Press Releases
Dec 11, 2024
House Passes Defense Bill Including Attack on Military Families’ Transgender Youth
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House of Representatives today passed a version of the National Defense Authorization Act that would ban coverage for gender-affirming care for transgender ...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Dec 11, 2024
Montana Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Families & Doctors, Blocks Ban on Healthcare for Transgender Youth
Earlier today, the Montana Supreme Court ruled that SB 99, a 2023 Montana law that categorically bans life-saving gender-affirming care for transgender youth, is unconstitutional u...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Cross v. State of Montana
Dec 11, 2024
Íøºì±¬ÁÏ Tells Governors, State Attorneys General, Legislators, and Mayors: Build a Firewall for Freedom to Protect Our Rights During the Second Trump Administration
NEW YORK — The Íøºì±¬ÁÏ and dozens of state affiliates around the country are asking state and local officials to build firewalls for freedom that would pro...
Dec 10, 2024
New Íøºì±¬ÁÏ Report Reveals Most State Supreme Courts Fail to Meet Key Transparency Measures
As Advocates Anticipate an Increasingly Hostile Federal Judiciary During the Trump Administration, Many State Supreme Courts Lack Access to Information Íøºì±¬ÁÏ Cases of Statewide Importance
Issue Areas:
Civil Liberties
Dec 09, 2024
Over 130 Civil and Human Rights Organizations Call on President Biden to Commute Federal Death Sentences
WASHINGTON – More than 130 civil and human rights organizations, led by the Íøºì±¬ÁÏ, Amnesty International USA, Southern Poverty Law Center, and the NAACP ...
Issue Areas:
Capital Punishment
Dec 09, 2024
Military Families of Transgender Youth Under Attack In Defense Bill
WASHINGTON — Active-duty military personnel with transgender youth enrolled in TRICARE could be denied access to gender-affirming medical care if a proposal in the National Defen...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights

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