Civil rights groups sue Trump over executive orders targeting DEI & transgender people
“President Trump, we will see you in court again, and we will beat you again,” Lambda Legal CEO Kevin Jennings said.
February 19, 2025
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Georgia to Cover Gender-Affirming Care for State Workers Under Settlement of Lawsuit
Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund had sued on behalf of state employees denied coverage.
October 19, 2023
Lena Waithe Says Time's Up to Fight Against Harassment for Queer Women
The out, Emmy-winning Master of None star has signed on to a part of the legal defense fund to help LGBT women and women of color.
January 2, 2018
Trans Woman Wins Landmark Settlement in Suit Over Mistreatment in Jail
Makyyla Holland's lawsuit said she was housed with men, beaten, and denied medication while jailed in Broome County, N.Y.
August 28, 2023
Ayanna Pressley on Introducing Bill to Advance Trans Rights
The lawmaker from Massachusetts made the announcement on Transgender Day of Visibility.
March 31, 2023
Marriage Equality Opponents Seek Stay of Supreme Court Decision
An Arizona-based conservative legal group asked the California supreme court on Thursday to put off finalization of its decision legalizing same-sex marriage until voters get a chance to weigh in.
May 23, 2008
Larry Craig's Legal Defense Funds In Question
Did Larry Craig improperly use $216,000 of campaign cash for his legal defense?
February 26, 2013
Two major national transgender rights organizations announce merger
The National Center for Transgender Equality and the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund will merge to form a new organiation.
January 19, 2024
Twitter Suspends Libs of TikTok While Account Owner Vows Legal Action
Chaya Raichik asked supporters to donate to a legal defense fund she plans to use to sue Twitter if her anti-LGBTQ+ account Libs of TikTok is permanently suspended.
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September 29, 2022
Here are 26 organizations fighting Donald Trump that you can donate to
The work these groups do will be critical during a second Trump Administration.
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November 13, 2024
Denying gender-affirming care coverage violates federal law, says appeals court
The 11th Circuit made the ruling in the case of Houston County, Ga., sheriff's deputy Anna Lange.
May 14, 2024
New Mexico Clerk Who Launched Marriage Equality Donates Leftover Funds
Dona Ana county clerk Lynn Ellins issued the first marriage licenses to same-sex couples in the state last August, and is now donating to a statewide marriage equality organization the leftover funds he raised to help pay his legal fees.
January 12, 2014
Op-ed: Remember Trans People Lost Serving in Silence
The executive director of the Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund has an important reminder for Memorial Day.
May 26, 2014
Georgia State Workers Sue Over Denial of Trans Health Care Coverage
The exclusion isn't just wrong, it's illegal, says the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund.
December 16, 2022
Tennessee Sued Over Assault on Trans Health Care
This is unlawful discrimination, says the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund, which is representing two trans women in the suit.
May 25, 2023
Mexican Legal Group Urges President to Sign ENDA StopGap
The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund became the first non-LGBT organization to join a movement urging President Obama to sign an executive order that would require federal contractors to have LGBT-inclusive non-discrimination policies.
April 6, 2012
North Carolina and West Virginia can't deny trans health care: federal appeals court
The bans for state employees and Medicaid recipients, respectively, are unconstitutional, the Fourth Circuit ruled.
April 30, 2024
Will This Court Case Recognize Non-Biological LGBTQ+ Parents?
The Michigan Supreme Court gives a fresh look at an old doctrine in light of Obergefell v. Hodges.
April 10, 2023
303 Creative SCOTUS Ruling Is Signal to Keep Fighting, Activists Say
The Supreme Court's ruling is narrow in scope but sets the stage for more chipping away at antidiscrimination law.
June 30, 2023