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Iowa must pay $85k to transgender students banned from bathroom at state Capitol

Iowa must pay $85,000 to a group of transgender students who were prevented from using a Capitol restroom.

Trans Prisoner Suing for Gender Affirming Surgery to Be Released

California officials, who don't want to pay for Michelle-Lael Norsworthy's surgery, are now releasing her on parole.

California Partners Keep Property Tax Relief

A California appellate court this week upheld a vital provision that protects registered domestic partners from property tax reappraisal when their partners die or transfer real estate.

Appeals Court Rejects Ruling That Gay Nigerian Didn't Prove He's Gay

The man had applied for asylum after he says he was attacked and detained for having sex with his boyfriend.

Federal Court Upholds Ruling Affirming Trans Student’s Equal Access

Not a single judge in the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals wanted to reconsider a ruling that declared 16-year-old Gavin Grimm should be allowed to use the boys' bathroom at his Virginia high school. 

Families ask appellate court to overturn Florida's youth trans care ban

“As a parent, it is heartbreaking to see my right to make healthcare decisions for my child taken away by political bullies, and the hurt and harm that has caused my child,” one parent of a trans youth said in a new legal brief.

SCOTUS Will Hear Trans Case in March. Will Gorsuch Decide It?

Gavin Grimm, a transgender boy fighting for the right to use the appropriate restroom at school, may have his case decided by Scalia's heir apparent, Neil Gorsuch.

Judge: School District Violated Trans Student Gavin Grimm's Rights

The Gloucester County, Va., School Board was wrong to deny Grimm use of the boys' restroom, a federal judge ruled.

U.S. Supreme Court Grants Transgender Woman Opportunity to Appeal Deportation

A federal appeals court should consider her case, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously.

North Carolina GOP Lawmakers Seek to Limit New Governor's Power

Pro-LGBT Democrat Roy Cooper faces resistance from legislators before he is even sworn in.

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Florida is allowed to restrict transgender health care, appeals court rules

A lower court had ruled that the law should be permanently blocked, but this decision reverses that.

Appeals Court Backs Trans Bathroom Rights, Slaps at HB2

The U.S. Court of Appeals rules that Title IX does indeed protect the rights of transgender students to use the facilities that correspond with their gender identity.

Republican Lawmakers Vote (Again) to Allow Conversion Therapy

While opponents say the issue is about protecting LGBTQ+ youth, Wisconsin Republicans claim they are fighting a bureaucratic turf war.

SCOTUS Decision on Trans Youth Gavin Grimm Is Major LGBTQ+ Victory

The decision by the high court to not hear a challenge to Grimm by his former school district cements an earlier ruling supporting trans students.

Sorry Haters: LGBT Protections Can Stay at Va. Schools

A judge dismissed the right-wing legal group's lawsuit claiming that LGBT-inclusive nondiscrimination protections in Fairfax County schools violated a student's right to privacy.