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Victory! North Carolina to Issue Accurate Birth Certificates for Transgender People Without Requiring Surgery

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June 23, 2022

“This is a victory for all transgender people born in North Carolina that will help enable them to navigate life with safety and dignity.”

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Transgender Rights
Victory! Court Rules for Transgender North Carolina State Employees Denied Health Care Coverage

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June 10, 2022

In lawsuit filed by Lambda Legal and TLDEF, U.S. District Court finds that the North Carolina state health plan’s categorical exclusion of medically necessary gender-affirming health care is discriminatory and unlawful.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Health Care Fairness, Transgender Rights
Texas Court Issues Emergency Stop to Gov. Abbott’s Anti-Trans Directive to Investigate Families of Transgender Youth

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June 10, 2022

The Travis County District Court granted a temporary restraining order on Friday to block the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) from investigating PFLAG families who are supporting their transgender children with medically necessary health care, including the three plaintiff families in the case.

See Also: Transgender Rights, Youth and Schools
PFLAG National, Lambda Legal, and ACLU File New Lawsuit to Stop Texas from Persecuting Parents with Transgender Kids

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June 8, 2022

Lambda Legal, the American Civil Liberties Union, and the ACLU of Texas, along w

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Lambda Legal, ACLU Statement on Texas Supreme Court Ruling Partially Upholding Injunction Blocking Investigations into Families of Transgender Youth

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May 13, 2022

The Texas Supreme Court issued a ruling this morning that upholds part of an appeals court order preventing the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) from investigating parents who work with medical professionals to provide their adolescent transgender children with medically necessary healthcare.

See Also: Transgender Rights, Youth and Schools
Families Sue Alabama Over Felony Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Adolescents

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April 11, 2022

Two Alabama families

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Healthcare Fairness, Transgender Rights, Youth and Schools
Civil Rights Groups to Challenge Alabama Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth

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April 7, 2022

Lambda Legal, The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Alabama, Transgender Law Center, and Cooley LLP announced today plans

See Also: Transgender Rights, Youth and Schools
Lambda Legal Applauds Biden Administration Actions in Support of Transgender and Nonbinary People

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March 31, 2022

“This moment is, in large part, the culmination of Dana and Lambda Legal’s relentless activism, demanding the federal government recognize all people— regardless of the gender binary—as valid and worthy of recognition and respect.”

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The Power, Beauty, and Nuance of Being Transgender and Visible

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March 31, 2022

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Lambda Legal Condemns New Laws Targeting Transgender Arizonans

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March 30, 2022

“These bills will make life harder for transgender kids across Arizona who should have the opportunity to grow up feeling loved and respected for who they are.”

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Victory! North Carolina to Issue Accurate Birth Certificates for Transgender People Without Requiring Surgery

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Victory! Court Rules for Transgender North Carolina State Employees Denied Health Care Coverage

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Texas Court Issues Emergency Stop to Gov. Abbott’s Anti-Trans Directive to Investigate Families of Transgender Youth

shutterstock_1345276478.jpg

PFLAG National, Lambda Legal, and ACLU File New Lawsuit to Stop Texas from Persecuting Parents with Transgender Kids

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Lambda Legal, ACLU Statement on Texas Supreme Court Ruling Partially Upholding Injunction Blocking Investigations into Families of Transgender Youth

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Families Sue Alabama Over Felony Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Adolescents

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Civil Rights Groups to Challenge Alabama Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth

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Lambda Legal Applauds Biden Administration Actions in Support of Transgender and Nonbinary People

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The Power, Beauty, and Nuance of Being Transgender and Visible

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Lambda Legal Condemns New Laws Targeting Transgender Arizonans

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