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"The executive order is irrelevant," Deputy Associate Attorney General Abhishek Kambli said when asked about President Donald Trump's disparaging language toward transgender people.
Trump's new executive order is discriminatory, unconstitutional, and harmful to military readiness, the organizations say.
The case U.S. v. Skrmetti is about the Equal Protection clause of the U.S. Constitution. The decision will shape gender-affirming care in America.
These legal stars are currently fighting to protect trans and queer people's rights in this country.
A new Lambda Legal report praises the president for diversifying the judiciary and repairing Trump-era damage but finds one kind of diversity is lacking.
Just one day after voters rejected the conservative conspiracy theory about LGBTQ+ people, lawmakers in Tennessee doubled down with not one but two restrictive bills.
Lambda Legal's analysis of the president's first year praises advancements made for LGBTQ+ Americans but recommends further actions.
Under a proposed rule announced by Ben Carson, federally funded shelters could turn away trans people or force them into unsafe situations.
The four trans plaintiffs in Tennessee had sought to change the sex designation on their birth certificates.
It will likely take a lawsuit to end the Veterans Affairs policy of denying coverage for gender-confirmation surgery — a procedure currently covered by Medicare.
A proposed rule on the enforcement of Title IX would state that overall bans on trans student athletes violate that law but would allow for some exclusion of trans players.
The bill signed into law by Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte goes further than others in specifically targeting the events.
The state guts rights and endangers kids under the guise of religious freedom.
The Supreme Court dealt trans kids and their families a "devastating blow” by upholding states’ rights to ban gender-affirming care, advocates say.
Stephen Schwartz, yet another of Trump's far-right judicial nominees, gets Senate confirmation.
Here's what is at stake in U.S. v. Skrmetti, a case about health care for transgender youth.
The legislation "is nothing more than a politically motivated bill designed to discriminate against an already vulnerable population," says the Human Rights Campaign's Alphonso David.
Menashi, with a history of homophobic, misogynistic, and racist writings, now has a lifetime appointment to a federal appeals court.
The Department of Labor rule allows even for-profit companies to claim a religious exemption from nondiscrimination policies for federal contractors.
While it's not expected to pass the Senate, it's still important to stand up and speak out against such legislation, LGBTQ+ advocates say.
