News & Commentary about LGBTQ Rights

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Aimee Stephens with her wife and legal team outside the Supreme Court.

Jun 15, 2020

Supreme Court Says Firing Workers Because They Are LGBTQ Is Unlawful Discrimination

Two hands holding a purse near a street lamp and police car on a background with the trans flag colors.

Jun 10, 2020

Sex Work is Real Work, and it's Time to Treat it That Way

Jun 2, 2020

Pride 2020 is About Resilience, and we are Resilient Together

Photo of Aimee Stephens on black gradient

May 13, 2020

Thank You, Aimee

A crowd of marchers with one holding a sign with the text " Trans Athletes Belong in Sport."

Apr 30, 2020

Four Myths About Trans Athletes, Debunked

An empty solitary confinement cell at New York's Rikers Island jail.

Apr 9, 2020

I’m Queer and I’ve Been in Solitary. Ellen Isn’t Experiencing What I Did.

Aimee Stephens speaks with reporters outside the Supreme Court.

Mar 31, 2020

The Transgender Community Needs More than Visibility

Mar 4, 2020

Trans People Belong

Photo of Evan Minton sitting on a couch in an office.

Feb 27, 2020

A Hospital Refused to Provide Medically Necessary Surgery Because I Am Transgender

The front of the Supreme Court, as a few people are walking up and down its stairs, on a sunny day in 2012.

Feb 27, 2020

Defending Immigrants’ Rights and Reproductive Freedom in the U.S. Supreme Court