All posts tagged "national center for lesbian rights"
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LGBTQ advocates deliver letter to D.C. councilmembers calling for sex work decriminalization
A coalition of LGBTQ activists and advocates has dropped off copies of a letter addressed to members of the D.C. Council, signed by 72 different...
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U.S. House approves defense bill amendment to allow transgender people to serve in the military
Defense bill will now head to Conference Committee, but Speier Amendment could be removed from final version
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Utah governor orders state licensing board to protect minors by regulating conversion therapy
In a move that could one day lead to a ban on conversion therapy, Utah Gov. Gary Herbert (R) has directed the Beehive State’s Psychologist...
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9th Circuit rules lower court can reconsider halting Trump’s transgender military ban
Under the new legal standard being applied, the government will have the burden of justifying the ban's existence
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2 out of every 5 LGBTQ youth have seriously considered suicide, study says
National survey by The Trevor Project finds more than 7 in 10 LGBTQ youth experience discrimination due to their identity
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Arizona Supreme Court rules that family law judges may ensure transgender children receive medically necessary care
Court finds custodial parents' rights can be restricted if they threaten the health or safety of their children
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Idaho transgender woman’s surgery stalled pending 9th Circuit decision
Lawyers for Adree Edmo hope the 9th Circuit will find denying her surgery violates her Eighth Amendment rights
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Federal appeals court dissolves last injunction halting Trump’s trans military ban
Trump administration is now free to begin implementing restrictions on transgender soldiers starting on April 12
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Trump administration to begin enforcing transgender military ban on April 12
The U.S. Department of Defense has announced its intention to begin moving forward with implementing the Trump administration’s plan to bar most transgender individuals from...
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Maryland court lifts injunction on Trump’s transgender military ban
A federal judge in Maryland has lifted the last remaining injunction preventing the Trump administration from implementing its preferred policy barring most transgender military personnel...
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Anti-gay group asks Supreme Court to overturn New Jersey’s ban on conversion therapy
A prominent anti-LGBTQ religious group is seeking to overturn New Jersey’s ban on conversion therapy and other similar bans throughout the country. Earlier this month,...
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Supreme Court says Trump administration should be allowed to carry out its transgender military ban
On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that President Donald Trump and the U.S. Department of Defense should be allowed to ban certain transgender people...
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New York lawmakers vote to pass transgender protections and ban conversion therapy
Activists celebrate two hard-won victories after more than a decade of obstruction
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D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals rules in favor of Trump’s transgender military ban
Advocates call decision "a devastating slap in the face to transgender service members"
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Transgender service members ask SCOTUS to deny Trump administration’s request for review
Several transgender service members are asking the Supreme Court to reject a request from the Trump administration to rule on several challenges to a Trump-proposed...
