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Florida LGBTQ+ Rights Groups and Plaintiffs Reach Historic Settlement to Roll Back Key Discriminatory Provisions in “Don’t Say Gay” Law
The settlement will safeguard LGBTQ+ students from bullying, end censorship of LGBTQ+ communities, and reinstate Gay-Straight Alliances in public schools Interviews available upon request, including with plaintiffs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 11, 2024 CONTACT: Shannon Minter, sminter@nclrights.org, 415-365-1310 Jennifer Bing, jbing@nclrights.org, 415-365-1302 TALLAHASSEE, Florida– More than a dozen parents, students, and teachers throughout Florida, along […]
MoreStatement by NCLR Federal Policy Director Julianna Gonen following her participation in yesterday’s White House roundtable on access to IVF services
“The alarming decision by the Alabama Supreme Court holding that frozen embryos are persons under the state’s wrongful-death law is shocking and yet predictable. It comes amidst a widespread assault on individuals and families and their ability to make the most personal of decisions regarding their health and futures. From bans on abortion and transgender […]
MoreStatement on 11th Circuit Order Allowing Alabama Transgender Adolescent Medical Ban to Take Effect
For Immediate Release January 11, 2024 CONTACTS: Amanda Johnston, GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders, ajohnston@glad.orgJennifer Bing, National Center for Lesbian Rights, jbing@nclrights.orgAneesha Pappy, Human Rights Campaign, apappy@hrc.org Today the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued an order allowing Alabama’s ban on medical care for transgender adolescents to take effect. This order grants a request by […]
MoreNational Center for Lesbian Rights Applauds Biden Administration’s Final Health Care Conscience Rule
“NCLR applauds the Department of Health & Human Services for rescinding the most harmful aspects of the Trump-era denial-of-care rule, which would have allowed virtually anyone in the health care system to refuse care to a patient for religious reasons. The revised rule issued today is premised on the recognition that a proper balance must […]
MoreNCLR Applauds Ohio Governor DeWine for Vetoing Transgender Medical Care Ban
December 29, 2023 – Today Ohio Governor Mike DeWine vetoed HB 68 – a bill that would have banned medical care for transgender adolescents, stating: “It is the parents who know their child best.” Across the country, federal district courts have enjoined similar bans enacted by other states, finding that they violate parents’ fundamental right to […]
MoreFederal Trial Concludes In Challenge To The First State Law Attempting To Deprive Transgender Adults Of Healthcare, Florida’s SB 254
Multiple days of powerful testimony highlight the danger and lack of justification for the first law in the country that would seek to deprive transgender adults of healthcare in addition to banning care for adolescents Contact:Amanda Johnston, GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders | 617-417-7769 | ajohnston@glad.org Aryn Fields, Human Rights Campaign Foundation | aryn.fields@hrc.org Nancy […]
MoreSupreme Court Rejects Challenge to Washington’s Law Protecting LGBTQ Minors from Conversion Therapy
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 11, 2023 Contact: Shannon Minter SMinter@nclrights.org Today, the U.S. Supreme Court declined review of Tingley v. Ferguson, a Ninth Circuit decision affirming the validity of Washington state’s law prohibiting licensed mental health professionals from subjecting minors to the harmful practice of conversion therapy, which seeks to change a young person’s sexual […]
MoreNCLR Launches the Healthcare is Caring Campaign, Advocating for Healthcare for Transgender Youth
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMonday, November 13, 2023 CONTACTJennifer Bing, NCLR, 415.845.9406, jbing@nclrights.org SAN FRANCISCO, CA – To kick off Transgender Awareness Week 2023, the National Center for Lesbian Rights announced today the launch of the Healthcare is Caring campaign to show that transgender healthcare, just like any other form of essential care, can save lives and enable […]
MoreStatement on Denial of Preliminary Injunction for Florida SB 254’s Restrictions on Healthcare for Transgender Adults
September 12, 2023 (TALLAHASSEE) — A Florida federal district court judge today issued an order denying a motion to temporarily block state restrictions on access to healthcare for transgender adults contained in SB 254 while the legal challenge to the law continues. Attorneys for the plaintiffs issued the following statement: “The state’s restrictions on well-established […]
MoreAlabama Parents ask Full 11th Circuit to Review Panel Decision that Allows the State to Ban Needed Medical Care for their Children
The panel decision reversing the block on Alabama’s criminal transgender healthcare ban undermines parents’ bedrock right to provide their children with established medical care and conflicts with clear precedent that laws targeting transgender people discriminate based on sex Alabama families challenging the state’s ban on medical care for their transgender children have asked the full […]
MoreUpdate on the federal challenge to Alabama’s law banning medical care for transgender minors and access to care
The most important thing to know is that the preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of Alabama’s law is still in effect and will remain in effect at least for the next two to three months, and possibly longer. As you likely are aware, on August 21, 2023, a three-judge panel of the Eleventh Circuit issued a […]
MoreStatement on 11th Circuit Ruling Reversing Injunction on Alabama Transgender Healthcare Ban
ATLANTA, GA – Today, a three-judge panel of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision reversing a federal district court ruling blocking enforcement of Alabama’s law banning medical care for transgender adolescents. The district court opinion, which was issued last spring, held that Alabama’s law likely violated the federal Equal Protection Clause and […]
MoreArizona Transgender Birth Certificate Case Given Class Action Status
TUCSON, AZ – Today, a federal district court in Tucson granted the plaintiffs’ request to certify a class action in a case challenging Arizona’s outdated requirement that transgender people must have surgery to change the gender marker on their birth certificates. This ruling means that this case will now benefit all transgender people born in […]
MoreBorn Perfect Responds to Michigan Law Protecting LGBTQ Youth from the Dangerous Practice of Conversion Therapy
LANSING, MI – Today, Governor Whitmer signed a bill prohibiting licensed therapists in Michigan from subjecting minors to conversion therapy, a dangerous practice that seeks to change a young person’s sexual orientation or gender identity. In June 2021, the Governor issued an executive order barring the use of state funds for conversion therapy. The new […]
MoreTransgender Floridians Seek Emergency Block on Adult Healthcare Restrictions in SB 254
Motion for a preliminary injunction in Doe v. Ladapo follows the July 21 filing of an amended complaint adding four adult plaintiffs to the suit challenging Florida’s healthcare ban and seeking class-wide relief for all impacted transgender adults and minors TALLAHASSEE, FL – Four Florida residents filed a motion in federal court yesterday seeking an […]
MoreOrganizations Suing to Stop Florida’s Transgender Health Ban Add Challenge to Restrictions on Adult Care and Request for Class-wide Relief
TALLAHASSEE, FL – Organizations challenging Florida’s transgender healthcare ban on behalf of seven families with transgender children filed an amended complaint today expanding the case to address state law SB 254’s harmful restrictions on access to care for adults and seeking class-wide relief for all transgender minors and adults who require medical care restricted by […]
MoreArizona Federal Court Allows Transgender Girls to Play on Girls’ Sports Teams
TUCSON, AZ — Today, a federal judge in Arizona issued an order blocking enforcement of an Arizona law that bars all transgender girls from playing on girls’ sports teams. The court held that the new law likely violates the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution and Title IX by singling out transgender girls and […]
MoreStatement on Emergency Motion for Relief in Doe v Thornbury
LOUISVILLE, KY – The ACLU of Kentucky National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR), and Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP yesterday filed a motion for emergency relief in our transgender healthcare case. The motion asks the Court to lift the recently implemented stay, citing irreparable harm to our clients and other transgender minors in the commonwealth. […]
MoreACLU of Kentucky and NCLR Statement on Stay of Injunction in Trans Youth Healthcare Ban
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A Federal Judge for the Western District of Kentucky today ruled to stay the preliminary injunction in Doe v Thornbury, the case regarding medically necessary care for transgender youth in Kentucky. The judge’s ruling came at the request of Kentucky’s Attorney General and means the portion of the law that was originally […]
MoreNCLR Applauds Biden Administration Move to Ensure Equal Treatment of LGBTQ People and Families in Federal Programs
Proposed Rule from U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Codifies Critical Nondiscrimination Protections in Essential Programs WASHINGTON, DC – The National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) applauds the Biden Administration for taking steps to eradicate harmful discrimination in federally-funded social service programs. The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) issued a proposed regulation […]
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