Press Releases
about LGBTQ Rights
Apr 13, 2017
Case Targeting Rights of Minnesota Transgender Teen Dropped
ST. PAUL, Minn. — An organization that filed a federal lawsuit last year to bar transgender students from using locker rooms consistent with their gender identity today announced...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Privacy Matters v. U.S. Department of Education
Apr 07, 2017
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Files Suit in Wisconsin Over Denial of Insurance Coverage for Transgender State Employees
MILWAUKEE – The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Wisconsin, and volunteer attorneys from the law firm Hawks Quindel sued Wisconsin’s state university system and insuranc...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Boyden v. State of Wisconsin
Apr 07, 2017
Nebraska Supreme Court Strikes Down Ban on Gay and Lesbian Foster Parents
Last State Ban on Adoption or Fostering by LGBT People in U.S. to Fall
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Apr 07, 2017
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Seeks Documents from Potential NCAA Host Sites in North Carolina Clarifying Protections for LGBT People
RALEIGH, N.C. — The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ and ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of North Carolina are seeking documents from cities and educational institutions throughout North Carolina to establis...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Apr 04, 2017
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Statement on NCAA Decision to Reconsider North Carolina Sites
RALEIGH, N.C. — The NCAA Board of Governors announced today that it will again consider bids to host championship events in North Carolina despite the fact that North Carolina ha...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Apr 03, 2017
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Takes Legal Action to Defend Rights of Transgender Students in Pennsylvania
PHILADELPHIA — The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ and the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Pennsylvania filed a legal motion today to defend the Boyertown Area School District’s practice of allowing st...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Doe v. Boyertown Area School District
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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