Update: On June 27, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States found plaintiff families entitled to a preliminary injunction in Mahmoud gegen Taylor, ein Fall, der darüber entscheiden wird, ob Eltern gemäß dem Ersten Verfassungszusatz ein Recht auf Benachrichtigung und die Möglichkeit haben, sich vom Lehrplan für die fünf fraglichen Bücher mit LGBTQ+-Personen abzumelden. Learn more about our response to this ruling.

GLAD Law is standing with local families, educators, and advocacy partners because we believe public education must serve everyone. A curriculum that includes LGBTQ+ people, without framing them as controversial or optional, is essential to building safe and welcoming schools. Public schools should never be required to erase the existence of LGBTQ+ individuals to accommodate ideological or religious objections.

At a time when LGBTQ+ youth are facing rising rates of harassment and isolation, erasing their stories from the classroom sends a harmful message. It tells them they do not belong. GLAD Law is committed to ensuring that every child can see themselves in their education and that no family is treated as less worthy of inclusion. We are proud to stand for the rights of all students to learn in schools that reflect the full diversity of our communities.

You can find the full history of the Mahmoud v. Taylor case here und die oral arguments from the Supreme Court hearing here.

U.S. Supreme Court

On April 9, 2025, GLAD Law, NCLR, Family Equality, and COLAGE filed a friend-of-the-court brief In Mahmoud gegen Taylor in the Supreme Court of the United States. The Supreme Court heard arguments in the case on April 22.

4th Circuit Court of Appeals

On October 30, 2023, GLAD Law and partner organizations filed a friend-of-the-court brief In Mahmoud v. McKnight in the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in support of a Maryland school district that introduced storybooks with LGBTQ+ characters into the language arts curriculum. The brief provides evidence on the importance of inclusive curricula in creating a welcoming, respectful school climate for all students. Such climates are especially important for LGBTQ+ students who face a heightened risk of bullying, isolation, and self-doubt. The amici are organizations comprising parents, students, educators, civil rights advocates, and health care and suicide prevention service providers.

On May 15, 2024, the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the District Court’s denial of the preliminary injunction.