DOJ’s attempt to dismiss trans Air Force servicemembers’ case denied, GLAD Law reps plaintiffs

Last week, the US Court of Federal Claims denied a Department of Justice motion to dismiss claims by 17 transgender servicemembers who had received retirement orders from the US Air Force...
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GLAD Law responds to SCOTUS trans-girls school-sports ruling: ‘inclusive policies remain legal’

Supreme Court ruling in West Virginia v. BPJ and Little v. Hecox upholds Idaho and West Virginia state laws that categorically exclude all transgender girls and women from playing on girls’ and women’s school teams regardless of...

Appeals court upholds Maine’s decision to invalidate anti-trans ballot question

An appeals court upheld a challenge to Maine Secretary of State Shannon Bellows' recent decision to invalidate an anti-transgender ballot question otherwise headed to...

Federal judge blocks DOJ demand for trans patient records from RI hospital

The Trump administration's demand for confidential records of transgender patients from Rhode Island Hospital—the largest health care center in the state that provides gender-affirming...

Vermont Principals’ Association to pay Christian school $566K over trans athlete dispute

Despite having violated Vermont's Principals’ Association antidiscrimination and gender identity policies in 2023 by refusing to allow its girls basketball team to play against...

MA AG Campbell firmly against conversion therapy in Bay State before and after SCOTUS decision

Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today issued the following statement after the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in favor of a...

Judge weighs DOJ’s demand for trans student-athlete records in Maine

A federal judge is "considering whether to compel the Maine Principals’ Association to provide the federal government with information about transgender student athletes," according...

Authors, librarians, legislators, advocates rally for free-speech bill

Earlier this month on Beacon Hill, a gathering of authors, librarians, legislators and free-speech advocates rallied in support of "An Act Regarding Free Expression,"...

Boston-based civil rights group calls out uptick across MA in LGBTQ-related bullying in school hockey

The Boston-based advocacy group Lawyers for Civil Rights is calling out an uptick in LGBTQ-related bullying in school sports, "especially hockey," across Massachusetts, and...

GLAD Law: You can’t ‘take back’ our families; the freedom to marry endures

Within the churn of political, cultural, economic and legal forces that shape our society, LGBTQ+ Americans have built something enduring: the freedom to marry...

Despite long anti-LGBTQ voting record as state senator, McCaffrey appointed RI district court judge

The former Senate majority leader, who has opposed every bill to protect LGBT Rights since 1995—including the anti-sodomy laws, marriage equality along with hate...

ME anti-trans student referendum may have enough signatures for ballot vote

The group behind an effort to ban transgender students from sports teams and private spaces in Maine claims they've gathered more than the 82K...

Feds now investigating transgender cheerleader on co-ed team in Maine

The US Department of Education is investigating the Newport School District in Maine because a transgender athlete is competing on a "girls" cheerleading team....
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