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Trans Kids Deserve to Thrive

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November 17, 2021

Lambda Legal Senior Attorney Ethan Rice why we must protect trans youth.

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I Want to Play Golf with Other Boys. I’m Suing Tennessee for That Chance.

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November 5, 2021

I am a boy, and I want to be on the boys’ golf team so I can play among other boys.

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Civil Rights Advocates Bring Federal Court Challenge to Tennessee Law Banning Trans Students in School Sports

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November 4, 2021

“Luc just wants to play golf with other boys, to be part of the team, and to improve his game. Like all kids, he just wants to play.”

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Billie Jean King, Megan Rapinoe, Layshia Clarendon, and Brianna Turner join more than 150 Athletes and the Women’s National Basketball Players Association in Supporting Trans Youth Participation in Sports

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October 14, 2021

"There is no place in any sport for discrimination of any kind…The global athletic community grows stronger when we welcome and champion all athletes – including LGBTQI+ athletes.”

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Lambda Legal Celebrates “Keeping Youth Safe and Healthy Act” Becoming Illinois Law

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August 20, 2021

Creates age-appropriate learning standards for public schools that choose to teach comprehensive personal health and safety education and comprehensive sexual health education

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VICTORY! Federal Court Blocks West Virginia Law Banning Trans Students in School Sports

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July 21, 2021

Today, a federal court ruled that 11-year-old Becky Pepper-Jackson must be allowed to try out for the girls’ cross-country and track teams at her school, blocking West Virginia from enforcing a law that bans transgender girls and women from participating in school sports.

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In Victory for Transgender Student, Supreme Court Declines to Hear Bathroom Dispute

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June 28, 2021

“Gavin’s persistent fight for the rights of transgender young people stands as a reminder that the fight is far from over; he is a beacon of hope. Thank you, Gavin.”

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In Upholding Student Speech Rights, Supreme Court Stresses Schools’ Duty To Protect Students From Bullying

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June 23, 2021

"Schools have a responsibility to respond to harmful behavior that targets a student..."

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Civil Rights Advocates Bring Federal Court Challenge to West Virginia Law Banning Trans Students in School Sports

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June 10, 2021

“Transgender youth in West Virginia who want to be on a team and challenge themselves should have the opportunity to do so, just like any other student.”

See Also: Transgender Rights, Youth and Schools
Lambda Legal, ACLU of Alabama, and ACLU Respond to Failure of Alabama Bill Criminalizing Health Care for Trans Youth

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May 18, 2021

“Gender-affirming care saves lives and we will not rest until every transgender person has access to the health care that they need and deserve.”

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Trans Kids Deserve to Thrive

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I Want to Play Golf with Other Boys. I’m Suing Tennessee for That Chance.

luc_aclu-0554.jpg

Civil Rights Advocates Bring Federal Court Challenge to Tennessee Law Banning Trans Students in School Sports

luc_aclu-0029.jpg

Billie Jean King, Megan Rapinoe, Layshia Clarendon, and Brianna Turner join more than 150 Athletes and the Women’s National Basketball Players Association in Supporting Trans Youth Participation in Sports

shutterstock_1100557307.jpg

Lambda Legal Celebrates “Keeping Youth Safe and Healthy Act” Becoming Illinois Law

shutterstock_141891325.jpg

VICTORY! Federal Court Blocks West Virginia Law Banning Trans Students in School Sports

ll_cover-photo_website-1.png

In Victory for Transgender Student, Supreme Court Declines to Hear Bathroom Dispute

shutterstock_1429387109.jpg

In Upholding Student Speech Rights, Supreme Court Stresses Schools’ Duty To Protect Students From Bullying

high_school_students_backview_walking.jpg

Civil Rights Advocates Bring Federal Court Challenge to West Virginia Law Banning Trans Students in School Sports

trans_rights_are_human_rights.jpg

Lambda Legal, ACLU of Alabama, and ACLU Respond to Failure of Alabama Bill Criminalizing Health Care for Trans Youth

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