Tag

GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders

Press Release

NCLR’s Shannon Minter Argues California Trans Military Ban Case in Court

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Lauren Gray, NCLR lgray@nclrights.org / (215) 983-3099 Amanda Johnston, GLAD ajohnston@glad.org / (617) 417-7769 Tony Hoang, Equality California tony@eqca.org / 281-703-9292  California Federal Court Hears Arguments Against Trump’s Transgender Military Ban from California...

More

Press Release

Trump administration distorting evidence to prevent trans enlistment

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Lauren Gray, Communications Director, NCLR lgray@nclrights.org / (215) 983-3099 Amanda Johnston, Director of Public Affairs & Education, GLAD ajohnston@glad.org / (617) 417-7769 New NCLR and GLAD Doe v. Trump Court Filing Reveals Trump Administration is Distorting Evidence to Prevent Trans Enlistment (WASHINGTON, D.C., December...

More

Press Release

Joint Statement from GLAD and NCLR on the Supreme Court’s Denial of Review in Turner v. Pidgeon

For immediate release: December 4, 2017           Contacts: Amanda Johnston, GLAD ajohnston@glad.org / (617) 417-7769 Lauren Gray, NCLR lgray@nclrights.org / (215) 983-3099                                                                       Statement from GLAD and NCLR on Supreme Court Denial of Review in Turner v. Pidgeon “This...

More

Press Release

Judge Denies Trump Administration Attempt to Delay Trans Military Enlistment

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts:  Lauren Gray, Communications Director, NCLR lgray@nclrights.org / (215) 983-3099 Amanda Johnston, Director of Public Affairs & Education, GLAD ajohnston@glad.org / (617) 417-7769   Federal Judge Denies Trump Administration Attempt to Delay Transgender Enlistment Judge Kollar-Kotelly says that under preliminary...

More

Press Release

Trump administration appeals Doe v. Trump, “digging in its heels” on transgender military ban

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Lauren Gray, Communications Director, NCLR lgray@nclrights.org / (215) 983-3099 Amanda Johnston, Director of Public Affairs & Education, GLAD ajohnston@glad.org / (617) 417-7769   Trump administration appeals Doe v. Trump, “digging in its heels” on transgender military ban   (WASHINGTON, D.C., November 21, 2017)—Today, the Trump administration filed an appeal...

More

Press Release

New Trans Military Federal Court Ruling Agrees with Doe v. Trump

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts:  Lauren Gray, Communications Director, NCLR lgray@nclrights.org / (215) 983-3099 Amanda Johnston, Director of Public Affairs & Education, GLAD ajohnston@glad.org / (617) 417-7769     Maryland Federal Court Judge Agrees with Doe v. Trump in New Ruling and Issues Second Preliminary Injunction Halting Transgender Military Ban Ruling Brings Us...

More

Press Release

Trump’s Trans Military Ban: Equality California, NCLR, and GLAD Hit Back

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Tony Hoang, Managing Director, Equality California tony@eqca.org / 281-703-9292 Lauren Gray, Communications Director, NCLR lgray@nclrights.org / (215) 983-3099 Amanda Johnston, Director of Public Affairs & Education, GLAD ajohnston@glad.org / (617) 417-7769 Equality...

More

Cases & Advocacy

Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission

In 2012, Colorado residents David Mullins and Charlie Craig visited Masterpiece Cakeshop to order a cake for their upcoming wedding reception. Masterpiece owner Jack Phillips informed them that because of his religious beliefs, the store would not serve customers who wanted to order cakes to celebrate a same-sex couple’s wedding. The Colorado Civil Rights Commission and the Colorado Court of Appeals both ruled that Masterpiece’s denial of service to Mullins and Craig violated the...

More

Press Release

Court Stops Transgender Military Ban in NCLR, GLAD Case

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts:  Lauren Gray, Communications Director, NCLR lgray@nclrights.org / (215) 983-3099  Amanda Johnston, Director of Public Affairs & Education, GLAD ajohnston@glad.org / (617) 417-7769     Federal District Court Stops Transgender Military Ban in Doe v. Trump Court Agrees with NCLR and GLAD that Ban’s Harms To Transgender Service...

More

Press Release

Trans Military Ban: NCLR, GLAD Reinforce Urgency Before Midnight Deadline for Final Government Response

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Lauren Gray, Communications Director, NCLR lgray@nclrights.org / (215) 983-3099 Amanda Johnston, Director of Public Affairs & Education, GLAD ajohnston@glad.org / (617) 417-7769 NCLR and GLAD Reinforce Urgency and Severity of Harm Caused by Trump’s Transgender Military Ban, as Midnight Deadline Approaches for Final...

More