HRC & Lambda Legal announce lawsuit to block Trump’s renewed moves to ban transgender military service
Trump's new executive order is discriminatory, unconstitutional, and harmful to military readiness, the organizations say.
JANUARY 28, 2025
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Trump's new executive order is discriminatory, unconstitutional, and harmful to military readiness, the organizations say.
Just one day after voters rejected the conservative conspiracy theory about LGBTQ+ people, lawmakers in Tennessee doubled down with not one but two restrictive bills.
The four trans plaintiffs in Tennessee had sought to change the sex designation on their birth certificates.
Stephen Schwartz, yet another of Trump's far-right judicial nominees, gets Senate confirmation.
The legislation "is nothing more than a politically motivated bill designed to discriminate against an already vulnerable population," says the Human Rights Campaign's Alphonso David.
While it's not expected to pass the Senate, it's still important to stand up and speak out against such legislation, LGBTQ+ advocates say.
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics' new policy will go into effect with the 2024-2025 school year.
The case U.S. v. Skrmetti is about the Equal Protection clause of the U.S. Constitution. The decision will shape gender-affirming care in America.
Lambda Legal's analysis of the president's first year praises advancements made for LGBTQ+ Americans but recommends further actions.
It will likely take a lawsuit to end the Veterans Affairs policy of denying coverage for gender-confirmation surgery — a procedure currently covered by Medicare.
The bill signed into law by Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte goes further than others in specifically targeting the events.
Menashi, with a history of homophobic, misogynistic, and racist writings, now has a lifetime appointment to a federal appeals court.
They filed the suit on behalf of six trans service members, one aspiring enlistee, and the Gender Justice League.
A new Lambda Legal report praises the president for diversifying the judiciary and repairing Trump-era damage but finds one kind of diversity is lacking.
Under a proposed rule announced by Ben Carson, federally funded shelters could turn away trans people or force them into unsafe situations.
A proposed rule on the enforcement of Title IX would state that overall bans on trans student athletes violate that law but would allow for some exclusion of trans players.
The state guts rights and endangers kids under the guise of religious freedom.
Here's what is at stake in U.S. v. Skrmetti, a case about health care for transgender youth.
The Department of Labor rule allows even for-profit companies to claim a religious exemption from nondiscrimination policies for federal contractors.