December
December 20, 2011
New Guide for LGBT Elders in California Provides Comprehensive Information About Their Rights and Benefits
December 13, 2011
NCLR Applauds California Ruling Recognizing Same-Sex Parent of Adopted Children as a Legal Parent
December 9, 2011
NCLR, HUD, HHS Co-Host First-Ever National Summit on LGBT Elder Housing, Health, and Long-Term Care Issues
December 8, 2011
NCLR Responds to Proposition 8 Case Hearing
December 7, 2011
NCLR Federal Policy Director Maya Rupert Named as One of Ebony Magazine’s ‘Power 100’
December 6, 2011
NCLR Applauds Howard County Council For Passing Ordinance To Protect Transgender People from Discrimination
NCLR Applauds Secretary Clinton’s Groundbreaking Speech on the Human Rights of LGBT People
December 1, 2011
NCLR Commemorates World AIDS Day, Commends Obama Administration for Working to End the Pandemic
November
November 28, 2011
Parties Settle Case Challenging Disqualification of Bisexual Players’ Team At 2008 Gay Softball World Series
NCLR Responds to Congressman Barney Frank’s Retirement After 30 Years of Service
Two NCLR Staff Attorneys Move to New Positions
November 17, 2011
NCLR Responds to California Supreme Court Ruling in Proposition 8 Case
November 10, 2011
NCLR Responds to Senate Judiciary Committee Vote on Bill that Would Repeal DOMA
November 8, 2011
LGBT Equality Groups Urge Ninth Circuit to Reject Attack on Prop 8 Trial Judge
November 3, 2011
NCLR Deputy Director Kris Hermanns to Lead Pride Foundation
October
October 31, 2011
NCLR Applauds Senate Introduction of Every Child Deserves a Family Act
October 11, 2011
NCLR Mourns the Loss of Dr. Frank Kameny
California Governor Signs Groundbreaking Law Protecting Same-sex Spouses and Partners of Nursing Home Residents
NCLR Applauds California Governor Signing State Dream Act into Law
CA Governor Signs Seth’s Law Providing Schools with Tools to Address Bullying
October 7, 2011
NCLR Mourns the Loss of Longtime LGBT Leader and Visionary, Paula Ettelbrick
September
September 30, 2011
Federal Bureau of Prisons Makes Major Change in Transgender Medical Policy
September 23, 2011
NCLR Challenges Cozen O’Connor’s Refusal to Provide Death Benefits to Surviving Same-Sex Spouse
September 22, 2011
NCLR Responds to Execution of Troy Davis by the State of Georgia
September 20, 2011
NCLR Celebrates End of "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell"
September 19, 2011
NCLR Responds to Order Releasing Proposition 8 Federal Trial Video
September 13, 2011
NCLR Responds to North Carolina Constitutional Amendment Measure that Would Ban Marriage Equality
September 12, 2011
NCLR Applauds New NCAA Inclusion Policy Benefitting Transgender Student Athletes
September 9, 2011
California Legislation Addressing Inequality in Treatment of Same-sex Spouses and Patners of Nursing Home Residents Moves to Governor
September 7, 2011
NCLR Applauds New Protections for LGBT People in Federal Hospital Visitation Rules
September 6, 2011
NCLR Responds to California Supreme Court Hearing on Proposition 8
September 2, 2011
LGBT Equality Organizations Applaud California Senate Passage of Seth’s Law AB 9
August
August 29, 2011
U.S District Court Hears Arguments on Motion to Release Videotape of Historic Prop 8 Trial
August 9, 2011
NCLR Represents Sixth Student in Lawsuit Against Minnesota School District
August 9, 2011
Legal Experts Urge Supreme Court to Address Discrimination Against Children with Unmarried Adoptive Parents
August 5, 2011
California Governor Signs Bill Strengthening Parental Rights for Non-Biological Parents
August 3, 2011
Widow Defends Her Marriage Against Challenges by Deceased Wife’s Parents
July
July 22, 2011
NCLR Applauds President’s Certification of "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell" Repeal
July 20, 2011
NCLR Responds to First-Ever Senate Hearing on Bill that Would Repeal DOMA
July 14, 2011
NCLR Applauds Governor Brown for Signing the Historic FAIR Education Act
July 13, 2011
Proposed Rule Would Protect LGBT People Seeking Affordable, Private Healthcare Policies
July 6, 2011
NCLR Applauds Order Halting "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell" Enforcement
July 3, 2011
NCLR Applauds Department of Justice Brief Arguing DOMA is Unconstitutional
June
June 29, 2011
NCLR Calls on Rhode Island Governor to Veto Discriminatory Civil Union Bill
June 24, 2011
NCLR Responds to New York State Marriage Equality Vote
June 22, 2011
California’s Seth’s Law Passes Critical Senate Committee
June 21, 2011
NCLR Joins Congress in Calling on President Obama to Restore Employment Protections and Religious Freedoms
June 14, 2011
NCLR Responds to Judge Ware’s Denial of the Motion to Vacate the Proposition 8 Ruling
June 13, 2011
NCLR Responds to Hearing on Motion to Vacate Ruling in Proposition 8 Case
June 13, 2011
Tennesseans Challenge Discriminatory State Law
June 9, 2011
Ohio Supreme Court Holds Conviction of
12-Year-Old Boy for Statutory Rape Unconstitutional
June 2, 2011
Seth’s Law Passes State Assembly
May
May 23, 2011
NCLR Responds to Minnesota Lawmakers’ Decision to Put Marriage Equality Ban on 2012 Ballot
May 22, 2011
Five LGBT Role Models Honored Saturday by the National Center for Lesbian Rights
May 13, 2011
LGBT Equal Rights Groups Urge Court to Reject Attack on Prop 8 Trial Judge
May 12, 2011
Delano Youth Conference to Address Bullying of LGBT Youth
May 10, 2011
NCLR Condemns Uganda’s Shocking Persecution of the LGBT Community
May 4, 2011
EQCA, NCLR, and Lambda Legal File Amicus Brief in California Supreme Court in Proposition 8 Challenge
April
April 25, 2011
NCLR Responds to King & Spalding Withdrawal from Defending the Defense of Marriage Act
April 14, 2011
NCLR Applauds Delaware’s Passage of Civil Unions Bill
April 14, 2011
Uniting American Families Act Introduced in both Chambers of Congress
April 14, 2011
NCLR Applauds Senate Introduction of Fully Inclusive Employment Non-Discrimination Act
April 13, 2011
Seth’s Law Passes Key California Legislative Committee
April 8, 2011
NCLR Applauds HUD’s LGBT-Inclusive "Live Free" Campaign
April 5, 2011
LGBT Elders Raise Serious Fears about Long-Term Care Facilities
April 1, 2011
NCLR Praises Obama Administration for Advancing LGBT Health Care Equality
March
March 31, 2011
NCLR, Equality California Applaud New Federal Report Urging Researchers to Collect LGBT Health Data
March 30, 2011
NCLR Applauds the Reintroduction of the Fully Inclusive Employment Non-Discrimination Act
March 23, 2011
NCLR Responds to Ninth Circuit Decision to Deny the Motion to Lift the Stay of Decision Striking Down Proposition 8
March 17, 2011
NCLR and SRLP Introduce First-Ever Guide for Group Care Facilities Serving Transgender and Gender Non-conforming Youth
March 16, 2011
NCLR Applauds Reintroduction of Bill to Repeal the Federal Defense of Marriage Act
March 14, 2011
"Seth’s Law" Proposed to Make a Safer School Environment for California Students
March 11, 2011
LGBT Groups Condemn Anti-Muslim Hearings in the U.S. House of Representatives
March 8, 2011
The National Center for Lesbian Rights Celebrates 34 Years of LGBT Legal Advocacy
March 2, 2011
NCLR Responds to U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Allowing Anti-Gay Protests at Funerals
February
February 24, 2011
NCLR Mourns the Loss of Founding Board Member Patti Roberts
February 23, 2011
NCLR Applauds President’s Decision to Stop Defending Discriminatory Federal Defense of Marriage Act
February 16, 2011
NCLR Applauds Hawai'i's Passage of Civil Unions Law
February 16, 2011
NCLR Responds to California Supreme Court Decision to Accept Certified Question in Proposition 8 Case
February 15, 2011
National Center for Lesbian Rights Selected as the Beneficiary of the Linashore Golf Classic
February 3, 2011
Innovative Spanish-Language Radio Soap Opera Developed to Reach Latino Households with Stories of LGBT Acceptance and Equality
January
January 29, 2011
Lesbian Couple and School District Reach Agreement
January 28, 2011
Rights Groups File Federal Civil Rights Lawsuit Against Anoka-Hennepin School District and Champlin Park High School
January 27, 2011
NCLR Condemns the Murder of Ugandan LGBT activist, David Kato
January 26, 2011
Former NCLR Executive Director to be Appointed to U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
January 20, 2011
NCLR Applauds Proposed HUD Rule to Ensure Equal Access to Housing for LGBT Community
January 18, 2011
NCLR Applauds U.S. Supreme Court Decision to Let Marriage Equality Stand in D.C.
January 18, 2011
New Federal Hospital Visitation Rule in Effect Today, Providing LGBT Patients with Significant Protections
January 18, 2011
Community Premier Set for Innovative Radionovela Designed to Reach Latino Families with Stories of LGBT Acceptance and Equality
January 13, 2011
NCLR Founder Judge Donna Hitchens Retires From the San Francisco Superior Court
January 05, 2011
NCLR Commends New Mexico Attorney General for Opinion on Marriage Recognition
January 04, 2011
NCLR Response to Ninth Circuit Ruling in Prop 8 Case Denying Intervention and Certifying Question to California Supreme Court
January 04, 2011
NCLR Launches Photo Campaign to Showcase Our Community and Groundbreaking Work