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LGBTQ Equality

Despite hard-fought gains in legal protections for LGBTQ people, there’s still a long way to go to ensure LGBTQ people are treated equally in all contexts under the law.

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A Window Into the Wage Gap: What’s Behind It and How to Close It

NWLC Joins Amicus Brief in Support of Title IX’s Prohibition on LGBTQ Discrimination

Midterm Rewind: A Look at Gender Justice on the Ballot

NWLC Reacts to Respect for Marriage Act (RMA) Being Signed into Law

National Women’s Law Center Litigation Highlights – 2022

NWLC Responds to Supreme Court Oral Arguments in 303 Creative, LLC v. Elenis

The SAFER Act: Students’ Access to Freedom & Educational Rights

An LGBTQ Teacher Posted About His Engagement on Facebook. Days Later, He Was Fired.

NWLC Files Amicus Brief in Fourth Circuit in Support of LGBTQ Teacher

NWLC Reacts to Passing of Respect for Marriage Act (RMA)

Don’t Bench Trans Kids

NWLC Leads Nearly 60 Groups in Support of Trans Inclusion in School Sports

Gender Justice and Survivor Advocacy Organizations Oppose Anti-Trans School Policies in Virginia

NWLC Submits Comment on Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities (Section 1557)

Biden’s Proposed Title IX Rules Would Restore Protections Lost Under Trump—But They Should Go Even Further.

Businesses Cannot Turn Away LGBTQ Customers by Claiming “Free Speech”

NWLC Files Supreme Court Amicus Brief Supporting Legal Protections for LGBTQ Customers

NWLC Submits Comment on FAFSA Demographic Survey

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Reproductive Rights Include Bodily Autonomy for Trans and Intersex Youth

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Our Bodies, Our Futures: Connecting Abortion Rights and Trans and Intersex Rights

Official Student Clubs in Public Schools Cannot Exclude LGBTQI+ Students

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NWLC Joins California Supreme Court Amicus Brief Defending State’s Anti-Discrimination Protections for LGBTQ Long-Term Care Facility Residents

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NWLC Files Ninth Circuit Amicus Brief Supporting School Policies that Protect Students from Discrimination

BREAKING: Biden Administration Moves to Restore Anti-Discrimination Protections in Health Care