-
- LGBTQ Rights
Michigan Department of Corrections revises policy, allows transition-related care for transgender inmates
The Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) has adopted a new policy for the care of transgender prisoners after a transgender woman incarcerated in a Michigan prison campaigned, with the help of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan (ACLU of Michigan), to receive the hormone therapy she was…
-
- LGBTQ Rights
SPLC statement on Fifth Circuit decision permitting anti-LGBT discrimination
We are disappointed by the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. HB 1523 is a plain violation of our central constitutional values.
-
- LGBTQ Rights
Federal court permits Vermont lesbian to sue Liberty Counsel, Mat Staver for role in international kidnapping
Janet Jenkins has been fighting for years for the return of her daughter, Isabella, and to bring those responsible for Isabella’s kidnapping to justice.
-
- LGBTQ Rights
SPLC statement on Trump administration ending federal protection for transgender students
The Trump administration tonight showed a few more of its true colors, and they are decidedly not the colors of the rainbow.
-
- LGBTQ Rights
Texas Lieutenant Governor Works with Hate Group to Drum Up Support for Anti-Trans “Bathroom Bill”
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick joined Tony Perkins, president of the anti-LGBT hate group Family Research Council (FRC), twice in the past two weeks to promote SB6, the so-called “Texas Privacy Act,” a top legislative priority for Patrick during this session.
-
- LGBTQ Rights
Despite Bans, U.S. Anti-LGBT Pastor Continues Pushing Into Africa
Despite being kicked out of Africa for his rhetoric, anti-LGBT pastor Steven Anderson is returning to the continent. And this time, he has help.
-
- LGBTQ Rights
SPLC to Fifth Circuit: Mississippi’s anti-LGBT law would cause significant harm to young people
The SPLC today filed an amicus brief in support of a federal judge’s decision to temporarily block a Mississippi law allowing business owners and government workers to refuse service to LGBT people.
-
- LGBTQ Rights
The rule of law won the day Roy Moore was suspended
The following statement is from Richard Cohen, president of the Southern Poverty Law Center, in response to Roy Moore’s appeal regarding his suspension.
-
- LGBTQ Rights
Transgender man prevails in employment discrimination case brought by SPLC, allies
A transgender man in Louisiana has won a sex discrimination case against a financial services company that he said fired him in 2013 after he refused the company’s demand to dress and be treated as a woman.
-
- LGBTQ Rights
Roy Moore suspension about the rule of law
The United States has always been defined by a fundamental belief in the rule of law. Indeed, it’s a cornerstone of our democracy, one that separates our nation from so many others.
Showing results 51-60 of 171