Press Releases
Mar 07, 2025
Advocates Sue to Challenge Withholding of Gender-Affirming Care in Federal Prisons
WASHINGTON – Three transgender people currently incarcerated in federal custody have filed a class action lawsuit against the Trump Administration and the Federal Bureau of Priso...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
LGBTQ Rights
Mar 04, 2025
Federal Judge Grants Preliminary Injunction Against Trump’s Anti-Trans Healthcare Order
BALTIMORE – In a victory for transgender people and their families, a federal judge has granted a request for a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of President Donald Tr...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: PFLAG v. Trump
Mar 03, 2025
Senate Rejects Bill Excluding Transgender Students from School Sports
WASHINGTON - The Senate today rejected a bill attempting to amend a landmark civil rights law to exclude transgender students from nondiscrimination protections.
S. 9, a version of...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Women's Rights
Feb 13, 2025
Federal Judge Blocks Trump Order Targeting Medical Care for Transgender Youth
BALTIMORE – In a victory for transgender youth, their families, and their medical providers, a federal district court today issued a temporary restraining order blocking enforcem...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: PFLAG v. Trump
Feb 04, 2025
Families and Advocates Sue Trump Administration Over Executive Order Seeking to Restrict Access to Gender-Affirming Care
WASHINGTON – Transgender young adults and families with transgender youth joined PFLAG National and GLMA in a federal legal challenge against an executive order from the Trump ad...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Dec 18, 2024
President Biden Must Veto Defense Bill Attacking Military Families with Transgender Youth
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate today passed a version of the National Defense Authorization Act that would ban coverage for gender-affirming care for transgender youth whose parent...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
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News & CommentaryAug 2026
Trans and Gender-Nonconforming Youth
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Trans and Gender-Nonconforming Youth
Veterans Share Why The Military Is Stronger When Women Can Serve In Ground Combat Roles. Explore News & Commentary.Veterans Share Why the Military Is Stronger When Women Can Serve in Ground Combat Roles
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Trans and Gender-Nonconforming Youth
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News & CommentaryAug 2026
Trans and Gender-Nonconforming Youth
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States Are Punishing Women Who Survive Violence With Incarceration. They Deserve Clemency.. Explore News & Commentary.States are Punishing Women Who Survive Violence with Incarceration. They Deserve Clemency.
One woman violently forced into assisting a murder seeks clemency in Michigan. Author and journalist Justine van der Leun calls for states to enact laws protecting criminalized survivors.