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New Biden administration Title IX rule protects transgender students’ bathroom & pronoun use at school

The updated rules enhance protections against discrimination based on sex, including for LGBTQ+ students, but leave the issue of transgender athletes’ participation in sports for further review.

Rights Groups Seek to Resolve Alabama Marriage Question

Four civil rights groups are asking a federal court to make clear that all same-sex couples in Alabama should have access to marriage.

EEOC Looks at Expanding Antidiscrimination Law

A new interpretation of existing federal civil rights law may mean more protections for LGBT people, with or without the languishing Employment Non-Discrimination Act.

Supreme Court Will Rule on LGBTQ Job Discrimination

The highest court in the U.S. will hear cases October 8 on whether existing federal civil rights law includes LGBTQ people within its protections. 

Alabama judge unseals report accusing top LGBTQ+ rights attorneys of improper judge shopping

The report is related to lawsuits brought against Alabama’s 2022 ban on gender-affirming health care for trans youth.

U.S. cities score big in LGBTQ+ equality despite wave of discriminatory state laws

A record number of cities achieved a perfect Municipal Equality Index score in 2024.

Georgia School's LGBTQ+ Book Purge Violated Students' Rights: DOE

According to the Department of Education, the school system has entered into a resolution agreement to remedy the damage its prior actions had on students.

Vanderbilt Medical Center Under Federal Scrutiny After Trans Patient Records Release

A civil rights investigation is probing why the medical center released unredacted and sensitive medical records to the Republican attorney general.

Glenn Magpantay Is One of the Most Powerful Asian American Gay Men in the Nation

Now advising President Biden and Congress, Magpantay is helping America live up to its promise.

Obamacare Prohibits Providers From Denying Health Care to Trans People

The Obama administration is banning health providers from denying access to transgender people because of their gender identity.

Obama's New Budget Will Help Keep LGBT Youth Safe

President Obama's budget includes money for battling discrimination, but the Republicans want to eliminate departments that protect us.

BREAKING: Out Lesbian Recommended for Federal Judgeship in New York

Sen. Charles Schumer has recommended Pamela Ki Mai Chen, who could become only the second female Chinese-American and one of a handful of out lesbians to serve on the federal bench.

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DOJ: North Carolina's HB 2 Is Illegal Under Federal Law

The department is calling on Gov. Pat McCrory and other state officials to cease enforcing the anti-LGBT law.

The Democratic House Must Prioritize the Equality Act

Whether it passes or not, Congress needs to stand up for us.

Trump Admin. Prepared to End All Protections for Trans People

Federal agencies are circulating a memo stating trans identity isn't real, which could lead to a devastating rollback of protections.

LGBT Federal Protections Backed by 78 Percent in New Poll

The Equality Act would include protections in public accommodations, public education, employment, housing, federal funding, jury service, legal protections, and credit.

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Trump Makes It Even Easier to Discriminate Against Women & LGBT People

Language opposing sex discrimination and anti-LGBT bias in health care has disappeared from a government website. 

D.C. Is a Disaster. Fight for LGBTQ Rights in Your Backyard

Political advances can't happen with a government in paralysis. But systems aren't as broken in Nevada, Dallas, or Baton Rouge.

Betsy DeVos's Action on School Discipline Will Hurt LGBTQ Students

At the behest of a DeVos-chaired commission, the Trump administration has withdrawn Obama-era guidance on preventing discriminatory discipline, inciting the wrath of civil rights groups.

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Justice Department Says Federal Law Doesn't Ban Antigay Discrimination

The department, led by Jeff Sessions, made that argument in a case involving whether a law banning sex discrimination covers sexual orientation.