Press Releases
about LGBTQ Rights
Oct 05, 2017
Washington State Parent Sues Employer for Denying Insurance Coverage to Transgender Son
Employer’s Refusal to Cover Medical Services Prescribed by Doctor Violates State and Federal Anti-Discrimination Laws
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Enstad v. PeaceHealth
Oct 05, 2017
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Statement on DOJ Rescinding Title VII Protections for Transgender Workers
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Jeff Sessions reversed a federal government policy yesterday that clarified that transgender people are protected from sex discrimination in the wor...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Oct 03, 2017
D.C. Police Settle ºìÐÓÊÓƵ-DC Lawsuit Challenging Arrest of Trans Activist
WASHINGTON – The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of the District of Columbia announced today that the District of Columbia has agreed to settle a civil rights lawsuit on behalf of...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Sep 20, 2017
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Challenges Discriminatory Practices in Michigan’s Foster Care System
DETROIT — The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ and ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Michigan today filed a lawsuit in federal district court challenging Michigan’s practice of permitting state-contracted...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Sep 15, 2017
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Comment on Legislation to Protect Transgender Service Members
WASHINGTON — The Senate introduced a bipartisan bill today that would protect transgender service members by preventing the Department of Defense from removing currently-serving ...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Sep 14, 2017
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Seeks Immediate Halt to Trump’s Transgender Service Member Ban
BALTIMORE — The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ and the law firm Covington & Burling LLP today asked a judge to immediately halt to the Trump administration’s ban on transge...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Stone v. Trump
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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. -
News & CommentaryJun 2025
LGBTQ Rights
The Supreme Court Dealt A Blow To Trans Rights. Here's How To Take Action. Explore News & Commentary.The Supreme Court Dealt A Blow to Trans Rights. Here's How to Take Action
The decision in Skrmetti v. U.S. is not the end of the road. We can, and must, show up for trans youth in the courts and in our communities. -
PodcastJun 2025
LGBTQ Rights
Who We Fight For: The Journey To Trans Liberation. Explore Podcast.Who We Fight For: The Journey to Trans Liberation