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Missouri school district must pay trans student $4 million after barring him from boys bathrooms

Justices determined that the plaintiff was discriminated against for having "female genitalia" when the district "does not speculate, inspect, or otherwise inquire as to the genitalia of other male students.”

Texas professors use anti-trans slurs and call nonbinary students 'delusional' in Title IX lawsuit

Two University of Texas professors are suing the Biden Administration for including transgender students in anti-discrimination policies.

Abortion restrictions amount to sex-based discrimination, state Supreme Court says

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled against an antiquated anti-abortion law, with justices issuing a scathing rebuke of the 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson decision.

New Biden administration Title IX rule protects transgender students’ bathroom & pronoun use at school

The updated rules enhance protections against discrimination based on sex, including for LGBTQ+ students, but leave the issue of transgender athletes’ participation in sports for further review.

Students Demand Christian Colleges Uphold Title IX

Activists are demanding that California's Biola University and Oklahoma Baptist University withdraw waivers the schools requested to ignore Title IX protections against sex-based discrimination. 

American Medical Association: Do the Right Thing, SCOTUS

Patrice A. Harris, M.D., says the high court must protect all patients and all workers from anti-LGBTQ discrimination.

Missouri Supreme Court to Hear Two LGBT Rights Cases

The cases both involve whether a ban on sex discrimination can extend to sexual orientation and gender identity.

Justice Department Argues for Antigay Discrimination in Skydiver's Case

This put the department at odds with another government agency in a hearing on a gay skydiving instructor's discrimination suit.

Trump Admin Urges Supreme Court to Approve Anti-Trans Discrimination

The administration laid out the argument in a brief filed Friday in a case the court will hear October 8.

Appeals Court Says Federal Law Bans Anti-LGB Discrimination

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act does cover sexual orientation discrimination, the Seventh Circuit rules, making it the highest court to arrive at this determination. 

EEOC Looks at Expanding Antidiscrimination Law

A new interpretation of existing federal civil rights law may mean more protections for LGBT people, with or without the languishing Employment Non-Discrimination Act.

Holder Announces Equal Justice for Transgender Workers

The attorney general says the Civil Rights Act of 1964 covers discrimination based on gender identity.

Landmark Employment Ruling Protects Against Anti Transgender Discrimination

In a decision described by one legal expert as "game-changing," the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has ruled that existing federal law protects transgender individuals from sex discrimination on the basis of their gender identity.

Judge Blocks Trump's Attempt to End LGBTQ+ Health Care Protections

The administration can't enforce its narrow definition of sex discrimination while lawsuits on the matter proceed.

Federal Appeals Court: Gay People Not Protected Under Civil Rights Law

The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled discrimination based on sexual orientation is not covered under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.

Second Judge Blocks Effort to End LGBTQ+ Health Care Protections

A federal judge in D.C. blocks a Trump administration rule allowing anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination in health care.

Did This Man Get Away With Harassing a Gay Employee?

The judges ruled the gay man had no case because there's no law in Missouri to protect people from discrimination for being gay. 

Supreme Court Will Rule on LGBTQ Job Discrimination

The highest court in the U.S. will hear cases October 8 on whether existing federal civil rights law includes LGBTQ people within its protections. 

Title VII Awakening

While the advancement of transgender Americans has sometimes been viewed as dependent upon the success of the broader LGBT movement, workplace protections are one place where trans Americans are pioneering a whole new area of the law--and lesbians, gays, and bisexuals appear to be following their lead.

Fired After Joining a Gay Softball Team, This Man Is Fighting Back

Gerald Bostock's case is one of three the high court will hear Tuesday on whether anti-LGBTQ discrimination is legal.

This Is How Today's SCOTUS Decision Doesn't Protect LGBTQ+ People

Title VII is a huge victory for LGBTQ+ employees and shouldn't be undermined, but the Equality Act is the big kahuna.