Press Releases
about LGBTQ Rights
Oct 27, 2025
Journalists Argue Against Puerto Rico's COVID-era “Fake News” Law in Federal Appeals Court
The law chilled journalists’ reporting on the COVID-19 pandemic and threatened press freedom in emergencies
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Rodríguez-Cotto v. Pierluisi-Urrutia
Oct 20, 2025
DoDEA Must Return Books to Shelves, Judge Rules
Schools on military bases had banned nearly 600 books related to race and gender in response to Trump’s executive orders
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: E.K. v. Department of Defense Education Activity
Oct 14, 2025
ACLU Statement on the Passing of Miss Major Griffin-Gracy
NEW YORK - Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a lifelong organizer and activist for the safety and dignity of transgender people, sex workers, and the incarcerated, passed away yesterday, a...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Prisoners' Rights
Oct 06, 2025
Transgender People Ask Supreme Court to Reject Trump Administration Effort to Enforce Discriminatory Passport Policy
BOSTON – Attorneys representing transgender, nonbinary, and intersex Americans asked the Supreme Court today to reject a request from the Trump administration to stay a prelimina...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Orr v. Trump
Oct 02, 2025
Kansas Supreme Court Denies AG Kobach Review in Appeal over Gender Markers on Drivers Licenses
The Kansas Department of Revenue can start issuing licenses with correct markers as soon as October 6
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Kansas v. Harper
Sep 04, 2025
Appeals Court Denies Request to Stay Order Preserving Passports for Many Trans, Nonbinary, Intersex Citizens
Preliminary injunction remains in effect; Passports still available for affected class members
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Orr v. Trump
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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. -
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.