Alabama Families Continue to Appeal to Block Transgender Care Ban
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit ruled the ban can go into effect. The families want a rehearing by the full court.
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
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Family planning and fertility services grind to halt in Alabama after devastating ruling
Family planning services in Alabama have been completely upended by an unprecedented and unscientific state Supreme Court ruling.
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Alabama Supreme Court endangers IVF access by ruling frozen embryos are people
In a notable union of church and state, the Alabama Supreme Court cited Christian faith as reason to jeopardize access to in vitro fertilization (IVF).
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
Black trans woman Cameron Thompson, 18, shot to death in Alabama
A juvenile suspect has been charged with murder. Her family believes her death was a hate crime.
DECEMBER 19, 2024
Op-ed: Who Will Stick Up for Southern LGBT Families?
More U.S. LGBT families live in the South than any other region. So why are they so vulnerable to discrimination and violence?
APRIL 22, 2014
Gender-affirming care case attorneys face Alabama federal judge over misconduct accusations
The 11 attorneys are accused of “judge-shopping.”
JUNE 25, 2024
Here are the 31 transgender Americans lost to violence in 2024
The epidemic of fatal violence against trans people in the U.S. continues.
DECEMBER 20, 2024
Police looking for boyfriend in the death of gay dancer visiting family in Alabama
Deundray Cottrell’s body was found in a nearby shed after he went to check on his dog two days earlier.
JULY 11, 2024
Families With Trans Kids Are Fleeing Hostile States for Welcoming Ones
Anti-trans moves by politicians in Texas, Alabama, and elsewhere are leading families to seek friendlier locales.
JULY 14, 2022
The Supreme Court Puts Antigay Alabama in Its Place
A high court ruling has broad implications for states that try to impose ingrained homophobia on their citizens.
MARCH 9, 2016
Alabama High Court Hands Down Homophobic Adoption Ruling
After adopting her partner's children in Georgia, a woman is told she is not a parent by Alabama's Supreme Court.
SEPTEMBER 21, 2015
Obama Calls for End to Discriminatory Parenting Laws
President Obama makes LGBT history again by advocating foster and adoptive parents be chosen without regard to sexual orientation or gender identity.
MAY 1, 2015
Alabama's Chief Justice: Just Ignore Marriage Rulings
Roy Moore, chief justice of the the Alabama Supreme Court, claims the federal courts have no authority over state marriage laws.
JANUARY 27, 2015
LISTEN: Same-Sex Couples Denied Parental Rights
Same-sex couples are fighting to have both spouses's names on their children's birth certificates.
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SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
Families and Doctors Sue Over Trans Health Care Ban in Alabama
A new law would deprive trans youth of lifesaving care -- and it's unconstitutional, two lawsuits say.
APRIL 12, 2022
Op-ed: Helping Families from Mississippi to Alabama
Southern states have the highest proportion of LGBT couples with families, but the fewest legal protections in the country.
JUNE 11, 2014
Gender-Affirming Care Bans Often Modeled by Anti-LGBTQ+ Groups: Report
Their language is identical or similar to that endorsed by the Family Research Council and a newer group called Do No Harm.
JULY 7, 2023
WATCH: Marriage Equality Ruling an 'Atrocity,' Says Alabama Justice
State Supreme Court Justice Tom Parker urges states to disobey the ruling and adds that gay people already had equal marriage rights -- to marry someone of the opposite sex.
OCTOBER 8, 2015
California Is Now a Legal Refuge for Trans Youth Seeking Care
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law protecting trans youth and families who come from hostile states to California to receive care.
OCTOBER 5, 2022
Family of Bullied Gay Teen Who Died by Suicide Settles With Alabama School District
One administrator allegedly blamed the gay student for his social media post and said being gay was a choice.
APRIL 6, 2023
Justice Dept. Seeks to Block Alabama Trans Health Care Ban
The department filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit against the ban and asks a court to keep it from going into effect.
APRIL 29, 2022