LGBT groups rally at Supreme Court against Trump nominees
ABOVE: Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy III (D-Mass.) speaks at a rally in front of the United States Supreme Court against Trump nominees. Washington Blade photo by Michael Key. Civil rights leaders,...
View ArticleJudge issues decision favorable to Md. trans student on locker room use
A federal judge in Maryland has issued a decision favorable to a transgender student whose school has barred him from the locker room consistent with his gender identity. In a 40-page decision, U.S....
View ArticleAnti-LGBTQ Trump judicial nominee Kyle Duncan confirmed to Fifth Circuit
The U.S. Senate has confirmed to the federal bench a Trump judicial nominee who made a major component of his career as a lawyer attempts to block LGBTQ rights, including same-sex marriage and...
View ArticleJudge declines to dismiss Gavin Grimm lawsuit
ABOVE: Gavin Grimm speaks at SMYAL’s annual Fall Brunch in D.C. on Nov. 6, 2017. A federal judge in Norfolk, Va., has declined a motion to dismiss his lawsuit against the Gloucester County School...
View ArticleJudge: Va. school board can appeal Gavin Grimm ruling
A federal judge on Tuesday said a Virginia school board can ask a federal appeals court to consider whether its bathroom policy is discriminatory. U.S. District Court Judge Arenda L. Wright Allen of...
View ArticleJustice Department set to host annual LGBTQ Pride event on June 26
The U.S. Department of Justice is set to host an event recognizing Pride month and LGBTQ employees on June 26, the Washington Blade has learned. A spokesperson confirmed on Tuesday to the Blade the...
View ArticleTransgender teen fights to have sex changed on transcript
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) | A school board in Virginia that was willing to defend its transgender-bathroom policy all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court may finally give up the fight. The Gloucester County...
View ArticleSchool board in Virginia may end transgender bathroom ban
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) | For nearly four years, Gavin Grimm has been suing his former school district after it banned him from using the boys bathrooms in high school. Along the way, he’s became a national...
View ArticleVirginia judge favors transgender student Gavin Grimm in bathroom case
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) | A federal judge in Virginia ruled Aug. 9 that a school board’s transgender bathroom ban discriminated against a former student, Gavin Grimm, the latest in a string of decisions...
View ArticleVa. school district appeals ruling in Gavin Grimm case
A Virginia school district on Aug. 19 appealed a federal judge’s ruling in favor of a transgender man who challenged its bathroom policy. The Gloucester County School Board filed its appeal less than...
View ArticleGavin Grimm joins ACLU board
ABOVE: Gavin Grimm. (Photo courtesy of GLAAD) A transgender man who challenged his Virginia school district’s bathroom policy has been elected to the American Civil Liberties Union’s (ACLU) board of...
View ArticleRuPaul, Sarah Paulson, ‘Moonlight’ director, trans teen activist make TIME’s...
(Images from TIME magazine’s 100 list.) Actress Sarah Paulson, “Moonlight” director Barry Jenkins, trans teen activist Gavin Grimm and drag superstar RuPaul are among the 100 Most Influential People,...
View ArticleDebra Messing calls out Ivanka Trump at GLAAD Media Awards
Debra Messing reached out to Ivanka Trump as “one Jewish mother to another” during her acceptance speech at the 28th annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York City. While being honored for the Excellence...
View ArticleVirginia school board asks court to dismiss transgender teen’s suit
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – A Virginia school board asked a federal judge Sept. 22 to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a transgender teen who sued for the right to use the boys bathroom at his high school. Gavin...
View ArticleTransgender bathroom ban heard by federal appeals court
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) | A Virginia school board defended its transgender bathroom ban before a federal appeals court May 26, as a transgender man who was barred as a student from using the boys’ bathrooms...
View ArticleVirginia school board defends transgender bathroom ban in Gavin Grimm case
ABOVE: Gavin Grimm, photo via Grimm’s Facebook page. RICHMOND, Va. (AP) | A Virginia school board defended its transgender bathroom ban before a federal appeals court May 26, as a transgender man...
View ArticleFederal appeals court again rules in favor of Gavin Grimm
ABOVE: Gavin Grimm, photo courtesy of GLAAD. A federal appeals court on Wednesday once again ruled in favor of a transgender man who challenged his Virginia school district’s bathroom policy. The...
View ArticleVirginia school board continues to defend transgender bathroom policy
ABOVE: Gavin Grimm. (Photo via GLAAD) GLOUCESTER, Va. (AP) | A school board in Virginia will continue to defend its transgender bathroom ban in federal court. The Daily Press reported Sept. 10 that the...
View ArticleNortham, Grimm participate in town hall on Va. transgender students
ABOVE: Gavin Grimm (L) and Va. First Lady Pam Northam. Photo via Equality Virginia’s Facebook page. Equality Virginia on Dec. 15 discussed proposed guidelines for transgender rights in schools in...
View ArticleVa. school seeks Supreme Court review in continued fight against Gavin Grimm
ABOVE: Gavin Grimm, photo via ACLU/Grimm’s Facebook page. Gavin Grimm’s fight to get his Virginia high school to allow him to use the restroom consistent with his gender identity — even though he...
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