Press Releases
about LGBTQ Rights
Mar 11, 2025
ACLU Joins Appeal of Incarcerated Woman Shackled During Childbirth and Deprived of Medication
RICHMOND, Va. -- On Friday, February 28th, the ACLU of North Carolina joined the ACLU Disability Rights Program, Rights Behind Bars, Tycko & Zavareei LLP, and Kaplan & Grad...
Mar 07, 2025
In Response to ACLU Lawsuit, National Endowment for the Arts Removes Certification Requirement on Funding Applications
Artists no longer need to attest that they will not “promote gender ideology” to apply and the NEA’s funding bar will be decided by the Court.
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
LGBTQ Rights
Mar 07, 2025
Families and Doctors Ask Federal Court to Enforce Injunction Blocking Trump Administration’s Anti-Trans Healthcare Policy
BALTIMORE – Attorneys representing families and doctors from across the country filed a motion in federal court today asking the court to enforce its nationwide preliminary injun...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: PFLAG v. Trump
Mar 07, 2025
Advocates Sue to Challenge Withholding of Gender-Affirming Care in Federal Prisons
WASHINGTON – Three transgender people currently incarcerated in federal custody have filed a class action lawsuit against the Trump Administration and the Federal Bureau of Priso...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
LGBTQ Rights
Mar 06, 2025
Artists Mount First Amendment Challenge to New Grant Requirements by the National Endowment for the Arts
Applicants must attest that they will not “promote gender ideology” to be eligible for funding in accordance with President Trump’s executive order.
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
LGBTQ Rights
Mar 04, 2025
Federal Judge Grants Preliminary Injunction Against Trump’s Anti-Trans Healthcare Order
BALTIMORE – In a victory for transgender people and their families, a federal judge has granted a request for a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of President Donald Tr...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: PFLAG v. Trump
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Washington, D.C.Mar 2025
LGBTQ Rights
Kingdom v. TrumpKingdom v. Trump
Three transgender people currently incarcerated in federal custody have filed a class action lawsuit against the Trump Administration and the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) challenging an Executive Order and new BOP policies prohibiting their access to gender-affirming care. The class action lawsuit was filed in federal court in Washington, D.C., on behalf of approximately 2,000 transgender people incarcerated in federal prisons across the United States. -
News & CommentaryFeb 2025
LGBTQ Rights
+2 Issues
What Students Lose When School Becomes a Political BattlegroundWhat Students Lose When School Becomes a Political Battleground
The Trump administration is attempting to push its political ideals and conservative agenda on students and restrict access to a diverse and inclusive education. Students are speaking out about how harmful these unlawful practices are. -
PodcastFeb 2025
LGBTQ Rights
Know Your LGBTQ+ Rights with Chase StrangioKnow Your LGBTQ+ Rights with Chase Strangio
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Court CaseMar 2025
LGBTQ Rights
Orr v. TrumpOrr v. Trump
On his first day back in office in January 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order that led the State Department to suspend its policy allowing transgender, intersex, and nonbinary people to update the sex designations on their passports, leading some with pending applications to have their passports withheld from them and others to receive a new passport with the wrong sex designation listed. Soon after, the ACLU sued on behalf of seven transgender and nonbinary people on the grounds the policy violates their constitutional rights and the Administrative Procedure Act.