BREAKING: The House of Representatives just voted 236 to 173 to PASS the HISTORIC #EqualityAct, which explicitly confirms that discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity is unlawful discrimination based on sex.
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Tonight is the first time transgender people have ever been mentioned in a presidential victory speech.
Thank you, .
#BREAKING: WE WON (AGAIN)!
A federal court just ruled that trans students must have access to bathrooms that match their gender.
Our client Drew Adams has been fighting for this right against his school in Florida since 2017. The 11th Circuit ruled in his favor.
BREAKING: WE WON! Idaho must allow transgender people born in the state to correct their birth certificates.
Anti-trans #HB509 passed earlier this year violates the court victory we won in 2018.
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#BREAKING: WIN!
Supreme Court just ruled that firing someone for being LGBTQ is a VIOLATION of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act!
WE DID IT Y'ALL! #DecisionDay
Read opinion here:
supremecourt.gov/opinions/19pdf
👋🏽 Hi JKR.
Trans women are women.
Trans men are men.
The existence of transgender people does not compromise your safety.
Trans people deserve love and support; not lengthy diatribes detailing “concerns” about their existence.
And that’s that! 👏🏽
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Trans people are not a burden.
Trans people are not a burden.
Trans people are not a burden.
Trans people are not a burden.
Trans people are not a burden.
Trans people are not a burden.
Trans people are not a burden.
💙💗♡💗💙
We will keep fighting the #TransMilitaryBan.
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BREAKING: @realDonaldTrump's #TransBan is signed. Read it here: lambdalegal.org/in-court/legal
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Trans people are not a burden.
Trans people are not a burden.
Trans people are not a burden.
Trans people are not a burden.
Trans people are not a burden.
Trans people are not a burden.
Trans people are not a burden.
Trans people are not a burden.
Trans people are not a burden.
NOT A DRILL: We officially have a lesbian, Native American, former MMA-fighting Congresswoman in Kansas! Well done, Sharice Davids! #ElectionDay
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Sharice Davids has been elected to Congress from Kansas. It’s a historic win and a key pickup for Democrats in a mostly red state. #Election2018 vox.com/2018/11/6/1804
If you are trans & cannot comfortably be visible, YOU ARE VALID.
If you are trans & cannot safely be out, YOU ARE VALID.
If you are trans & do not “pass” or are not binary, YOU ARE VALID.
If you are trans & still figuring it out, YOU ARE VALID.
#TransDayOfVisibility #LGBTQ
REMINDER:
Conversion therapy is a heinous, abusive practice perpetrated on children that can lead to lifelong trauma, if not worse.
Trans kids having access to health care under the supervision of an affirming provider is...not.
Stop spreading misinformation, .
So um, about tomorrow. The Supreme Court will be releasing opinions tomorrow morning.
They could potentially decide if your employer can legally fire you for being LGBTQ.
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“The Court also rules that, because transgender people have long been subjected to systemic oppression and forced to live in silence, they are a protected class.”
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This is a legal gem from tonight’s ruling. The court ruled that transgender people are a protected class.
#BREAKING: We just filed our lawsuit against the Trump administration (via HHS) challenging the newly-published anti-trans health care rule.
Proud to be part of this fight to #StopTheRule!
. is officially attempting to roll back anti-discrimination protections in health care.
Happy #Pride, ! We'll see you in court. #ProtectTransHealth
Today, the Supreme Court issued a ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, undermining 50+ years of individual liberty, bodily autonomy, and gender equality rights.
We’ll be blunt – people will die because of this decision.
Trans people are valid.
Trans people are valid.
Trans people are valid.
Trans people are valid.
Trans people are valid.
Trans people are valid.
Trans people are valid.
Trans people are valid.
Trans people are valid.
Trans people are valid.
We need the #EqualityAct NOW.
🗣 #Transgender folks: You are valid. You matter. You are loved.
💗♡💙 ♡💗
We will not stop fighting for your rights and you #WontBeErased by this heartless administration. #TransRightsAreHumanRights
The news of David Buckel’s death is heartbreaking. This is a tremendous loss for our Lambda Legal family, but also for the entire movement for social justice.
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IMPORTANT:
Barrett used "sexual preference" (not "sexual orientation") when discussing her views on marriage equality.
This is a dogwhistle. The term "sexual preference" is used by opponents of equality to suggest that being #LGBTQ is a choice.
#BlockBarrett #SCOTUSHearing
BREAKING: A married lesbian couple were told they couldn’t apply to foster a refugee child because their family didn’t “mirror the Holy Family.” We’re suing.
BREAKING: Federal court rules employers can't fire people for being gay! This is a HUGE victory! #LGBTQ
WIN!🎉 The State of North Carolina will finally recognize all transgender people for who they are and provide them with accurate birth certificates. Now, trans people born in NC can correct the gender marker on their birth certificates without a surgery requirement! 🏳️⚧️
Trans people deserve access to supportive, inclusive health care.
Trans people deserve access to supportive, inclusive health care.
Trans people deserve access to supportive, inclusive health care.
Trans people deserve access to supportive, inclusive health care.
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#BREAKING: We just filed our lawsuit against the Trump administration (via HHS) challenging the newly-published anti-trans health care rule.
Proud to be part of this fight to #StopTheRule!
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“Transgender women are women.”
This. Thank you for standing on the right side of history with transgender people, Daniel Radcliffe.
Read full piece from the . thetrevorproject.org/2020/06/08/dan
Nope, this is not it.
Sex and gender are not exclusively binary concepts. Transgender & non-binary people are who they say they are.
This abandonment of the LGBTQ community by someone who lent magic to the lives of *so many* queer youth is disappointing and incredibly sad.
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If sex isn’t real, there’s no same-sex attraction. If sex isn’t real, the lived reality of women globally is erased. I know and love trans people, but erasing the concept of sex removes the ability of many to meaningfully discuss their lives. It isn’t hate to speak the truth.
#BREAKING Victory! Mississippi Supreme Court Rules That Lesbian Spouses Are Both Legal Parents to Their Marital Children
🗣️Happy #PronounsDay! Remember:
➡️ Singular "they" is grammatically correct.
➡️ Refusal to use someone's correct pronouns is refusing to respect their identity & experience. 👎
➡️ Cis people can help normalize pronoun use by offering their own without being asked!
❤️💛💛💚💙💜
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We must lift up:
Black women
All women of color
Transgender women
Lesbian women
Bisexual women
Disabled women
Immigrant women
Sex worker women
Low income women
Incarcerated women
Intersex women
Elderly women
Young women
Together, we all win. #InternationalWomensDay
BREAKING: Federal court rules that our preliminary injunction against ’s #TransMilitaryBan must stay in place/ #LGBTQ
More outrageousness: Office of National #AIDS Policy closed. Webpage disabled. This is not normal. Do not normalize this. #HIV #Inauguration
This opinion surprised so many of us in so many ways.
Today, queer joy seems to have broken the SCOTUS website.
If you're unable to open or save the decision PDF, please know that you're not alone! 😂🏳️🌈
Trans people are not a burden.
Trans people are not a burden.
Trans people are not a burden.
Trans people are not a burden.
Trans people are not a burden.
We see you. We love you.
The #TransMilitaryBan fight is NOT over.
We will not stop fighting for you.
💙💗♡💗💙
So ... about tomorrow, again.
Decisions will be issued by the Supreme Court tomorrow morning at 10am.
They could potentially rule on whether or not your employer can fire you for being LGBTQ.
Kim Davis, the very same Kim Davis who refused to sign marriage licenses for same-sex couples as a county clerk in Kentucky ... just lost her re-election. 💁🏽♀️
LAWSUIT FILED: We’re suing to block Texas from investigating parents for child abuse when they work with medical professionals to provide necessary, life-saving gender-affirming care for their children.
BREAKING: Victory in 2nd Circuit! The court holds that Title VII prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. This supports what we’ve been saying all along. Everyone deserves the right to be #OutAtWork, and no one should be fired for it. #LGBTQ
#BREAKING: For 30+ months, #transgender troops have been serving our country openly with valor and distinction. Now the rug has been ripped out from under them, once again.
Count on it: We are redoubling our efforts to fight this. #TransMilitaryBan
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Amy Coney Barrett's “originalist” view of the Constitution threatens the civil rights of LGBTQ people, women, people of color, anyone who needs health care, & more.
Reminder: #NetNeutrality is an #LGBTQ issue.
Online communities and services provide essential support for queer people, particularly rural queer youth. battleforthenet.com
if you're a queer or trans person isolating with family who does not/cannot see or respect you for who you are: please know we're thinking about you.
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
your identity is valid. your identity is real. we love you.
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
this won't last forever. please hold on.
🚨🚨BREAKING: Texas, we'll see you in court.
We'll be filing a lawsuit to protect #transgender youth from being stripped of access to healthcare that keeps them healthy and alive.
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Trans students, if you're discriminated against in school, PLEASE call us. We are here for you. We want to help you: lambdalegal.org/helpdesk
Trans people are not a disruption.
Trans people are not a disruption.
Trans people are not a disruption.
Trans people are not a disruption.
Today in a Texas District Court hearing: DFPS employee Randa Mulanax testified that DFPS investigators were required to prioritize and investigate reports of gender-affirming care, forbidden to close such investigations, and told not to put anything in writing.
She resigned.
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The most important thing to remember here is this:
TRANS PEOPLE ARE NOT A DISTRACTION
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TRANS PEOPLE ARE NOT A BURDEN
If you are trans, know that we’ve got your back. You are perfect. And we won’t stop fighting for you.
💙💗💟💗💙
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#BREAKING: The 11th Circuit just ruled that banning conversion “therapy” violates the First Amendment. The two judges in the 2-1 majority were both appointed by Donald Trump.
➡️ media.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/f
#BREAKING: A federal judge just granted an injunction in our case challenging the Trump administration’s health care discrimination rule.
This injunction stops the administration’s invitation for providers to discriminate against LGBTQ people.
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"The answer is clear. An employer who fires an individual for being homosexual or transgender fires that person for traits or actions it would not have questioned in members of a different sex."
6-3 ruling by Gorsuch, with Roberts joining the opinion.
BREAKING: A Texas District Court has granted a temporary restraining order blocking investigations or any actions against our plaintiffs based on Gov. Abbott’s unlawful directive to treat medically necessary gender-affirming care as abuse.
#ProtectTransKids 🏳️⚧️
#ProtectTransKids 🏳️⚧️
#ProtectTransKids 🏳️⚧️
#ProtectTransKids 🏳️⚧️
#ProtectTransKids 🏳️⚧️
#ProtectTransKids 🏳️⚧
#BREAKING: WIN! #Transgender people born in #Kansas will FINALLY be able to correct the gender marker on their birth certificates under a consent judgment between Lambda Legal and state officials. 🎉 #TransRightsAreHumanRights
WOW WE ARE SO SURPRISED WHO SAW THIS COMING CERTAINLY NOT US
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#BREAKING: The Senate has voted 52-48 to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court.
This illegitimate process is a perversion of democracy and was forced against the wishes of the American people.
Justice Barrett will sit in a stolen seat.
It's a sad day for this country.
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To all #transgender people: currently serving, hoping to enlist, and/or all feeling the searing pain of once again being labeled as "other" by this administration's actions—Your feelings are valid. Your anger is warranted.
We will not stop fighting for you. #TransMilitaryBan
#BREAKING: The Trump Administration just dropped final 1557 rule, moving to scrap comprehensive health care protections for LGBTQ people, disabled people, women, and other folks in need of reproductive health care.
Our lawyers are reviewing right now.
We will sue any school district that discriminates against #trans students. Those asking: Here's how you can help. bit.ly/2hLgYn1
Trump administration just "assured" us that people who helped manage the US government's response to #HIV/AIDS in the 1980s are being brought on to help combat #coronavirus.
The #LGBTQ community:
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Trans men and AFAB non-binary people can get pregnant.
Trans and non-binary people need & deserve unfettered access to abortion care.
Clinics that provide abortion care are often the only culturally-competent care providers for LGBTQ people.
Abortion access is an LGBTQ issue.
BREAKING: Idaho court affirms that #transgender people have the right to accurate birth certificates.
BREAKING: We won our lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s exclusion of gender affirming health care for trans state employees! The court's decision is clear: discriminating against trans people by denying access to essential and often lifesaving health care breaks the law.
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Judge Barrett joined a letter in 2015 supporting the position that “marriage and family is founded on the indissoluble commitment of a man and a woman” and the “significance of sexual difference and the complementarity of men and women.”
💗💜💙 Happy #BiWeek! 💙💜💗
➡️ Bi people don't need to "pick a side"
➡️ Being bi is not "just a phase"
➡️ Bisexuality ≠ attraction to only binary genders
➡️ Bisexual ≠ non-monogamous (but if you're both that's great!)
➡️ Wherever you fall on the bi spectrum is VALID!
Today is the 4th anniversary of the #Pulse nightclub shooting.
In this thread, we honor the name and story of each person taken from us that night. We will not forget them. We will not stop fighting in their memories. #HonorThemWithAction
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Edward Sotomayor Jr., 34. He was the brand manager for a popular gay travel agency, and a much-beloved member of his community in Sarasota FL. #Pulse #HonorThemWithAction
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: Facebook/Reuters
If you are coming out today:
You are courageous
You are affirmed
You are loved
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤
#NationalComingOutDay
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Trans rights are human rights.
Trans rights are human rights.
Trans rights are human rights.
Trans rights are human rights.
Trans rights are human rights.
Trans rights are human rights.
Trans rights are human rights.
Trans rights are human rights.
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
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Judge Barrett has given speeches for radical anti-LGBTQ and -designated "Hate Group" Alliance Defending Freedom. When asked if she was aware of their classification, she pushed back, saying that they were only opining on a matter of “public controversy.”
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Judge Barrett refused to respond to questions posed regarding whether she believes the Supreme Court's marriage equality decision qualifies as “superprecedent” (aka that no Justice would overrule).
BREAKING: We’ve filed a petition seeking a temporary restraining order to BLOCK implementation of the emergency rule issued by Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey.
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"We do not hesitate to recognize today a necessary consequence of that legislative choice: An employer who fires an individual merely for being gay or transgender defies the law."
🎉🎉🎉🎉
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Rest in power, Aimee. We miss you. This was all possible because of you. We will fight on in your memory, forever.
But tonight, because of you, we celebrate. #DecisionDay
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👉🏿👉🏾👉🏽👉🏼Trans rights 👈🏻👈🏽👈🏾
👉🏿👉🏾👉🏽👉🏼are not a👈🏻👈🏽👈🏾👈🏿
👉🏿👉🏾👉🏽threat to anyone.👈🏽👈🏾👈🏿
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This morning, Matthew Shepard was interred at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC. We're keeping his parents, Judy and Dennis Shepard, in our thoughts today. 💗
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Judge Barrett joined an en banc panel refusing to hear an appeal of a case involving the segregation of Black workers at AutoZone.
Pronouns aren’t preferred. They’re required.
Using someone’s correct pronouns is a simple act of kindness that can make a huge difference. Pronouns are a crucial part of someone’s identity, and no one should have to explain why their pronouns matter & should be respected! 🌈🌎
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can confirm; sodomy is kind of our thing.
(legally speaking)
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Judge Barrett was sharply critical of Chief Justice Roberts’ opinion in NFIB v. Sebellius, which upheld the Affordable Care Act. Judge Barrett characterized the decision as pushing the ACA “beyond its plausible meaning to save the statute.”
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The so-called “Fairness in Women’s Sports Act,” like bills proposed in dozens of state legislatures across the country, actually promotes exclusion and discrimination against trans youth who deserve the opportunity to participate in sports like their peers. #LetKidsPlay
#Trans students: the law is on your side & so is our team of lawyers. CALL US if yr school is refusing your rights.
Lambdalegal.org/trans-students
#BREAKING: VICTORY! Our client Drew Adams, a #transgender student barred from using the correct bathroom at school, just scored a decisive win in federal court.
Read the remarkable opinion:
BREAKING: The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals denied YET ANOTHER attempt by to implement his discriminatory #TransMilitaryBan. #LGBTQ
