DOJ drops suit alleging Utah discriminated against trans inmate
The state's Attorney General Derek Brown credits President Donald Trump for the decision and a new attitude from the federal prosecutors.
February 12, 2025
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Spam text messages tell LGBTQ+ people to report to a 're-education camp'
The offensive texts, which the FBI said it is investigating, even went to children in high school.
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Georgia State Prisons have housed LGBTQ+ inmates in horrific conditions new DOJ report found
A blistering 93-page report from the Department of Justice notes multiple cases of violence and sexual assault against LGBTQ+ incarcerated people across Georgia.
October 3, 2024
DOJ sues Utah for discriminating against incarcerated trans woman who self-castrated
People with gender dysphoria are protected by the Americans With Disabilities Act, said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke, and their rights "are not given up at the jailhouse door."
April 3, 2024
Transgender First-Grader Wins Right to Use Girls' Bathroom
A landmark ruling from the Colorado Division of Civil Rights is the first in the nation to decide in favor of transgender youth using the facility that corresponds with their gender identity.
June 24, 2013
Colorado Family Files Complaint As School Restricts Trans Six-Year-Old's Bathroom Access
After a year of using the girl's bathroom, a Colorado school district has ordered a transgender first-grader to use the boy's bathroom, or a staff or nurse's restroom. The student's family has filed a complaint with the Colorado Civil Rights Division.
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Trump's Pick for Civil Rights Enforcer Defended HB 2
John Gore, chosen as assistant attorney general for civil rights, also defended voter suppression laws.
January 21, 2017
Colo. GOPers Vote Against Funding Commission Involved in Cakeshop Case
They insist they don't want to defund the Colorado Civil Rights Commission indefinitely, but Democrats aren't buying it.
February 14, 2018
Trump Sets Up Office to Promote Religion-Based Discrimination
Health care workers will have a license to discriminate against LGBT people or others who offend their religious sensibilities.
January 18, 2018
BREAKING: Out Lesbian Recommended for Federal Judgeship in New York
Sen. Charles Schumer has recommended Pamela Ki Mai Chen, who could become only the second female Chinese-American and one of a handful of out lesbians to serve on the federal bench.
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August 1, 2012
Proposed HHS 'Conscience' Rule a Danger to LGBT People
It would create a powerful new entity that would shield those who object to gender transition procedures or other types of care.
January 17, 2018
Attorney General Eric Holder, Defender of LGBT Rights, to Step Down
Holder's tenure as attorney general will be marked by his dedication to civil rights and landmark LGBT cases.
September 25, 2014
What Trump's Religious Takeover of the Health Industry Means for You
Here's what's at stake now that Department of Health and Human Services embraced "religious freedom."
February 21, 2018
We Can Stop Trump's 'Religious Refusals' in the Health Care Industry
A week remains for voicing opposition to a dangerous anti-LGBT assault on our lives.
March 20, 2018
Meet Roger Severino, the Trump Bigot Working to Erase Trans People
Severino -- the mastermind of the so-called trans "memo" -- has opposed marriage equality, defended conversion therapy, and vilified transgender soldiers.
October 22, 2018
Jerry Weller, Longtime LGBT Rights Activist, Dies at 69
Weller helped found the Gay Rights National Lobby, predecessor to the Human Rights Campaign.
July 16, 2018
Utah violated rights of trans woman inmate who performed surgery on herself, DOJ finds
The Utah corrections department strongly disagreed with the finding, saying it was “blindsided” by the timing and had been working to resolve identified issues.
March 25, 2024