Press Releases
about LGBTQ Rights
May 07, 2025
Military Families Seek Preliminary Injunction Against Censorship in Department of Defense Schools
Military families seek preliminary injunction that would restore curricula, return books to shelves, and prohibit future bans
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: E.K. v. Department of Defense Education Activity
May 05, 2025
Transgender Federal Worker Challenges Trump’s Federal Bathroom Ban
WASHINGTON - A civilian employee of the Illinois National Guard has filed a class action complaint to the Army National Guard Bureau Equal Opportunity Office (NGB-EO) challenging a...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Apr 30, 2025
ACLU Asks Court to Expand Temporary Relief to All Trans, Intersex, and Nonbinary People Seeking Passports
BOSTON – The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Massachusetts, and Covington & Burling LLC filed motions for class certification and preliminary classwide relief tod...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Orr v. Trump
Apr 29, 2025
As Congressional Champions Reintroduce Equality Act, Civil Rights Groups Call for its Urgent Passage
With the Rise in Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills Signed Into Law Over the Past Year, 12 Leading Civil Rights Groups Urge Congress to Ensure Consistent and Explicit Federal Protections for LGBTQ+ Individuals by Passing the Equality Act
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Apr 18, 2025
Federal Judge Orders Temporary Relief to Six Plaintiffs in Challenge to Trump Administration Policy Barring Updates to Sex Designation on US Passports
BOSTON – A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction today after finding that an executive order by President Trump and a State Department policy prohibiting updates to sex d...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Orr v. Trump
Apr 15, 2025
Students Sue Department of Defense Schools Over Curriculum Changes, Book Bans
Students around the globe impacted by censorship of materials about race and gender in military-run schools
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: E.K. v. Department of Defense Education Activity
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PodcastMay 2025
LGBTQ Rights
+3 Issues
We’re Still Ready: Trump’s First 100 Days With Cecillia Wang. Explore Podcast.We’re Still Ready: Trump’s First 100 Days with Cecillia Wang
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VirginiaApr 2025
LGBTQ Rights
Free Speech
E.k. V. Department Of Defense Education Activity. Explore Case.E.K. v. Department of Defense Education Activity
Whether the Department of Defense Education Activity can remove educational material related to race and gender from its libraries and classrooms in K-12 schools. -
South CarolinaApr 2025
LGBTQ Rights
Free Speech
O.r. V. Greenville County, South Carolina. Explore Case.O.R. v. Greenville County, South Carolina
Local library patrons, with help from the American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of South Carolina, are suing officials in South Carolina’s most populous county for systematically purging literature by and about lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people from its public library collection. -
News & CommentaryApr 2025
LGBTQ Rights
The Human Toll Of Trump's Anti-trans Crusade. Explore News & Commentary.The Human Toll of Trump's Anti-Trans Crusade
President Donald Trump’s assault on transgender rights is a gross overreach of presidential power and yet another attempt to punish trans people just for existing.