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Georgia School's LGBTQ+ Book Purge Violated Students' Rights: DOE

According to the Department of Education, the school system has entered into a resolution agreement to remedy the damage its prior actions had on students.

ACLU Files Complaint on Behalf of Trans Nursing Student Denied Bathroom Rights

A complaint filed by the ACLU states that a Florida technical school violated Title IX of the Civil Rights Act when it denied a transgender student access to gender-specific bathrooms.

Pa. School District Allegedly Discriminated Against LGBTQ+ Students

The Pennsylvania ACLU filed a federal complaint against the Central Bucks School District alleging it targets trans and nonbinary students.

ACLU Calls for Federal Probe of Anti-LGBTQ+ Actions in Texas Schools

These actions violated federal antidiscrimination law, the ACLU of Texas says.

Rampant Antigay Bias at Oregon School Costs Principal His Job

Students at North Bend High School said they were forced to read the Bible and were told LGBT people were hell-bound.

ACLU Challenges Virginia School for Barring Trans Boy From Bathroom

On behalf of a trans high-schooler, the ACLU argues that "privacy" in bathrooms can easily be handled without being discriminatory.

Texas Rights Groups File Legal Complaint Over Ban on LGBTQ+ Books

The challenged school district voted last week to ban mentions of gender fluid and trans people while considering putting guns in classrooms.

Military families sue Trump administration to keep their school system diverse

Children of service members are fighting against the Trump administration's moves attacking books, Black history and LGBTQ+ students.

Profiled as Sex Worker, Black Trans Woman Sues Iowa Hotel

Black trans woman Meagan Taylor has filed a civil rights complaint against an Iowa hotel that falsely accused her and a friend of being sex workers, leading to Taylor's harrowing eight-day incarceration. 

Texas School District That Removed LGBTQ+ Books Faces Federal Probe

The Education Department's Office for Civil Rights is investigating Granbury Independent School District, apparently the first investigation over book bans.

Lawsuit Greets School That Canceled 'Rent'

The American Civil Liberties Union sued officials at a Newport Beach high school Wednesday for canceling a production of Rent , charging that administrators fostered a "sexist" and "homophobic" environment.

Justice Dept.: Trans Students Protected Under Title IX

The feds weigh in on the case of a transgender boy in Virginia, affirming his right to self-identify under federal law.

A Grim Reminder: Solitary Is Deadly for Trans Folks

The death of a transgender woman held in solitary confinement in a Florida men's prison highlights the dire consequences of so-called protective custody. 

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Families Sue Arkansas Over Transgender Health Care Ban

"This law stands in the way of our child getting the medical care she will desperately need," says Amanda Dennis, mother of a trans daughter.

Two More Lawsuits Challenge Trans Military Ban

Lambda Legal and OutServe-SLDN filed a joint suit today, and the ACLU filed one as well.

Aimee Stephens, Fired for Being Trans, Decided to Live and Fight Back

After contemplating suicide, Aimee Stephens came out to her employer as trans, then got fired. Now SCOTUS will decide if her termination was illegal. 

Supreme Court Halts Trans Student's Bathroom Access (For Now)

Wednesday's stay issued by the Supreme Court means that Gavin Grimm, a transgender high school student in Virginia, cannot use the boys' bathroom at school.

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Groups Demand Removal of Kentucky Judge for Refusing LGB Adoption Cases

The ACLU and other rights groups have filed a complaint against W. Mitchell Nance, seeking his dismissal for refusing to hear Family Court cases involving lesbian, gay or bisexual adults hoping to adopt children.

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