Fighting back: Lambda Legal unveils campaign to protect LGBTQ+ rights from Trump-era attacks
“This is a break-the-glass moment,” Kevin Jennings, Lambda Legal’s CEO, told The Advocate in an interview.
October 30, 2025
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DOJ hedges on Trump's anti-trans views while defending military ban in federal appeals court
"The executive order is irrelevant," Deputy Associate Attorney General Abhishek Kambli said when asked about President Donald Trump's disparaging language toward transgender people.
October 20, 2025
Michael Seltzer, prominent LGBTQ+ activist and fundraiser in fight against AIDS, dead at 78
Seltzer spurred philanthropic organizations to take the AIDS crisis seriously.
September 10, 2025
Trump's Justice Department indicts LGBTQ+ rights lawyer in judge-shopping inquiry
Carl Charles has pleaded not guilty to making a false statement under oath, and Lambda Legal, the group Charles works for, calls the indictment unjustified.
September 9, 2025
Citing Skrmetti, appeals court rejects challenge to Oklahoma ban on gender-affirming care for youth
The Supreme Court's ruling in U.S. v. Skrmetti is having repercussions.
August 7, 2025
Court blocks termination of LGBTQ-related NIH health research grants
A federal court in Maryland found the termination discriminatory and unconstitutional.
August 1, 2025
Trump poised to make LGBTQ+ nonprofit workers ineligible for student loan forgiveness
Trump's plan to gut the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program is expected to disproportionately impact LGBTQ+ people.
July 14, 2025
LGBTQ+ groups face alarming funding crisis as Republican anti-trans attacks mount, new report finds
A sharp drop in grants leaves queer and trans groups struggling to fight unprecedented legislative attacks.
July 8, 2025
What trans and nonbinary people need to know about updating their passports and birth certificates
Trans and nonbinary people are able to update their passports with the sex marker that aligns with their gender identity as of June 17.
July 8, 2025
After 10 years of marriage equality, the fight continues for LGBTQ+ rights
Opinion: "Today, we are seeing a massive attack on the rights of LGBTQ+ people. Since 2022, an astounding 1,903 bills aimed at restricting the rights of LGBTQ+ people have been introduced – at least one in each of our 50 state legislatures. 220 have become law in 27 states," writes Lambda Legal CEO Kevin Jennings.
June 26, 2025
5 takeaways from the Supreme Court ruling on gender-affirming care
It's a terrible ruling but could be worse. And it's not the end.
June 18, 2025
Supreme Court ruling on gender-affirming care for trans kids sparks nationwide outrage
The Supreme Court dealt trans kids and their families a "devastating blow” by upholding states’ rights to ban gender-affirming care, advocates say.
June 18, 2025
Judge expands block on Donald Trump's anti-trans, anti-nonbinary passport policy
U.S. District Judge Julia Kobick had previously blocked the policy only for those who sued, but now it will cover almost all trans and nonbinary passport applicants.
June 17, 2025
Skeptical California federal judge grills Trump DOJ over anti-trans & anti-DEI orders
“To me, that sounds incredibly vague,” Judge Jon Tigar told Trump administration lawyers.
May 23, 2025
Jim Obergefell & other leaders honor LGBTQ+ rights icon Frank Kameny at U.S. Supreme Court (in photos)
The group also celebrated 10 years of marriage equality.
May 22, 2025
House budget cuts could devastate LGBTQ+ people's health care: What you need to know
It would have terrible consequences for transgender Americans, impoverished LGBTQ+ people, and those living with HIV.
May 22, 2025
Montana court strikes down ban on gender-affirming care for trans minors
The ban violates the rights to privacy and free speech guaranteed by the Montana Constitution, and it amounts to discrimination based on viewpoint, Judge Jason Marks wrote.
May 13, 2025
Decorated pilot's lawyers urge Supreme Court to uphold block on Trump’s trans military ban
Attorneys argue the ban “fails under any level of review,” citing a “shocking proposition that transgender people do not exist.”
May 2, 2025
BREAKING: Trump Justice Department asks Supreme Court to reinstate trans military ban blocked by courts
The Department of Justice is asking the court to set aside a lower court’s block on the anti-trans policy.
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April 24, 2025
It starts with words: Censoring books in schools is the new book burnings
Opinion: While you don’t see many literal book burnings anymore, censorship is still occuring in the U.S., argues Lambda Legal's Kevin Jennings.
April 22, 2025
Insurer illegally discriminated by denying trans teens coverage for top surgery, court rules
The decision came in a case involving Premera Blue Cross.
April 21, 2025