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May 22, 2018
ACLU on Introduction of Do No Harm Act
WASHINGTON — Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) introduced today the Do No Harm Act, which would prevent the use of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) to evade compliance wi...
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights
Apr 27, 2018
Half of Senate Opposes Transgender Military Ban
WASHINGTON — Fifty members of the Senate sent a letter today to the Department of Defense opposing President Trump’s directive to ban transgender service members from serving i...
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights
Mar 29, 2018
ACLU and Lambda Legal File Lawsuit to Challenge Ohio’s Discriminatory Birth Certificate Policy
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio, the ACLU, and Lambda Legal filed a lawsuit today challenging Ohio’s refusal to correct the gender marker on birth c...
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Ray v. McCloud
Mar 07, 2018
Funeral Home Unlawfully Discriminated Against Its Employee By Firing Her For Being Transgender, a Federal Appeals Court Rules
DETROIT — Today the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled that R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes unlawfully discriminated against Aimee Stephens when it fired her ...
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights
Court case: R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes v EEOC & Aimee Stephens
Feb 26, 2018
Federal Appeals Court Rules Civil Rights Act Covers Sexual Orientation
WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court handed down a victory for lesbian, gay, and bisexual people today, affirming that workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation is ill...
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights
Feb 20, 2018
ACLU of South Carolina Comment on Bill to Undercut Marriage Rights of Same-Sex Couples
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Six members of the South Carolina House of Representatives have introduced legislation in the Judiciary Committee that purports to undercut the rights of same-...
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights
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