All posts tagged "lawsuits"
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Arizona House committee approves bill barring transgender females from women’s sports
Bill would allow cisgender female athletes to sue if they lost competitions or opportunities because of transgender inclusion
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Ohio Republicans introduce bill to deny gender-affirming health care to trans youth
More than 1,800 parents of transgender children condemn "mean-spirited" bills as politically-motivated attack
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Lambda Legal seeks class action status in LGBTQ Social Security survivor benefits lawsuit
If granted, class action status would allow all LGBTQ widows denied survivor benefits to avoid filing separate but identical lawsuits
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Anti-LGBTQ Texas Values is suing city of Austin over its nondiscrimination ordinances
Conservative groups say ordinances preventing discrimination "punish" them for their religious beliefs opposing homosexuality
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Federal court halts Trump’s transgender military ban
On Monday afternoon, a federal court in Washington blocked the Trump administration’s planned implementation of a ban prohibiting transgender individuals from serving in the U.S....
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Mississippi’s anti-LGBTQ “religious freedom” law is now in full effect
HB 1523 condones anti-LGBTQ discrimination based on three specific religious beliefs
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Two additional lawsuits challenge Trump’s transgender military ban
A third lawsuit was previously filed to overturn any attempt to discriminate against trans service members
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ACLU challenging Montana anti-trans ballot initiative
They argue it obscures goal of banning transgender people from facilities matching their gender identity
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Utah repeals discriminatory sex education bill
Utah lawmakers have taken a step forward for equality in sex education by voting overwhelmingly in favor of a bill repealing a provision that essentially...
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Kim Davis will not have to pay legal fees in marriage license dispute
A federal judge has ruled that Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis, who made national headlines when she went to jail rather than issue marriage licenses to...
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LGBTQ groups lambaste Trump for rescinding trans protections
LGBTQ groups unleashed their spleen on the Trump administration after the Department of Justice and Department of Education sent around a “Dear Colleague” letter officially...
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Utah lawmakers considering overturning “No Promo Homo” sex ed policy
A Utah Senate committee has voted unanimously in favor of a bill that would remove a controversial provision in its sex education law, reports The Salt...
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Justice Department signals it may pull support for trans student protections
Just one day after the confirmation of Jeff Sessions as U.S. Attorney General, the Justice Department filed a motion withdrawing its previous request for a...
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Texas health center settles lawsuit with fired HIV-positive employee
Granite Mesa Health Center has agreed to pay out $70,000 and institute ADA and HIV competency training
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North Carolina Democrats introduce bill to repeal and replace HB 2
Democrats in North Carolina have introduced a pair of bills to repeal the state’s anti-LGBTQ HB 2 law and institute statewide nondiscrimination protections. The latter bill...
