Virginia sued over Glenn Youngkin’s anti-transgender student policies
The ACLU filed two legal actions against the Republican governor’s education department.
February 16, 2024
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ACLU Challenges Virginia School for Barring Trans Boy From Bathroom
On behalf of a trans high-schooler, the ACLU argues that "privacy" in bathrooms can easily be handled without being discriminatory.
December 28, 2014
Va. School Board Sued Over Transgender Bathroom Policy
The Gloucester County School Board's requirement that trans students use only single-stall restrooms is unconstitutional, the ACLU argues.
June 11, 2015
ACLU Files Suit to End Virginia's Marriage Ban
Represented by the ACLU and Lambda Legal, four lesbian moms are suing the state of Virginia to recognize their marriages and families.
August 1, 2013
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Transgender Student, Blocks West Virginia Sports Ban
Only two justices dissented.
April 6, 2023
Virginia Court Rejects Effort to Ban Books Including 'Gender Queer'
The law that allows any citizen to petition for a book to be declared obscene is most likely unconstitutional, a judge ruled.
August 31, 2022
Federal Judge Denies Trans Student Access to Male Restroom
The battle for trans-inclusive K-12 education heats up after a federal judge denies a high school student's request to use the boys' restroom.
September 6, 2015
Judge Rules West Virginia Trans Girl Can Try Out for Girls' Sports
The federal judge blocked the state from enforcing its trans-exclusionary school sports law against 11-year-old Becky Pepper-Jackson.
July 21, 2021
Justice Dept.: Trans Students Protected Under Title IX
The feds weigh in on the case of a transgender boy in Virginia, affirming his right to self-identify under federal law.
June 30, 2015
Anti-Trans Policy on Bathroom Access Considered by Va. School Board
This is the same Virginia school district that apologized last week over a logo that resembled a swastika.
August 10, 2022
West Virginia Governor Signs Anti-Trans Sports Bill Into Law
Gov. Jim Justice said signing the bill was the right thing to do and that he was proud to do so despite the threat of repercussions.
April 28, 2021
Identifying a Lawful Rally From a Violent Angry Hate Mob
Universities are being pitted against the First Amendment as racists and homophobes scramble for attention on America's college campuses.
August 22, 2017
Why Gavin Grimm May Be Back in Court
The Gloucester County School Board is appealing a ruling that found restrictive policies like the one it subjected Gavin Grimm to were unconstitutional.
February 19, 2021
ACLU Sues for Marriage Equality in Pennsylvania
"Whether it's through litigation, the legislature, or the ballot box, we will continue to work to broaden the number of states where same-sex couples can marry," said ACLU spokeswoman Leslie Cooper.
July 9, 2013
What SCOTUS Does About Gavin Grimm Has Big Implications
The Supreme Court today announced it will hear Grimm's discrimination case -- and while he would have preferred that it simply let a lower court's pro-trans ruling stand, he's not discouraged or afraid.
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October 28, 2016
West Virginia can’t ban transgender athletes says federal court
Another court stands in the way of Republican attacks on transgender people.
April 16, 2024
What is U.S. v. Skrmetti, the Supreme Court case that could change gender-affirming care forever?
Here's what is at stake in U.S. v. Skrmetti, a case about health care for transgender youth.
December 4, 2024
Federal Court Upholds Ruling Affirming Trans Student’s Equal Access
Not a single judge in the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals wanted to reconsider a ruling that declared 16-year-old Gavin Grimm should be allowed to use the boys' bathroom at his Virginia high school.
May 31, 2016
