All posts tagged "lawsuit"
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City of Orlando sued by Pulse shooting survivors for failing to protect them
Plaintiffs claim they were "deprived...of their interest in life, liberty and property"
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Iowa court finds Medicaid ban on transgender surgery is unconstitutional
An Iowa court has determined that the state’s ban on Medicaid coverage for medically necessary surgical care for transgender residents is unconstitutional. Chief District Judge...
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Bermuda Supreme Court reverses law repealing marriage equality
Tourism industry came out strongly against the new law, which would not recognize same-sex couples as "married"
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Canadian province will allow birth certificates without gender marker
Saskatchewan government made the change after a 2014 human rights complaint
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Intersex citizen asks federal court to grant them passport with correct gender marker
Lawyers for Dana Zzyym maintain State Department's denial of passport violates their client's Fifth Amendment rights
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Mississippi city pays $13,000 settlement after trying to stop Pride parade
The city of Starkville initially rejected a permit that would have allowed the first Pride parade to take place
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3rd Circuit refuses to halt Pennsylvania school district’s pro-transgender policy
The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected a lawsuit challenging a Pennsylvania school district’s pro-transgender policy. The decision affirms a lower court decision...
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Federal court: Missouri prisons must allow transgender inmates to access transition-related care
Judge Noelle Collins finds "freeze-frame" policy violates trans inmates' Eighth Amendment rights
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Oklahoma governor signs adoption discrimination bill into law
Oklahoma LGBTQ advocates plan to bring a lawsuit against the state after Gov. Mary Fallin signed into law a bill that allows child placement agencies...
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Judge strikes down sodomy law in Trinidad and Tobago
Court will meet again to decide whether to repeal sodomy prohibitions in full and decriminalize homosexuality
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Court orders Puerto Rico to issue accurate birth certificates to transgender residents
Crder comes in response to a first-of-its-kind federal lawsuit
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LGBTQ advocates sue Ohio over anti-transgender birth certificate law
Lambda Legal, the American Civil Liberties Union, and ACLU of Ohio are suing the Buckeye State for a policy that prohibits people from changing the...
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Mississippi city reverses course, granting permit for Pride Parade
Officials in Starkville, Miss., have reversed course, voting to approve a permit for the first-ever Pride Parade in the city’s history. The Board of Aldermen...
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Federal court denies transgender man’s request for legal name change
7th Circuit dismisses lawsuit, but fails to resolve issues of transgender rights and immigration status at heart of case
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ACLU moves to dismiss lawsuit challenging Oregon school district’s pro-transgender policy
The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a motion asking to intervene in — and dismiss — a lawsuit that aims to dismantle a school...
