American Bar Association files brief supporting legal challenge to Tennessee's transgender health care ban
The ban "is inimical to equality and equal dignity before the law," the American Bar Association's brief says.
September 3, 2024
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Michigan bans 'gay and trans panic' defense as Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signs historic bill (exclusive)
HB 4718 prohibits using the "sexual orientation or gender identity of a victim as a defense to a crime."
July 24, 2024
'Gay Panic' Defense Ban Back on Track in New Hampshire
A bipartisan bill eliminating use of the controversial tactic was pulled last week over objections by some lawmakers.
June 26, 2023
Republicans Put 'Gay Panic' Defense Ban on Pause in New Hampshire
New Hampshire was on the brink of banning the "gay panic" defense, until the law was put on hold at the last minute.
June 17, 2023
American Bar Association Releases Comprehensive Guide for Transgender Law
The 313-page book helps both transgender people and lawyers navigate the U.S. legal system.
September 17, 2013
Op-ed: Yes, Some Still Use The Gay Panic Defense
In every state but one, someone who assaults or even murders an LGBT person can use a panic defense. It's time to put an end to that.
July 23, 2014
California: Criminal Defendants Won't Be Able to Say This In Court
Gov. Jerry Brown is expected to sign a bill into law that bars criminal defendants from using homophobic and transphobic arguments in court.
August 28, 2014
Suspect in Trans Woman's Murder Turns Himself In
Tiffany Edwards' family may be closer to finding justice after the man accused in her murder turned himself in.
July 2, 2014
Doctors, Priests, Republicans All Beg SCOTUS to Outlaw Discrimination
A wide variety of organizations have filed friend-of-the-court briefs urging the justices to find that federal law already bans anti-LGBTQ bias in the workplace.
July 11, 2019
Suspect in Atlanta Beating Invokes 'Trans Panic' Defense
In an interview with a local news outlet, one suspect in last month's beating of two transgender women claims he was provoked, using a "trans panic" or "gay panic" defense in his explanation of the night's events.
June 3, 2014
Why This Texas Man Got Probation for Murdering Gay Neighbor
No one disputes that the killer stabbed a gay man twice in the back. But, they say, it was self-defense.
April 29, 2018
Florida Dems File Bill Ending Gay and Trans Panic Defense
The bill would forbid defendants from claiming in court that they were temporarily incapacitated with shock over discovering a potential partner's sexual orientation or gender identity.
January 26, 2023
Nearly 30% of All Federal Judges Could Be Trump-Appointed by 2021
Democratic candidates must tell us how they will protect us from Trump's assault on the judiciary.
December 2, 2019
U.S. Beauty Pageant Can Reject Trans Contestants, Appeals Court Rules
One judge said beauty pageants were created to showcase the "ideal vision of American womanhood."
November 3, 2022
Senate Confirms Unqualified, Antigay Judge to Lifetime Appointment
Leonard Steven Grasz is on the board of directors of a group that opposes marriage equality and supports "ex-gay" therapy.
December 12, 2017