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Nov 15, 2016
Over 340,000 Signatures Delivered to Congress Rejecting Discrimination in Defense Bill
WASHINGTON — More than a dozen national organizations delivered over 342,000 petition signatures to Congress today in opposition to an amendment in the annual defense bill that w...
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights
Nov 15, 2016
Washington State Supreme Court Hears Case of Gay Couple Discriminated Against by Florist
BELLEVUE, Wash. — The Washington State Supreme Court heard oral arguments today in the case in which a florist refused to sell flowers to a gay couple for their wedding. A lower ...
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Arlene's Flowers et al v. Washington et al
Oct 28, 2016
Team Challenging North Carolina’s H.B. 2 Responds to U.S. Supreme Court Decision to Hear Case on Virginia High School Discriminatory Restroom Policy
Washington – The U.S. Supreme Court today announced it will hear a case brought by the Gloucester County School Board in Virginia that adopted a discriminatory restroom policy th...
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Carcaño, et al. v. Cooper, et al
Oct 28, 2016
Supreme Court Will Hear ACLU Case About School Policy Forcing Transgender Students to Use Separate Restrooms
Fourth Circuit Ruled Schools Can’t Bar Transgender Students From Using Restrooms Consistent With Their Gender Identity
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights
Oct 19, 2016
ACLU, Lambda Legal File Brief to Protect All Transgender People Harmed by Discriminatory H.B. 2
RICHMOND, Va. — In a lawsuit challenging the North Carolina law banning transgender people from using restrooms that correspond to their gender identity, LGBT rights groups yeste...
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights
Aug 29, 2016
ACLU, Lambda Legal Seek Greater Relief for Transgender North Carolinians Harmed by H.B. 2
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – LGBT rights groups challenging North Carolina’s House Bill 2, the state law that bans many transgender people from restrooms that match their gender, toda...
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights
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