News & Commentary about LGBTQ Nondiscrim­ination Protections

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Mar 4, 2020

Trans People Belong

Someone holding up a poster in front of the Supreme Court that reads "trans people belong" and in the background, another person holds a poster that says "don't roll back our rights." This is in the face of trans discrimination and at a time when SCOTUS has a number of cases on the docket that affect trans lives.
Trans People Belong

Feb 27, 2020

A Hospital Refused to Provide Medically Necessary Surgery Because I Am Transgender

Photo of Evan Minton sitting on a couch in an office.
A Hospital Refused to Provide Medically Necessary Surgery Because I Am Transgender

Dec 9, 2019

Three Ways the “Fairness for All Act” Doesn’t Protect LGBTQ People from Discrimination

Rep. Chris Stewart
Three Ways the “Fairness for All Act” Doesn’t Protect LGBTQ People from Discrimination

Oct 8, 2019

What You Need to Know About the LGBTQ Rights Case Before SCOTUS

A crowd celebrates outside of the Supreme Court in Washington after the court declared that same-sex couples have a right to marry anywhere in the U.S.
What You Need to Know About the LGBTQ Rights Case Before SCOTUS

Aug 29, 2019

Taxpayers Have Been Ordered to Pay Over $2 Million For Discriminating Against LGBTQ People

Demonstrators holding signs with the message 'Open to All"
Taxpayers Have Been Ordered to Pay Over $2 Million For Discriminating Against LGBTQ People

Jul 3, 2019

Thousands of Voices Are Telling the Supreme Court: Don’t Roll Back LGBTQ Rights

Revelers at an LGBTQ Pride parade
Thousands of Voices Are Telling the Supreme Court: Don’t Roll Back LGBTQ Rights

Apr 22, 2019

Supreme Court Takes Cases of People Fired for Being LGBTQ

Supreme Court at sunset
Supreme Court Takes Cases of People Fired for Being LGBTQ

Apr 10, 2019

The American People Support LGBTQ Equality. Congress Should Too.

Protesters marching in favor of the rights of trans people
The American People Support LGBTQ Equality. Congress Should Too.

Mar 13, 2019

It’s High Time Congress Passed the Equality Act

Man waving rainbow flag in front of Supreme Court
It’s High Time Congress Passed the Equality Act

Jan 16, 2019

I’m Out of a Job Because My Boss Didn’t Think I Look Like a Woman

Meagan Hunter
I’m Out of a Job Because My Boss Didn’t Think I Look Like a Woman