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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...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...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...Press Release
New trans military ban brief from NCLR, GLAD calls out Trump administration
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 In Powerful New Court Filing, GLAD and NCLR Call Out Trump Administration For Attempting to “Paper Over the Wreckage”...Press Release
NCLR and GLAD Applaud Congressional Efforts to End Harm to Transgender Troops
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, Leading Groups Fighting Trump’s Transgender Military Ban in Court, Applaud Congressional Efforts to End Harm to...Press Release
Utah Mayor Gives NCLR’s Kate Kendell Key to the City on Coming Out Day
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Lauren Gray, Communications Director, NCLR lgray@nclrights.org / (215) 983-3099 After NCLR victory for LGBTQ youth in Utah State Board of Education case, Salt Lake City Mayor gives NCLR Executive Director Kate Kendell a Key to the City at Coming Out Day Celebration Last year, NCLR sued the Utah State Board of Education for censoring content about LGBTQ people. Today, Salt Lake City...Press Release
Congress Demands Trans Military Ban Answers: NCLR, GLAD Commend Action
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 Legal Advocates in Fight Against Trump Transgender Military Ban Praise Congressional Demand for Answers More than 100 Members of Congress wrote to...Press Release
NCLR Eliminates Remnants of Utah LGBTQ Censorship Rule
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Lauren Gray, Communications Director lgray@nclrights.org / (215) 983-3099 NCLR eliminates remnants of LGBTQ censorship rule in Utah schools NCLR settles federal case challenging Utah ban on supportive speech about LGBTQ community in public and charter schools (SALT LAKE CITY, October 6, 2017)—The National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) settled Equality Utah v. Utah State Board of...Press Release