NCLR, GLAD, Trevor Project, and Coalition of Organizations Support Biden Administration’s Inclusive Title IX Athletics Rule
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NCLR Condemns House Passage of Harmful Bill Targeting Transgender Kids
NCLR Condemns House of Representatives Upcoming Vote on Harmful Bill Targeting Transgender Kids
Arizona Families File Lawsuit Challenging the State’s Ban on Transgender Girls Playing School Sports
Utah Court Halts Law Barring Transgender Girls from Playing on Girls’ Sports Teams
NCLR Hails U.S. Soccer Board of Directors Resolution to Adopt a Ban on Discriminatory Chants at Games in the U.S., Urges Formalized Policy As Quickly as Possible
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 1, 2019 Contact: Shannon Minter – 415-624-6071; Email sminter@nclrights.org “There is no justification for this intrusive and unworkable policy, which targets Caster based on racist and sexist stereotypes about how women ‘should’ look and behave.” (New York, N.Y.)— Today, in a divided 2-1 opinion, the international Court of Arbitration for...
NCLR says NCAA “threw in the towel,” chose to “stand down in the face of discrimination” (April 4, 2017 San Francisco)—Today, the NCAA Board of Governors issued its position on recent revisions to North Carolina’s HB2, the controversial law that repealed local anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQ people, rolled back civil rights protections for other groups, and imposed draconian restrictions on transgender people’s ability to use common restrooms in public spaces. In a press statement,...
(San Francisco, Nov. 9, 2016)—The National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) responds to the 2016 Presidential election results. Statement by NCLR Executive Director Kate Kendell, Esq.: “By a slim margin, this nation has elected a demagogue who trafficked in bigotry, stoked racist hatred and normalized misogyny. The election of Donald Trump as President threatens basic principles of human dignity and justice. Many of our most cherished values—inclusion, honoring difference, embracing equality,...
(New York, NY, August 9, 2016)—Athlete Ally, the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) and more than 20 leading LGBTQ organizations submitted a letter to the Big 12 Conference and its member schools urging it not to consider Brigham Young University (BYU) as a potential new conference member because of the school’s express policy of discriminating against same-sex couples and LGBTQ students. The Big 12 Conference is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) athletic conference...
