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- LGBTQ Youth Rights
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Human Rights Organizations Condemn 11th Circuit Decision to Reinstate Alabama Transgender Health Care Ban
Today, a three-judge panel of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision reversing a federal district court ruling blocking enforcement of Alabama’s law banning medical care for transgender adolescents. The district court opinion, which was issued last spring, held that Alabama’s law likely violated the federal Equal Protection Clause and parents’ fundamental right…
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- LGBTQ Youth Rights
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Federal Judge Issues Injunction that Restores Health Care for Georgia Transgender Children
Georgia SB 140, which blocks access to hormone therapy for transgender youth, was granted a temporary injunction while the case proceeds.
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- LGBTQ Youth Rights
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State Legislature Fails Louisiana Children, Parents and Doctors Yet Again
NEW ORLEANS — This week, the Louisiana legislature reconvened specifically to override Gov. John Bel Edwards’ veto of legislation banning medically necessary gender-affirming care for transgender minors. The bill goes into effect Jan. 1, 2024. “The Louisiana legislature went out of their way to discriminate against transgender children, using harmful legislation to dehumanize them and…
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- LGBTQ Rights
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Parents Challenging Alabama’s Criminal Ban on Healthcare for Transgender Adolescents to Argue before the 11th Circuit
Plaintiffs urge the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals not to reinstate a law that would criminalize doctors and parents for ensuring their transgender children can access necessary medical care to support their well-being
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- LGBTQ Rights
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Florida Families and Advocacy Groups Sue to Block the Florida Law Known as “Don’t Say Gay”
ORLANDO, Fla. – Late yesterday, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), Lambda Legal, Southern Legal Counsel (SLC), and private counsel Baker McKenzie filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Florida enacted House Bill 1557, commonly referred to as the “Don’t Say Gay” law. The lawsuit argues that the law, which bans discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity…
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- LGBTQ Rights
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SPLC helps LGBT student assert her right to wear prom tuxedo
While many teenagers were figuring out what to wear to senior prom, Britney had already chosen the outfit that perfectly suited her personal style: a black tuxedo – with matching suspenders – and a bright yellow bowtie.
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- LGBTQ Youth Rights
Entitled to Treatment: Medical Care for Transgender Adolescents in the Juvenile Justice System
Transgender individuals are those whose “gender identity” – their personal sense of being male or female – does not match the sex they were assigned at birth.
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- LGBTQ Youth Rights
Big steps forward for LGBT students and friends in Savannah, Tenn.
After the Southern Poverty Law Center responded to a plea for help from students in Savannah, Tenn., we’re happy to report that students successfully wore pro-LGBT slogans at school last week without resistance and with mostly positive responses from classmates.
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- LGBTQ Youth Rights
SPLC Salutes Students Standing Up For Their Rights
As the school year draws to a close, the SPLC salutes just a few of the students this year who fought the good fight, challenging homophobia and gender discrimination in their schools.
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