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about LGBTQ Rights
Apr 22, 2019
Supreme Court Agrees to Hear LGBTQ Workplace Discrimination Cases
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court today agreed to hear R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes v. EEOC & Aimee Stephens and Altitude Express Inc. v. Zarda, and to decide whether to...
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LGBTQ Rights
Mar 28, 2019
House of Representatives Passes Resolution in Support of Transgender Servicemembers
WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives passed H. Res. 124 today, expressing opposition to the Trump Administration’s attempts to ban transgender people from serving in the A...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Mar 13, 2019
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Applauds Introduction of Equality Act to Close Gaps in Federal Non-Discrimination Protections
WASHINGTON — Nearly 300 members of Congress from both chambers introduced the Equality Act today, legislation that would explicitly prohibit discrimination based on sexual orient...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Mar 07, 2019
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Comment on Federal Court Decision in Trans Military Ban Case
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 7, 2019
CONTACT: Tyler Richard, 646-905-8868
BALTIMORE – A federal court today ruled that the Trump administration’s ban on transgender service membe...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Stone v. Trump
Feb 14, 2019
Iowa Jury Awards $120,000 to Transgender State Employee in Discrimination Case
DES MOINES, Iowa — A jury in Polk County Wednesday awarded Jesse Vroegh $120,000 for the two ways that his employer, the Iowa Department of Corrections, discriminated against him...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Vroegh v. Iowa Department of Corrections
Jan 23, 2019
Trump Administration Moves to Allow Discrimination in Child Welfare System
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration granted permission today for government-contracted child welfare agencies in South Carolina to turn away would-be foster and adoptive parent...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
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News & CommentaryOct 2025
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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
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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.