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Aug 09, 2019
ACLU Comment on District Court Ruling in Favor of Gavin Grimm
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Virginia has ruled in favor of ACLU client Gavin Grimm, in his request for summary judgement in a sex discr...
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Grimm v. Gloucester County School Board
Jul 15, 2019
Federal Judge Allows ACLU to Represent LGBTQ Support Group in School Discrimination Case
ACLU Statement on Lawsuit Against Williamston Community Schools
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights
Jul 03, 2019
Supreme Court Urged Not to Roll Back Workplace Protections for LGBTQ People
WASHINGTON – Thousands of businesses, women CEOs and women’s rights organizations, civil rights organizations, current and former elected officials, faith leaders, scholars and...
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights
Court case: LGBTQ Discrimination Cases at the Supreme Court
May 28, 2019
Supreme Court Allows School District Restroom Policies Supporting Transgender Students to Stand
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court today declined to hear Doe v. Boyertown Area School District, allowing school districts to continue to support transgender students by allowing the...
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Doe v. Boyertown Area School District
May 24, 2019
ACLU Responds to Proposed Changes to Health Care Rights Law
WASHINGTON — The Department of Health and Human Services proposed a change to the Health Care Rights Law, Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, today in an attempt to roll bac...
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights
May 22, 2019
HUD Moves to Allow Anti-Trans Discrimination in Federally Funded Homeless Shelters
WASHINGTON — The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced a proposal today to roll back protections for transgender people experiencing homelessness, allowing ...
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights Religious Liberty
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