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In a post for them., GLAD Transgender Rights Project Director Jennifer Levi and the National Center for Lesbian Rights’ Legal Director Shannon Minter wrote about what’s next after the news of Justice Kennedy’s retirement from the United States Supreme Court — and how our communities can respond.

Justice Kennedy’s departure from the Court is devastating, but it does not mean the end of our work — far from it. It does mean that we have to be more creative, dedicated, disciplined, and hardworking than ever before to make and sustain change. And we have to keep our eyes on the long view, while we fight against Trump administration policies that are devastating our communities right now.

Read the full article here.

Statement of Executive Director Janson Wu on Supreme Court Upholding President Trump’s Muslim Travel Ban

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Today’s Supreme Court ruling upholding President Trump’s shameful Muslim ban is an affront to our core values of justice, inclusivity, and generosity.

The Trump administration’s cruel and xenophobic policies, from targeting Muslims to separating and detaining families at our border, harm particularly vulnerable communities, including refugees and asylum seekers.

Such policies do not make America “stronger” but seek to divide us, and we refuse to be divided.

We are a nation of immigrants, and of diverse beliefs and backgrounds – and we are stronger because of that. GLAD remains in solidarity with all immigrants and refugees and will continue to fight for justice for all of us.

Take Action:

Today in DC: Rally at 11:45am ET at the Supreme Court

This Saturday in Boston, and across the nation, show up to support immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers.

Find a Saturday event near you.

Dokiman NCLR ak GLAD la diskite ke tribinal la ta dwe sispann entèdiksyon Trump-Pence a kounye a pou tout tan.

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WASHINGTON, DC—Sant Nasyonal pou Dwa Lesbyèn (NCLR) ak Avoka ak Defansè Legal GLBTQ (GLAD) te depoze jodi a dokiman yo... repons pou sipòte Mosyon Konsènan yo pou Jijman Somè nan Doe kont Trump—premye pwosè ki depoze pou bloke entèdiksyon militè transganr Trump-Pence a. Si jij Kollar-Kotelly pran yon desizyon an favè demandè yo, desizyon sa a ta bloke nèt entèdiksyon militè transganr Trump-Pence a pou l pa janm pran efè. Dokiman ki depoze jodi a rejte tantativ administrasyon an pou “fè reyalite a pase pou yon lòt bagay apa de sa li ye klèman: yon plan pou asire ke okenn moun transganr pa sèvi nan Fòs Ame Nasyon nou an ‘nan okenn kapasite.’” Repons demandè yo se dènye nan yon seri dokiman sa dwe rive anvan jij Kollar-Kotelly detèmine si li ka bay yon desizyon pèmanan pou bloke entèdiksyon an.

Demandan Doe yo diskite ke entèdiksyon militè transganr Trump-Pence a mete Ameriken transganr yo apa—li mete yo nan yon klas izole epi li soumèt yo a diferan estanda pase tout lòt manm sèvis—san okenn baz lejitim. Epi paske règleman ki fè diskriminasyon kont moun transganr yo mande yon egzamen pi sere nan men tribinal la, demandan yo diskite ke administrasyon Trump la pa ka prese envante rezonman kounye a, apre yo fin bay entèdiksyon an, nan yon tantativ pou jistifye entèdiksyon an pandan pwosè a.

“Pa gen okenn jistifikasyon lejitim pou entèdi moun transganr yo fè sèvis militè sou baz kiyès yo ye, olye de kapasite yo pou fè travay la. Gouvènman an pa ka envante rezon apre sa pou jistifye yon politik ki baze sou prejije, pa sou enkyetid militè reyèl,” te di. Shannon Minter, Direktè Legal NCLR.

“Dosye sa a pèmèt nou fè yon pa anplis pou nou jwenn yon rezolisyon final nan ka sa a. Militè transganr yo kontinye mete lavi yo an danje pou peyi sa a pandan y ap oblije defann tèt yo kont atak administrasyon sa a. Yo merite onè ak respè, pa papye demisyon,” se sa yo te di. Jennifer Levi, Direktè Pwojè Dwa Transjan GLAD la.

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30 jen 2016Depatman Defans Etazini (DOD) te adopte yon règleman ki pèmèt moun transganr sèvi nan lame a, baze sou yon revizyon DOD ki te fè prèske dezan epi ki te detèmine ke pa te gen okenn rezon valab pou eskli pèsonèl kalifye nan sèvis militè a tou senpleman paske yo se transganr.

26 Jiyè 2017Prezidan Trump te tweete ke "Gouvènman Etazini an pap aksepte oswa pèmèt moun transganr sèvi nan okenn kapasite nan Lame Ameriken an."

9 Out 2017NCLR ak GLAD te depoze Doe kont Trump, premye pwosè yo te depoze pou sispann entèdiksyon an, pou konteste konstitisyonalite li epi pou mande tribinal la pou l bay yon òd preliminè nan tout peyi a pou anpeche l pran efè pandan y ap tande ka a nan tribinal.

25 Out 2017Prezidan Trump te pibliye yon memorandòm ki te bay Sekretè Defans James Mattis lòd pou soumèt "yon plan pou aplike" entèdiksyon an anvan 21 fevriye 2018. Sekretè Mattis te remèt plan sa a ("Plan Mattis" la ak rapò panèl la) bay Prezidan Trump nan dat 22 fevriye 2018.

30 Oktòb 2017Tribinal Distri Etazini pou Distri Kolonbi a te deside ke Doe kont Trump Demandan yo te etabli yon chans pou reyisi sou reklamasyon yo a ki di entèdiksyon Prezidan Trump la vyole pwoteksyon egal, ke demandan yo t ap sibi yon domaj ireparab san yon òd preliminè pou sispann entèdiksyon an, epi ke enterè piblik la ak balans difikilte yo te peze an favè akòde yon soulajman òdinè epi sispann entèdiksyon an tanporèman pandan tribinal la ap tande ka a.

23 mas 2018Prezidan Trump aksepte "Plan Mattis" la epi li pibliye yon memorandòm kote li "revoke" Memorandòm 25 out li a.

20 avril 2018Defandè yo depoze yon mosyon pou anile òd preliminè nasyonal la ki te pase 30 oktòb la ki te entèdi moun transganr yo nan sèvis militè ke Tribinal Distri Etazini pou Distri Columbia a te bay; yon mosyon pou rejte Dezyèm Plent Modifye Demandè yo; ak yon Mosyon pou Jijman Somè.

11 me 2018Demandan yo depoze mosyon kont-mosyon yo pou jijman somè, ansanm ak mosyon opozisyon ak mosyon Defandè a pou anile enjonksyon an epi rejte plent Demandan yo.

NCLR ak GLAD te nan sant batay legal la pou konteste entèdiksyon militè transganr Trump-Pence a depi yo te depoze l. Doe kont Trump, premye nan kat ka yo te depoze kont entèdiksyon an, nan dat 9 out 2017.

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Atravè litij estratejik, defans politik piblik, ak edikasyon, Avoka ak defansè legal GLBTQ yo ap travay nan Nouvèl Angletè ak nan tout peyi a pou kreye yon sosyete jis, san diskriminasyon ki baze sou idantite ak ekspresyon sèks, estati VIH, ak oryantasyon seksyèl. www.GLAD.org

Sant Nasyonal pou Dwa Lesbyèn yo se yon òganizasyon legal nasyonal ki angaje nan fè pwomosyon dwa moun ak dwa sivil kominote lesbyèn, ge, biseksyèl ak transganr yo atravè litij, defans politik piblik ak edikasyon piblik. www.NCLRights.org

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Nan semèn anvan asasina li an 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King te di nan yon diskou devan yon gwoup travayè sanitasyon nan Memphis:

Kounye a, lit nou an se pou yon egalite reyèl, ki vle di egalite ekonomik. Paske nou konnen kounye a ke li pa sifi pou entegre kontwa manje midi yo. Ki benefis yon moun jwenn lè l ka manje nan yon kontwa manje midi entegre si l pa gen ase lajan pou l achte yon anmbègè?

Travayè sanitasyon yo t ap fè grèv pou pwoteste kont kondisyon travay ki pa an sekirite ak inegalite nan salè. Nan moman mach yo, King te prevwa yon kanpay – Kanpay Pòv yo – pou ankouraje jistis ekonomik nan mouvman dwa sivil la. Li te wè ke egalite ak ekite – aksè a travay ak salè ki jis, yon anviwònman travay ki an sekirite, swen sante, edikasyon – te lye nèt ale ak reyalizasyon libète, epi yo te aliyen ak lit travayè sanitasyon yo pou dwa fondamantal moun.

Sa a, youn nan dènye aksyon li yo pou jistis, se apèl nou pou nou fini travay li..

Kanpay Pòv yo: Yon Apèl Nasyonal pou Renesans Moral, se yon kanpay 40 jou, enklizif, ki enplike tout mouvman an, k ap relanse travay King pou konbat rasis, povrete, devastasyon ekolojik, ak ekonomi lagè a. Reveran William Barber se fòs motè dèyè kanpay la epi li mande nou chak pou nou rantre nan mouvman an epi fini sa King te kòmanse a. Chak lendi jiska 23 jen, òganizatè yo ap òganize yon Jounen Aksyon nan kapital eta atravè peyi a kote ou ka eksprime demand ou yo pou yon sosyete ki pi jis e ki pi jis pou tout moun. Pou jwenn yon evènman toupre w epi rantre nan mouvman an, vizite Sitwèb Kanpay Moun Pòv yo.

Pou GLAD, relanse travay la vle di rete angaje anvè jistis rasyal ak ekonomik ansanm ak lit nou pou egalite LGBTQ. Pandan n ap demonte lwa diskriminatwa yo epi n ap pase règleman enklizif ak afimatif inovatè, nou rekonèt ke travay nou an pa ka fini la epi li pa ka fini. Nou dwe defye tou gwo disparite rasyal ak ekonomik nan mitan kominote nou yo pou egalite ak ekite rive jwenn tout moun.

Nou fè pwogrè enkwayab anvè egalite pou moun LGBTQ ak moun k ap viv ak VIH, soti nan jwenn libète pou marye pou rive nan asire moun k ap viv ak VIH yo pwoteje kont diskriminasyon anba Lwa Ameriken sou Andikap yo (Americans with Disabilities Act) pou rive nan mete ajou lwa familyal yo ki reflete bèl divèsite fanmi jodi a.

Menm nan yon eta tankou Massachusetts, kote GLAD gen katye jeneral li epi kote nou fè gwo pwogrè nan direksyon egalite, se pa tout moun nan kominote nou yo ki jwenn menm ankourajman grasa viktwa nou yo.

Yon resan rapò pa Fenway Institute ak Boston Indicators bay yon aperçu sou sante kominote LGBTQ Massachusetts la, epi li revele kèk nan inegalite rasyal ak ekonomik travay kontinyèl nou an dwe konfwonte.

Pa egzanp, yon kantite moun LGBTQ ki pa pwopòsyonèl atravè eta a ap viv nan povrete, epi moun transganr yo ap fè eksperyans yon pousantaj povrete ki pi wo toujou. Anplis de sa, yon kantite jèn LGBTQ ki pa sanzabri se jèn ki gen koulè. Stigmatizasyon ak prejije, ansanm ak anviwònman familyal ki pa afime oswa ki pa akeyan se kèk faktè ki kontribye nan ogmantasyon pousantaj povrete ak sanzabri nan mitan kominote LGBTQ a ak kominote ki gen koulè yo. Nou konnen nan lòt rechèch ke tandans sa yo ap dewoule atravè peyi a.

striking-sanitation-workers-i-am-a-man — Yon ekspozisyon nan Mize Nasyonal Dwa Sivil nan Memphis montre grèv travayè sanitasyon yo an 1968.

Rapò sa a pa sèlman pale de chif ak pousantaj. Li pale de moun reyèl k ap pale avèk kouraj, k ap montre yo vizib, epi k ap mande pou yo konte yo. Se figi imen ki dèyè pwoblèm yo, epi menm jan ak travayè sanitasyon Memphis yo, ki te pote pankat pandan y ap mache ki te di: "Mwen se yon nonm," yo raple nou poukisa n ap goumen pou lajistis.

Eksperyans yo di nou ke nou gen anpil plis bagay pou nou akonpli pou asire ke tout moun nan kominote nou yo, espesyalman moun ki pi vilnerab yo – kominote moun de koulè, granmoun aje LGBTQ yo, moun k ap viv ak VIH, jèn transganr ki sanzabri oswa ki pa lakay yo – gen aksè egal a dwa fondamantal moun nou tout bezwen ak merite: travay, salè ki jis, swen sante, edikasyon, ak yon kote pou nou rele lakay.

Si nou vle reyisi nan batay nou pou egalite ak ekite, mouvman LGBTQ a dwe konfwonte divès eksperyans ak disparite ki genyen nan pwòp kominote nou yo. Mouvman nou an pi fò lè nou aksepte entèseksyon yo ak pwen komen ki genyen nan lit jistis sosyal nou yo, ak pouvwa ki genyen nan divèsite nou an. Alafen, se limanite pataje nou an ki fè nou rete yon sèl mouvman jistis.

Pou aprann plis bagay sou Kanpay Moun Pòv yo, epi pou jwenn yon evènman toupre w, vizite www.kanpaypovpèp yo.org.

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We’ve always known the government has no military justification for the Trump-Pence transgender service ban. The government’s plan for ridding the military of transgender people is based on discrimination. Plain and simple.

And now we have the government’s own documents that show it.

Key documents received from the government literally show a straight line between Trump’s tweets last July and the recently announced implementation plan.

A straight line from Trump’s tweets announcing his transgender military ban to the Mattis Plan to execute it.

On May 11, together with the National Center for Lesbian Rights, GLAD filed a motion for summary judgment in Doe kont Trump. If our motion is granted, the court would permanently block the ban from taking effect.

This ban weakens our military. And in violating the equality guarantees of the Constitution, it demeans us all.

It harms transgender people. It’s an attack on American values. That’s why we’ve filed to put a stop to it for good.

While the administration is making claims that transgender people are “non-deployable,” thousands of transgender Americans are currently serving our country with honor and distinction. Many of our plaintiffs have done several tours of duty, including a transgender woman who has done two in Iraq.

The Trump-Pence ban relies on sweeping generalizations and false stereotypes about transgender people. But we saw right through their charade because we’ve seen this strategy before.

The Trump administration’s defense rests on a faulty argument that strikes at the core of who transgender people are. Their harmful “logic” goes like this: sure, transgender people can serve, as long as they serve in their birth sex.

It’s the same failed argument we heard when we fought for marriage equality: of course, a gay person could get married, as long as it was to someone of the opposite sex.

The Trump-Pence ban is harming brave servicemembers. And it is also part of this administration’s coordinated attack on all marginalized people.

Lives are in disarray and futures are at stake. But our community is strong, our passion for justice is great, and we won’t back down.

GLAD ak NCLR depoze yon mosyon pou sispann nèt entèdiksyon Trump-Pence sou militè trans yo.

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NCLR ak GLAD ap depoze yon nouvo entèdiksyon pou militè trans yo, sa ap akselere desizyon tribinal final la pou sispann entèdiksyon Trump-Pence a nèt.

GLAD di, "Dokiman pwòp gouvènman an, ki fèk jwenn grasa dekouvèt, montre 'Plan Mattis' 23 mas la se menm entèdiksyon kategorik ak enkonstitisyonèl la... Prezidan Trump te anonse sou Twitter."

NCLR di, “Dè milye de manm sèvis transganr ap sèvi kounye a—youn nan nou yo Bichon fi Anfèt, demandè a te fè plizyè misyon aletranje, de ladan yo an Irak. Entèdiksyon an febli preparasyon militè a.

WASHINGTON, DC—Demannè entèdiksyon militè transganr nan Doe kont Trump, premye pwosè a pou konteste entèdiksyon Trump-Pence a, te depoze yon mosyon kwa pou jijman somè yè swa nan Tribinal Distri Etazini pou Distri Kolonbi. Mosyon demandè yo deklare ke reyalite san diskisyon montre entèdiksyon an, ki gen ladan plan aplikasyon Mattis 23 mas la, vyole dwa yo pou Pwoteksyon Egal ak Pwosesis Jis, epi ke tribinal la ta dwe bay yon deklarasyon pèmanan ak yon mezi pou anpeche entèdiksyon Trump-Pence a janm aplike.

Mosyon demandè yo dekri entèdiksyon an kòm sèl "politik militè ki eskli moun nan sèvis militè ki baze sou manm yo nan yon klas olye ke sou kapasite yon moun pou sèvi" epi li deklare ke "pa gen okenn lòt politik militè ki eskli yon klas moun nan yon opòtinite egal pou anwole oswa sèvi nan Fòs Ame Ameriken yo." Li karakterize tou entèdiksyon 23 mas la. "Plan Mattis" ak rapò panèl la kòm "pi remakab pou sa li pa rive fè": li pa montre e li pa t kapab montre ke moun transganr yo pa kapab satisfè estanda militè ki egziste deja pou sèvis. Okontrè, "Plan Mattis" la ak rapò panèl la fè jeneralizasyon radikal, apiye sou fo estereyotip sou sante mantal ak deplwaman.

Demandan yo te depoze yon lòt mosyon apa yè swa tou. opoze mosyon administrasyon an pou ranvwaye ka a epi pou anile òdinasyon preliminè nasyonal la te pibliye 30 oktòb 2017 pa jij distri Colleen Kollar-Kotelly nan Tribinal Distri Etazini pou Distri Columbia a.

"Dokiman pwòp gouvènman an, ki fèk jwenn grasa dekouvèt, montre 'Plan Mattis' 23 mas la se menm entèdiksyon antikonstitisyonèl ak kategorik pou tout moun transganr nan sèvis militè ke Prezidan Trump te anonse sou Twitter," te di. Jennifer Levi, Direktè Pwojè Dwa Transjan pou Avoka ak Defansè Legal GLBTQ (GLAD)"Pa gen okenn rezon pou trete moun transjèn yo yon fason enjis konsa. Demandan yo pa vle anyen plis pase pou yo sibi menm estanda yo aplike pou tout lòt manm sèvis yo."

"Dapre pwòp kalkil militè a, gen plizyè milye manm transganr k ap sèvi kounye a—youn nan nou yo Bichon fi Anfèt, demandè yo te fè plizyè misyon aletranje, de ladan yo an Irak,” te di Shannon Minter, Direktè Legal Sant Nasyonal pou Dwa Lesbyèn (NCLR)"Entèdiksyon an febli preparasyon militè a epi li t ap sèl politik militè ki ta eskli moun ki kalifye pou sa yo ye olye de kapasite yo pou sèvi."

Agiman ki soti nan dokiman demandè yo:

Entèdiksyon militè Trump-Pence pou moun transganr yo nuizib pou preparasyon militè a lè li eskli yon fason irasyonèl manm sèvis transganr ki kalifye yo.
Plan "Mattis" administrasyon Trump la nan dat 23 mas la eskli moun transganr yo nan sèvis la sou baz sitiyasyon transganr yo, olye de sou okenn baz medikal.
"Plan Mattis" la se menm entèdiksyon kategorik sou sèvis trans ke Prezidan Trump te tweete malgre swadizan "eksepsyon" li pou moun transganr ki sèvi nan sèks nesans yo. Menm jan yon politik ki egzije Mizilman yo sèvi nan lame a sèlman si yo renonse lafwa yo ta yon entèdiksyon sou sèvis militè pou Mizilman yo, yon politik ki egzije moun transganr yo sèvi nan sèks nesans yo se yon entèdiksyon sou sèvis militè pou moun transganr yo. Li sanble tou ak agiman ki te echwe anvan an, ke tribinal yo te rejte tout bon vre, ke lwa ki limite maryaj sèlman pou koup gason-fi pa t fè diskriminasyon kont moun omoseksyèl paske yon moun omoseksyèl te kapab marye ak yon moun ki gen sèks opoze a.
Dokiman pwòp administrasyon Trump la, ke yo te jwenn grasa dekouvèt, montre ke pwosesis ki te mennen nan "Plan Mattis" la te antreprann espesyalman pou pwodui yon politik ki konsistan avèk entèdiksyon total Trump te mete sou sèvis transganr. Olye pou l bay yon rezon valab pou trete moun transganr yo yon fason diferan, plan an apiye sou estereyotip sou sèks ak jeneralizasyon laj sou wòl ak kapasite moun transganr yo.
Eskli kandida kalifye ak anfòm nan sèvis la baze sou jeneralizasyon jeneral ki baze sou gwoup se irasyonèl. Pa egzanp, depresyon, enkyetid ak swisid pi komen nan mitan moun blan pase moun nwa, men militè a pa entèdi moun blan nan sèvis la. Epi fanm yo gen de fwa plis chans pase gason pou soufri twoub enkyetid, men militè a pa eskli fanm nan sèvis la.
Agiman defandè yo sou koyezyon inite a rezime a yon reklamasyon ke, "senpleman paske yo egziste konsa, moun transganr yo febli estanda ki baze sou sèks." Si "reklamasyon sa a te sifi pou jistifye entèdiksyon moun transganr yo nan sèvis militè, li ta jistifye tou esklizyon yo nan nenpòt, ak tout, enstitisyon ki kenbe kritè ki baze sou sèks pou etablisman yo, tankou lekòl, lye travay, lojman piblik, ak plis ankò"—yon bagay tribinal atravè peyi a te repete rejte.

Avèk dokiman sa a, ni administrasyon Trump la ni Doe kont Trump Moun ki pote plent kont entèdiksyon militè transganr yo kounye a endike tribinal la pa gen okenn diskisyon sou reyalite nan ka sa a ki ta bezwen rezoud pa yon pwosè. Si jij Kollar-Kotelly akòde yon jijman somè an favè moun ki pote plent yo, tribinal la ta bloke entèdiksyon militè transganr Trump-Pence a pou tout tan pou l pa antre an vigè.

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26 Jiyè 2017Prezidan Trump te tweete ke "Gouvènman Etazini an pap aksepte oswa pèmèt moun transganr sèvi nan okenn kapasite nan Lame Ameriken an."

23 mas 2018Prezidan Trump aksepte "Plan Mattis" la epi li pibliye yon memorandòm kote li "revoke" Memorandòm 25 out li a.

11 me 2018Demandan yo depoze mosyon kont-mosyon yo pou jijman somè, ansanm ak mosyon opozisyon ak mosyon Defandè a pou anile enjonksyon an epi rejte plent Demandan yo.

GLAD Calls on US Border Control to Allow Entry for Transgender Women Seeking Asylum, Condemns Violent Attacks

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Following reports of violent and demeaning treatment of transgender women seeking asylum at the US border, including news of a shelter in which the women were staying in Tijuana, Mexico having been set on fire, GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) issued the following statement:

The horrifying treatment of the transgender women who have traveled to our border seeking a reprieve from violence should be utterly unacceptable to every American.

Our core American ideals of liberty, democracy, and human rights require us to offer refuge to those who face severe threats in their home countries. Asylum is a life-saving system that is designed precisely to protect the extremely vulnerable. We have a responsibility to ensure that system is open and available to those who need it, including transgender people and other members of the LGBT community forced to flee places where they are fundamentally unsafe because of who they are.

We urge US Border Patrol to allow entry for all of these women and for the others who have traveled at great risk as part of the refugee caravan, to allow them the fair opportunity to make their case for asylum, and to ensure their safety and dignified treatment while their applications are processed.

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In a bipartisan 14-10 vote, the New Hampshire Senate today passed HB 1319, a bill that will provide explicit comprehensive nondiscrimination protections for transgender people in employment, housing, and public spaces. The House passed HB 1319 in March by a strong bipartisan vote and the bill now goes to Governor Sununu for his signature. Once the bill is signed into law, New Hampshire will join 18 other states, including every state in New England, in providing comprehensive protections for transgender people.

Janson Wu, Executive Director of GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD), one of the lead partners in the Freedom New Hampshire Coalition advocating to pass the bill, made the following statement:

Today, the New Hampshire Senate voted to affirm the dignity and humanity of transgender Granite Staters, and to ensure they have an equal opportunity to live and work free from discrimination. For more than a decade, transgender people across the state – along with family, friends, and freedom-loving allies – have spoken out, shared their stories, and led the fight to secure these critical protections. GLAD has been proud to be a partner in that work every step of the way.

We are grateful to the many senators and representatives, including HB 1319’s lead sponsor Rep. Ed Butler, who voted to make their state a safer and more just place for everyone. New Hampshire’s leadership today sets an example for the nation of the incredible progress bipartisan cooperation can achieve.

At a time when the rights of transgender people are under attack from the Trump-Pence administration on every front – from schools, to health care, to military service – this resounding victory in New Hampshire shows clearly that support for equality is not a partisan issue but a basic matter of American fairness. Voters in neighboring Massachusetts will soon have an opportunity to echo that fact, as the spotlight on transgender equality moves to the fight to protect the Bay State’s public accommodation nondiscrimination law at the ballot this November.

All Granite Staters can hold their heads high today, knowing that New Hampshire is truly embracing its ideals of freedom for all, and taking its place as a leader in the growing movement to secure equality across the nation.

Leading partners in the Freedom New Hampshire coalition fighting for HB 1319 include GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD), Freedom for All Americans, the American Civil Liberties Union of New Hampshire (ACLU-NH), Human Rights Campaign, Transgender New Hampshire, and Rights and Democracy New Hampshire.

New Filing Fires Back at Trump Administration Request to Move Forward with Trans Military Ban

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RIVERSIDE, Calif.—The National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) and GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) filed their opposition last night to a Trump-Pence Administration request to dissolve the nationwide preliminary injunction that U.S. District Court Judge Jesus G. Bernal issued December 22, 2017, in Equality California’s lawsuit, Stockman kont Trump. There are currently four separate preliminary injunctions issued by four separate federal courts, blocking Trump’s ban from moving forward while the cases are being heard by the courts.

On March 23, the Trump administration filed a motion to dissolve the injunction, claiming to issue a “new policy” on transgender military service. However, as NCLR and GLAD demonstrate in the opposition filing, that policy merely details the steps the military plans to take to implement the ban that Judge Bernal and three other federal court judges have already blocked from taking effect.

“There’s nothing new here,” te di Jennifer Levi, Direktè Pwojè Dwa Transgenre GLAD la. “The supposedly ‘new policy’ excludes transgender people from military service. It is the same ban the courts have already enjoined.”

“There is no justification for a special rule banning transgender people from military service rather than permitting them to serve on the same terms as everyone else,” said Shannon Minter, NCLR Legal Director. “Transgender troops have already been serving their country with honor and dignity for decades.”

“No matter what the White House calls it, this is the same unpatriotic and discriminatory ban that four federal courts have already blocked from moving forward,” said Equality California Executive Director Rick Zbur. “At a time when our nation faces serious threats around the world, it’s baffling that President Trump remains focused on undermining our military by ripping thousands of distinguished service members from their posts.”

”Transgender Americans are guaranteed the same right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness as any other American,” said California Attorney General Xavier Becerra. “We owe transgender service members, like all Americans who courageously serve our nation, our support and gratitude for putting their lives on the line. President Trump’s transgender military service ban is primitive. It is discriminatory, plain and simple. We will fight it in every form.”

President Trump first announced his transgender military ban in a series of tweets in July 2017. Then in an August 25 memo, he directed the Secretary of Defense to create an implementation plan for his ban. In addition to Judge Bernal, three other federal district court judges have issued injunctions halting the ban, including in NCLR and GLAD’s DC-based case, Doe kont Trump. In each of the four cases, the courts have found that the plaintiffs are likely to succeed on their claim that excluding transgender people from military service violates their guarantee of equal protection under the US Constitution. Earlier this month, Judge Marsha J. Pechman in the Washington state case Karnoski v. Trump, brought by Lambda Legal and Outserv-SLDN, denied the Trump administration’s request to lift that court’s injunction and ordered Karnoski to proceed to discovery and trial.

Top medical organizations and experts have refuted recent Trump administration attempts to justify its ban on transgender military service, including former Surgeons General, la Asosyasyon Medikal Ameriken an, la Asosyasyon Sikolojik Ameriken an ak la American Psychiatric Association.

Senior military officials from all service branches have also confirmed that permitting transgender people to serve strengthens the force.

Stockman kont Trump was brought by Equality California on September 5, 2017, on behalf of the organization’s members as well as individual plaintiffs Aiden Stockman, Nicolas Talbott, Tamesyn Reeves, Jaquice Tate and three unnamed current service members. Attorney General Xavier Becerra intervened as a plaintiff on behalf of the State of California in November 2017.

In addition to NCLR and GLAD, plaintiffs in Stockman are represented by Latham & Watkins LLP.

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GLAD joined National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance (NQAPIA) in a friend-of-the-Court brief illustrating the disproportionate impact President Trump’s travel ban on people from a list of predominately Muslim countries would have on LGBTQ people.

Amicus co-signers include Immigration Equality, The New York City Gay And Lesbian Anti-Violence Project, The LGBT Bar Association of Los Angeles, The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York, the Lesbian and Gay Bar Association of Chicago, Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom, API Equality-Los Angeles, API Equality-Northern California, Invisible to Invincible: Asian Pacific Islander Pride of Chicago, KhushDC, Massachusetts Area South Asian Lambda Association, Queer South Asian Collective, The South Asian Lesbian and Gay Association of New York City, and Trikone-Northwest.

Action Opportunity

GLAD is proud to join the movement to respond to the Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v. Hawai’i. While the decision date can’t be predicted, we anticipate that it will fall on a Monday in June. Join the gathering at the Supreme Court to show our strength as one justice movement and support equality for all.

Muslim Ban Decision Day
Date: To Be Determined
Time: 11:45am EST – 1:00pm EST
Location: US Supreme Court | 1 First St NE, Washington, DC 20543

RSVP page: www.wewillnotbebanned.org

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