Mar 27, 2025 | 2SLGBTQIA+, Discrimination, Trans Rights
In partnership with the ACLU of Montana and the ACLU, we filed a lawsuit to block HB 121, one of the broadest anti-transgender “bathroom bills” in the country. Together, we represent trans and intersex people who will be impacted by the law. HB 121 applies to a...
Feb 10, 2025 | 2SLGBTQIA+, Health Care, Racial Equity, Reproductive Health, Trans Rights
On February 10, Legal Voice filed an appeal that continues our challenge to Initiative 2081. The initiative is part of a nationwide attack on LGBTQ+ youth, sexual health education, youth access to health care, and diversity, equity, and inclusion — all under the guise...
May 30, 2024 | 2SLGBTQIA+, Racial Equity
In partnership with the QLaw Foundation and the ACLU of Washington, we’re suing to block Initiative 2081, which would strip away youth privacy rights, stifle conversations about diversity, and violate the Washington State Constitution. I-2081 was backed by Let’s...
Nov 1, 2021 | 2SLGBTQIA+, Economic Justice
Earlier this year, the Washington Supreme Court ruled in favor of Matt Woods, a Seattle lawyer and longtime Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission (the Mission) volunteer who was told by Mission leadership not to apply for an attorney position in the organization’s...
May 4, 2017 | 2SLGBTQIA+, Reproductive Health
Yesterday we told you of our plans to challenge President Trump’s executive order if it sanctioned discrimination against women, LGBTQ people, and religious minorities. And we weren’t the only ones with plans to do so. We were part of a broad and powerful...
Apr 26, 2017 | 2SLGBTQIA+, Health Care, Landmark Victories, Trans Rights
As transgender people’s dignity and safety continue to be threatened across the country — including in Washington state — we must be vigilant to uphold the legal protections we have fought so hard to win. That’s why we’re thrilled to give you a final...