Press Releases
Nov 20, 2025
Transgender Federal Worker Sues Trump-Vance Administration Over Federal Bathroom Ban
A civilian employee of the Illinois National Guard filed a class action lawsuit in federal court
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
May 05, 2025
Transgender Federal Worker Challenges Trump’s Federal Bathroom Ban
WASHINGTON - A civilian employee of the Illinois National Guard has filed a class action complaint to the Army National Guard Bureau Equal Opportunity Office (NGB-EO) challenging a...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
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
Dec 11, 2024
House Passes Defense Bill Including Attack on Military Families’ Transgender Youth
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House of Representatives today passed a version of the National Defense Authorization Act that would ban coverage for gender-affirming care for transgender ...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Dec 09, 2024
Military Families of Transgender Youth Under Attack In Defense Bill
WASHINGTON — Active-duty military personnel with transgender youth enrolled in TRICARE could be denied access to gender-affirming medical care if a proposal in the National Defen...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
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