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about LGBTQ Rights
Apr 07, 2022
Civil Rights Groups to Challenge Alabama Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Alabama, Lambda Legal, Transgender Law Center, and Cooley LLP announced today plans to file a legal challenge t...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Mar 15, 2022
Transgender Alabamians Tell Federal Appeals Court Lack of Accurate IDs Puts Their Lives at Risk
ATLANTA — A district court has for the first time heard arguments in a case involving accurate gender markers on IDs for transgender people. In 2021, a federal appeals court rule...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Corbitt v. Taylor
Mar 11, 2022
Texas Court Blocks State from Investigating Families of Transgender Youth
AUSTIN, Texas — The Travis County District Court issued an injunction today blocking the State of Texas from implementing a new directive that targeted trans youth. The directive...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Doe v. Abbott
Mar 01, 2022
ACLU, Lambda Legal Sue to Block Texas From Investigating Parents Who Support Their Transgender Kids
AUSTIN, Texas — The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Texas, and Lambda Legal today asked a Texas state court to block the Texas Department of Family and Protective Service...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Doe v. Abbott
Dec 08, 2021
Trans Woman Wins Settlement from Gym that Refused Her Use of Women’s Locker Room
Crunch Gym in El Cajon Will Pay Settlement, Train Staff
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Nov 18, 2021
ACLU Comment on Settlement of Arlene’s Flowers v. Ingersoll and Freed
WASHINGTON — A settlement has been reached in Arlene’s Flowers v. Ingersoll and Freed, the case where a flower shop refused to provide Robert Ingersoll and Curt Freed flowers f...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Arlene's Flowers et al v. Washington et al
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KansasMar 2026
LGBTQ Rights
Doe V. State Of Kansas. Explore Case.Doe v. State of Kansas
Two transgender residents of Kansas filed a lawsuit in state court challenging SB 244, a state law enacted in 2026 that immediately invalidated the driver’s licenses of transgender people across the state and which authorizes anyone to sue anybody they suspect of being transgender for using the “wrong” restroom in government buildings. -
News & CommentaryMar 2026
LGBTQ Rights
Bans Against Trans Athletes Will Not “save Women’s Sports”. Explore News & Commentary.Bans Against Trans Athletes Will Not “Save Women’s Sports”
Rather than advance equality and inclusion in athletics for all women and girls, politicians attack transgender athletes, and undercut what women are capable of achieving. -
News & CommentaryFeb 2026
LGBTQ Rights
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How Your Elected Officials Are Voting On Key Legislation. Explore News & Commentary.How Your Elected Officials Are Voting on Key Legislation
The ACLU’s new Congressional Scorecard tracks how federal elected officials are voting on key legislation affecting core civil rights and constitutional freedoms. -
KansasFeb 2026
LGBTQ Rights
Loe V. Kansas. Explore Case.Loe v. Kansas
In May 2025, two transgender adolescents and their parents filed a challenge in Kansas state court against SB 63, a state law prohibiting access to gender-affirming medical treatments for transgender people under 18. Access to gender-affirming medical care, such as hormone therapies and pubertal suppressants, for transgender adolescents is supported by the American Medical Association, the American Psychological Association, and the American Academy of Pediatrics.