Social Movements & the Law

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Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finalized a rule under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that maintains vigorous enforcement of federal civil rights laws on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, age, and sex, and restores the rule of law by revising certain provisions that go beyond the plain meaning of the law as enacted by Congress.

FRESNO, Calif. – Family Ranch, Inc., a Central Valley farm labor contractor, has settled a federal charge of sex discrimination and retaliation filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for $55,000 and other injunctive relief, the federal agency announced today.

In Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, No. 17-1618 (S. Ct.

Freedom for All Americans is the bipartisan campaign to win LGBTQ nondiscrimination protections nationwide, including protections from discrimination in employment, housing, and public spaces.

The Pauli Murray Center lifts up the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray, a twentieth-century human rights activist, legal scholar, feminist, author, poet, Episcopal priest, labor organizer, and multiracial Black, LGBTQ+ community member. Center programming in history, education, arts, and activism seeks to advance justice and equity.

This month has been a tough one for anyone who cares about reproductive rights. The pushback has been strong, and immediate.

Intersex people are born with sex characteristics (including genitals, gonads and chromosome patterns) that do not fit typical binary notions of male or female bodies. Experts estimate that up to 1.7 percent of the population are born with intersex traits. In recent years, awareness of intersex people, and recognition of the specific human rights abuses that they face, has grown, thanks to the work of intersex human rights defenders. Human rights abuses against intersex people include, but are not limited to:

We are a national organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and everyone living with HIV.

UNHCR has long recognized the specific protection need of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and queer (LGBTIQ+) individuals and those who

The legal standing of LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer) people has never been better in the United States. After decades of political and legal

The National Center for Transgender Equality is the nation’s leading social justice advocacy organization winning life-saving change for transgender people.

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DEI Consulting Practice brings the LGBTQ+ Bar's unique expertise to your law firm, law school, or company in order to help you foster a most supportive, welcoming, and knowledgeable LGBTQ+-inclusive environment.

Connect, Share Knowledge, and Succeed Within the LGBTQ+ and Ally Legal Community - The National LGBTQ+ Bar Association.

Transgender Law Center (TLC) is the largest national trans-led organization advocating for a world in which all people are free to define themselves and their futures. Grounded in legal expertise and committed to racial justice, TLC employs a variety of community-driven strategies to keep transgender and gender nonconforming people alive, thriving, and fighting for liberation.

Stand up for equal rights & fair treatment for lesbian, gay, bi, trans & intersex people everywhere.

Although to many the term transgender seems relatively new, its roots can be traced back to ancient civilizations. This Pride month, we’ll take a look at the history of transgender people and how they are impacted by law today.

The U.S. Department of State currently allows people to select a binary gender marker (M or F) for their U.S. passports, “ even if the gender [they] select does not match the gender on [their| supporting documentation such as a birth certificate, previous passport, or state ID. ” In addition, p

Research gateway for Women's Studies

Resources for locating information from the federal government

Exhibit at UConn Law Library

This research guide is designed to support WMS classes and those doing gender studies research at CSUDH.

Guide for doing research on topics related to women, gender, and sexuality