Center on Halsted to Host Name & Gender Change Workshop on January 9
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—December 29, 2016. The Center on Halsted, 3656 North Halsted in Chicago, will host a Name & Gender Change Workshop on January … Read more
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Chelsea Manning Faces New Charges, Indefinite Solitary Confinement Related to Suicide Attempt
Government Continues to Deny Manning Access to Health Care LEAVENWORTH, Kan. —(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2016. Imprisoned whistleblower Chelsea Manning received a document from … Read more
ACLU of Iowa Files Civil Rights Complaint on Behalf of Transgender Corrections Employee
Prison Nurse Was Denied Health Care and Use of Men’s Facilities Because He is Transgender DES MOINES, IA – (ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2016. … Read more
Court Orders School Board to Let Transgender Student Gavin Grimm Use Same Restrooms as Other Boys
RICHMOND, Va. —(ENEWSPF)–June 23, 2016. A federal district court in Virginia today ordered the Gloucester County School Board to let Gavin … Read more
ACLU Comment on Lawsuit Filed by 11 States Challenging Obama Administration Transgender Guidance
NEW YORK — (ENEWSPF)–May 26, 2016. Eleven states have announced legal action against the Obama administration following the release of guidance on … Read more
Bathroom Laws Targeting Transgender People Further Criminalize Their Lives
New report examines how transgender people suffer higher rates of incarceration and abuse in the criminal justice system. Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–May 24, … Read more
American Academy of Pediatrics Commends White House for Asserting Protections for Transgender Students
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) commends the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice for their joint guidance to school districts across … Read more
Senators Merkley, Kirk, Leahy, Booker, Baldwin, Murray Issue Bipartisan Call for NBA to Move 2017 All-Star Game out of North Carolina
Letter follows North Carolina’s passage of anti-LGBT law WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–April 12, 2016. Today, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley and Senators Mark Kirk … Read more
A Statement from Bruce Springsteen on Cancellation of April 10 Concert in North Carolina
Photo Credit: Antonio Rossi NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 8, 2016– Singer, songwriter, and artist Bruce Springsteen issued the following statement on his cancellation of … Read more
ACLU Challenges Minnesota’s Ban on Medicaid Coverage of Transition-Related Surgery
ST. PAUL, Minn. –(ENEWSPF)–December 18, 2015. The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Minnesota filed a lawsuit yesterday in … Read more