by Beth Holmes | Sep 26, 2022 | Civil Rights, Education, Homophobia, Politics, Power LGBT, Religion
Yeshiva University must allow LGBT student groups, according to a 5-4 Supreme Court ruling. Yeshiva University is a Jewish “Torah-based” university in Manhattan. Students formed a club there, called the Y.U. Pride Alliance, meant to be a supportive organization for...
by Beth Holmes | Jul 2, 2021 | Civil Rights, Education, Gender, Human Rights, Power LGBT, Transgender
A Virginia school board has lost a six-year fight to keep trans kids out of school bathrooms, in Monday’s Supreme Court rejection of their appeal versus Gavin Grimm. Gavin Grimm was 15 and a sophomore at Gloucester High School when school officials banned him...
by Beth Holmes | Jun 25, 2021 | Civil Rights, Equality, Human Rights, LGBT community, LGBTQIA+, LGBTQIA+ Youth, Politics, Queer Community, Religion
Discrimination in adoption cannot bar an organization from contracting with the city for adoption and foster care, ruled the U.S. Supreme Court on June 17. A Roman Catholic adoption agency has been involved in a lawsuit with the city of Philadelphia for well over a...