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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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Workers Rights

Women’s Rights = Workers’ Rights (and Not Just on Labor Day!)

NWLC Joins Report to the UN on LGBTQ Employment Discrimination

NWLC Signs Amicus Brief in Victory v. County of Berks

National Women's Law Center

Justice Starts on the Inside: How We’re Building a Diverse and Equitable Workplace

NWLC Comment Opposing HUD Proposed Rule to Separate Families or Take Away Housing Assistance

CBO Report Demonstrates Benefits of $15 Minimum Wage for Millions of Working People

Sex Stereotyping Discrimination against LGBTQ Workers is Barred by Federal Law—Says NWLC’s Amicus Brief to the Supreme Court

NWLC Leads Women’s Rights Groups in Amicus Brief Before the Supreme Court to Protect LGBTQ Workers

Poverty Is an LGBTQ+ Issue Too

Justice for her. Justice for all.

The Life-Saving Importance of LGBTQ Role Models

Celebrating My Immigrant History and Queer Identity

Wible v. School District of Philadelphia: NWLC joins amicus brief in support of student who was sexually harassed based on her gender presentation

The National Women’s Law Center Applauds the Equality Act that Protects the Civil Rights of All People

Why America Needs the Equality Act Now

Edmo v. Idaho Department of Corrections

Statement in Support of Full and Equal Access to Athletics for Transgender People

Speaking Up for Equality in the House of Representatives

NWLC Comments to the U.S. Department of Agriculture on SNAP

Five Reasons Why the Equality Act Would Be Huge for LGBTQ People and Women

NWLC Celebrates Introduction of Groundbreaking Equality Act

A student studies in a library

Bathroom Restrictions on Transgender Students Violate the U.S. Constitution and Title IX

Programs That Support Basic Living Standards for LGBTQ Women Should Be Strengthened – Not Cut

NWLC Files Brief in Support of Drew Adams in Adams v. St. John’s County School Board

National Women’s Law Center Submits Written Testimony Opposing South Dakota’s Anti-Trans Bill (H.B. 1108)