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Dec 19, 2016
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ and Lambda Legal Comment on Expected Vote to Repeal HB2
RALEIGH, N.C. — In a move that could lead to the repeal of North Carolina’s anti-LGBT law, H.B. 2, the Charlotte City Council voted today to repeal its LGBT non-discrimination ...
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Carcaño, et al. v. Cooper, et al
Dec 05, 2016
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ And LGBT Groups Call on Obama to Grant Clemency to Chelsea Manning
WASHINGTON — The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ and over a dozen LGBT groups sent a letter to President Barack Obama today urging the commutation of Chelsea Manning’s sentence ...
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights Prisoners' Rights
Nov 16, 2016
Minnesota Transgender Surgery Ban Found Unconstitutional
ST. PAUL, Minn. — A Minnesota district court ruled this week that transgender people on the state's Medical Assistance progam in Minnesota deserve access to medically necessary s...
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights
Nov 15, 2016
Over 340,000 Signatures Delivered to Congress Rejecting Discrimination in Defense Bill
WASHINGTON — More than a dozen national organizations delivered over 342,000 petition signatures to Congress today in opposition to an amendment in the annual defense bill that w...
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights
Nov 15, 2016
Washington State Supreme Court Hears Case of Gay Couple Discriminated Against by Florist
BELLEVUE, Wash. — The Washington State Supreme Court heard oral arguments today in the case in which a florist refused to sell flowers to a gay couple for their wedding. A lower ...
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Arlene's Flowers et al v. Washington et al
Oct 28, 2016
Team Challenging North Carolina’s H.B. 2 Responds to U.S. Supreme Court Decision to Hear Case on Virginia High School Discriminatory Restroom Policy
Washington – The U.S. Supreme Court today announced it will hear a case brought by the Gloucester County School Board in Virginia that adopted a discriminatory restroom policy th...
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Carcaño, et al. v. Cooper, et al
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