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Jul 13, 2017
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Statement on House Amendment to Prohibit Transgender Care for Military Members and Their Families
WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives will consider an amendment today to the National Defense Authorization Act, the annual defense policy bill, that prohibits transgender m...
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights
Jun 26, 2017
Supreme Court Will Hear ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Case ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Cake Shop Refusing Service to Same-Sex Couple
Colorado Appeals Court Ruled in Favor of Same-Sex Couple
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission
Jun 23, 2017
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ To Serve as a Grand Marshal in New York City LGBT Pride March
NEW YORK — The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ will join the New York City LGBT Pride March on Sunday, June 25, as one of the march’s four grand marshals. The first LGBT Pride M...
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights
Jun 22, 2017
Federal Appeals Court Lifts Injunction Blocking Anti-LGBT Law in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. — A federal appeals court today overturned a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit, Barber v. Bryant, that had previously stopped an anti-LGBT law in Mississippi fro...
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights Religious Liberty
Jun 16, 2017
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Comment on New Trump Guidance on Transgender Student Discrimination
WASHINGTON — The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights issued new guidance on handling cases of transgender student discrimination. James Esseks, director of the A...
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights
May 17, 2017
Chelsea Manning, Legal Team Confirm Manning’s Safe Release From Prison
NEW YORK — Chelsea Manning was safely released today from U.S. military prison in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Manning released the following statement upon her release: “After an...
Issue Areas: National Security LGBTQ Rights
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