Today, the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund (TLDEF), along with co-counsel Bondurant Mixson & Ellmore LLP, filed a complaint in a lawsuit against the State of Georgia for denying coverage of transgender-related health care … Read More
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In Strong Bipartisan Vote, U.S. Senate Passes Respect for Marriage Act, Now Poised to Protect LGBTQ Families Nationwide
Today the United States Senate passed the Respect for Marriage Act, a major step toward protecting the freedom to marry from the threat of far-right political forces seeking to overturn U.S. Supreme Court precedent on … Read More
How You’re Helping Us Meet the Moment for LGBTQ Southerners on Giving Tuesday
Throughout 2022, we saw a far-right political movement roll back fundamental American rights and freedoms, including attacks on LGBTQ+ dignity, abortion, and American democracy on the whole. It’s been both powerful and critical, then, to … Read More
Partner Spotlight: The Oasis Center on Helping Youth Find the Best Path
Taking the developments of this year into consideration, the Oasis Center is keenly aware of the precarious state that many LGBTQ+ and marginalized youth are finding themselves in now more than ever. The Oasis Center … Read More
Partner Spotlight: Prism United on Supporting Alabama’s LGBTQ+ Youth in the Face of Attacks
This year Alabama became an overwhelming hotbed of anti-LGBTQ legislation, with multiple bills being proposed and discussed to marginalize and exclude transgender youth. Ultimately, some of the worst anti-LGBTQ bills in the country passed here, … Read More
Partner Spotlight: Time Out Youth on Providing Essential Services and Welcoming Spaces to LGBTQ+ Youth in the Charlotte Area
While North Carolina has so far evaded most of the staunchly anti-LGBTQ+ laws that have been passed in and plaguing states in the Deep South, queer youth are still facing many of the same problems … Read More
Partner Spotlight: Uplift Outreach on Caring for Queer Youth in Upstate SC During Challenging Times
The first half of 2022 was marked by a brutal wave of anti-LGBTQ legislation in statehouses across the country – and South Carolina was far from exempt, with several bills directly targeting queer youth. That’s … Read More