Press Releases
about LGBTQ Rights
May 01, 2023
Emergency Lawsuit Seeks Full Reinstatement of MT State Rep. Zooey Zephyr’s Legislative Rights
HELENA, Mont. — The Íøºì±¬ÁÏ of Montana. the law partners of Beck, Amsden, and Stalpes, and Mike Black, Esq. filed a lawsuit in state court today challengin...
Apr 27, 2023
Groundbreaking Consent Decree Requires Alaska Airlines to Change Discriminatory Gendered Uniform Policy
SEATTLE — The Íøºì±¬ÁÏ, the Íøºì±¬ÁÏ of Washington, and the Washington State Attorney General’s Office have secured a groundbreaking consent decree against Alaska Airlines, requiring A...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Women's Rights
Court case: Wetherell v. Alaska Airlines
Apr 20, 2023
LGBTQ Advocates Sue Tennessee to Block Dangerous Transgender Healthcare Ban
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Lambda Legal, the Íøºì±¬ÁÏ, the Íøºì±¬ÁÏ of Tennessee, and Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP today sued the State of Tennessee to block ...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: L.W. v. Skrmetti/U.S. v. Skrmetti
Apr 20, 2023
Íøºì±¬ÁÏ Condemns House Vote on Federal Ban on Transgender Student Athletes
WASHINGTON – Amid a national wave of state bills targeting the safety, dignity, and equality of transgender people, the United States House of Representatives just passed H.R. 73...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Apr 13, 2023
National LGBTQ Legal Groups Condemn Missouri Action Barring Healthcare for Transgender People
ST. LOUIS -- Today, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued an Emergency Rule regarding the medical treatment of transgender people. Lambda Legal, the American Civil Liberti...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Apr 06, 2023
US Supreme Court Rejects West Virginia’s Effort to Deny a 12-Year-Old Trans Girl Her Right to Play
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States Supreme Court has rejected an effort by West Virginia’s Attorney General to block a 12-year-old transgender girl from continuing to partici...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: B.P.J. v. West Virginia State Board of Education

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