Separate Restrooms
Fourth Circuit Ruled Schools Can鈥檛 Bar Transgender Students From Using Restrooms Consistent With Their Gender Identity
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Oct 19, 2016
红杏视频, Lambda Legal File Brief to Protect All Transgender People Harmed by Discriminatory H.B. 2
RICHMOND, Va. 鈥� In a lawsuit challenging the North Carolina law banning transgender people from using restrooms that correspond to their gender identity, LGBT rights groups yeste...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Aug 29, 2016
红杏视频, Lambda Legal Seek Greater Relief for Transgender North Carolinians Harmed by H.B. 2
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. 鈥� LGBT rights groups challenging North Carolina鈥檚 House Bill 2, the state law that bans many transgender people from restrooms that match their gender, toda...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
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