Press Releases
about LGBTQ Rights
Jun 07, 2018
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Reaction to Arizona Appeals Court Ruling in Discrimination Case
NEW YORK — The Arizona Court of Appeals today ruled against a business claiming a First Amendment right to deny service to same-sex couples.
The case, Brush and Nib v. City of Ph...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Jun 04, 2018
Supreme Court Upholds Basic Principles of Nondiscrimination, Reverses Colorado Civil Rights Commission Decision
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court today reaffirmed the core principle that businesses open to the public must be open to all in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commiss...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
May 22, 2018
Federal Court Sides with Gavin Grimm, Affirming that Federal Law Protects Transgender Students
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — A federal court today denied the Gloucester County School Board’s motion to dismiss a case brought by former student Gavin Grimm, holding that Title IX and ...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Grimm v. Gloucester County School Board
May 22, 2018
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ on Introduction of Do No Harm Act
WASHINGTON — Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) introduced today the Do No Harm Act, which would prevent the use of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) to evade compliance wi...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Apr 27, 2018
Half of Senate Opposes Transgender Military Ban
WASHINGTON — Fifty members of the Senate sent a letter today to the Department of Defense opposing President Trump’s directive to ban transgender service members from serving i...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Mar 29, 2018
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ and Lambda Legal File Lawsuit to Challenge Ohio’s Discriminatory Birth Certificate Policy
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Ohio, the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, and Lambda Legal filed a lawsuit today challenging Ohio’s refusal to correct the gender marker on birth c...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Ray v. McCloud
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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.