Press Statements
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Title IX Anniversary: Students Need Strong Protections
Title IX was always intended to establish equitable access to school spaces and educational opportunities for all students. Lately, political extremists have mischaracterized and weaponized the legacy…
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Trans Health Care Under Attack, Fight Continues
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court announced its decision in US vs Skrmetti, a lawsuit challenging Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth. In response, Debra Hauser, Preside…
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Statement on Los Angeles Protests and Trump Administration Escalation
This weekend, protests arose in Los Angeles as rumors of ICE raids spread. Against the wishes of California Governor Gavin Newsom, the Trump Administration sent in the National Guard to…
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Statement on Trump Admin’s EMTALA Guidelines
This week, the Trump administration announced that hospitals are not required to provide abortion in life threatening circumstances – defying the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA),&…
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Florida Ruling Challenges Judicial Waivers for Abortion, Harms Youth
This week, Florida’s Fifth District Court of Appeal ruled against judicial waivers, the legal process by which pregnant teenagers seeking an abortion can get permission from a judge in the…
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Trump Weaponizes Title IX, Abandons Survivors
The Trump administration is withholding millions of dollars in federal funding from universities that allow transgender students to play sports, accusing schools of violating Title IX – wh…
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LGBTQ+ Young People Need the Equality Act, Allyship of All Forms
Today, the Equality Act was reintroduced in both chambers of Congress. The bill’s introduction comes on the heels of the Trump Administration’s latest attack on the LGBTQ+ community: a report…
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Supreme Court Must Protect LGBTQ+ Books in Schools
This week, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Mahmoud v. Taylor, a case that would restrict young people’s access to LGBTQ+ books at school and pave the way for far-reaching classro…
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The Supreme Court Must Protect PrEP
This week, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Kennedy v. Braidwood Management, Inc., a case that could threaten the Affordable Care Act (ACA)’s mandate that insurance companies cover pre…