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TLDEF Condemns DOJ Memo Sanctioning Anti-LGBTQ Discrimination Under the Guise of “Religious Liberty”
Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund condemns in the strongest possible terms the memo issued by Attorney General Jeff Sessions today, deceptively titled “Federal Law Protections For Religious Liberty.”
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TLDEF Condemns Action by AG Sessions to Rescind Workplace Protections for Transgender Americans
Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund today denounces Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ decision to roll back a federal policy recognising trans protections. The policy, announced in a 2014 Department of Justice memo during the Obama Administration, recognised that transgender employees are protected under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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Statement From Victory Institute On Supreme Court Decision To Send Gavin Grimm Case To Lower Court
The Supreme Court announced yesterday that it will not hear Gavin Grimm v. Gloucester Country School Board, a case that would have decided whether federal laws that prevent discrimination on the basis of sex also apply to gender identity.
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Presidential Attack on Transgender Students “Shameful”
Yesterday, Victory Institute condemned the administration of Donald Trump for rescinding Department of Education and Department of Justice guidance protecting transgender students from discrimination in schools. In response, President & CEO Aisha C. Moodie-Mills released the following statement:
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HRC Statement on Family Research Council’s Values Voter Summit
The Human Rights Campaign – America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organisation – is condemning Republican leadership and top GOP presidential candidates for participating in the Family Research Council’s Values Voter Summit, taking place in Washington, DC over the next several days.