In appreciation: Rich Weissman and JD Horn
February 20, 2020 By Christopher Vasquez, Rich Weissman and JD Horn first fell in love with NCLR in 2017, immediately impressed by the breadth and scope of the work and …
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NCLR Files Amicus Brief in Support of Gavin Grimm
December 3, 2019 By Asaf Orr, Esq.,, NCLR Staff Attorney On November 25, 2019, the National Center for Lesbian Rights filed an amicus brief in the Court of Appeals for …
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Reversing Trump’s Transgender Military Ban Will Make Us Stronger
This summer, our client Nicolas Talbott is splitting his time between a seasonal trucking job and working at his family farm. He is a devoted grandson who has been responsible for his …
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Why Raising the Minimum Wage Is a Critical LGBTQ Issue
This Thursday, the House will vote on the Raise the Wage Act of 2019, which would raise wages for nearly 40 million workers— including nearly 1.5 million LGBTQ people who …
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NCLR Legal Director Shannon Minter Awarded American Psychiatric Association Fryer Award
May 22, 2019 By Andrea Pino, NCLR Legal Director Shannon Minter was awarded the John Fryer Award from the American Psychiatric Association, following a keynote lecture at the organization’s Annual …
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We Belong At the Table
When I went to law school, there was that initial reaction of: ‘Oh! There are already too many lawyers in Washington!’ But guess what, there weren’t (and still aren’t) many …
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I survived eight years of conversion therapy. But I fought back.
March 20, 2019 By Legal Team, My name is Kate McCobb and I survived eight years of conversion therapy. This is my story. In 2006, when I was 25, I …
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