National Center for LGBTQ Rights
Coverage of National Center for LGBTQ Rights in the Nexus archive.
- Challenge to Arizona’s transgender school sports ban collapses as teen plaintiff withdraws
The lawsuit challenging Arizona’s transgender school sports ban is ending as the teen plaintiff, Jane Doe, withdraws from the case. The U.S. Supreme Court recently upheld state-level trans athletic bans, complicating legal efforts to overturn Arizona’s law, which prohibits trans girls from joining school sports teams consistent with their gender identity.
- Trump's DOJ can't get names and medical files of trans youth in California, for now
A federal judge temporarily blocked California hospitals from complying with criminal subpoenas from the Trump administration's Department of Justice seeking medical records of transgender youth. The DOJ has issued subpoenas for patient files and clinician documents related to transgender healthcare, citing concerns about 'sex-rejecting procedures,' while families and advocacy groups argue the effort is an intimidation tactic.