Press Releases
about LGBTQ Rights
Oct 21, 2018
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Statement on Reports of Trump Administration Attacks on Transgender People
NEW YORK—The Trump administration is reportedly working to dramatically roll-back protections for transgender students and narrow the definitions of sex and gender that courts ha...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Sep 26, 2018
Congress Passes Spending Bill Without Child Welfare Discrimination Amendment
WASHINGTON — The House today passed a government spending bill that includes funding for the Department of Health and Human Services without the inclusion of a child welfare disc...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Sep 14, 2018
Federal Court in Michigan Allows Challenge to Discriminatory Adoption Placement Practices to Continue
DETROIT — A federal district court in Michigan ruled today that a challenge to the state of Michigan’s practice of allowing discrimination against same-sex couples in the publi...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Dumont v. Gordon
Jul 13, 2018
Federal Court in Pennsylvania Rejects Argument that Child Welfare Agencies have a Right to Discriminate
PHILADELPHIA — A federal district court today ruled that the city of Philadelphia can require foster care agencies with city contracts to abide by its nondiscrimination policies....
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Fulton v. City of Philadelphia
Jun 25, 2018
Supreme Court Sends LGBT Discrimination Case Back to Washington State Supreme Court for Review
WASHINGTON — On the heels of the Supreme Court’s decision in Masterpiece Cakeshop, the high court vacated and remanded the Washington State Supreme Court’s decision in Arlene...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Arlene's Flowers et al v. Washington et al
Jun 22, 2018
Postmates, OkCupid, Broadway Stars, and More Partner with ºìÐÓÊÓƵ During LGBT Pride Month
NEW YORK — In celebration of LGBT Pride Month, the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ has partnered with a variety of businesses and celebrities to work towards a goal of making equa...
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.