FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Lauren Gray, Communications Director, NCLR lgray@nclrights.org / (215) 983-3099 Jason Howe, Communications Director, Equality California jason@eqca.org / (415) 595-9245 Amanda Johnston, Director of Public Affairs & Education, GLAD...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 11, 2017 Sarah McBride | Sarah.McBride@HRC.org | 302-598-4310 Lauren Gray | LGray@NCLRights.org | 215-983-3099 Critical New Resource for Parents on Protecting Their Children from Dangerous Conversion Therapy HRC Foundation and NCLR release new guide to help families recognize conversion therapies...
The Human Rights Campaign and the National Center for Lesbian Rights released Just As They Are, a comprehensive resource for parents on the harmful practice known as “conversion therapy.” The guide helps parents recognize when and how conversion therapy is promoted, provides information about the dangers of the practice, and outlines best practices for parents seeking to promote the health and well-being of their LGBTQ child, including finding inclusive counseling services...
Contact: Lauren Gray, National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) lgray@nclrights.org / (215) 983-3099 Carisa Cunningham (617) 447-6500 NCLR, GLAD File New Motion for Urgent, Immediate Halt to President Trump’s Transgender Military Ban Military leaders speak out in powerful new declarations against Trump’s ban, its disruption to armed forces and threat to national security New plaintiff, Regan Kibby from U.S. Naval...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Lauren Gray, Communications Director lgray@nclrights.org / (215) 983-3099 White House Issues Transgender Military Guidance NCLR and GLAD Say Their Current Lawsuit Will Stop Ban (WASHINGTON, DC, August 25, 2017) —Attorneys from the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) and GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders (GLAD) representing five servicemembers who recently filed a...
Yesterday, the President of the United States defended white supremacy and virulent racism on national television. He derided the journalists who challenged or questioned his comments, and he created a false equivalence between anti-racism protesters and Neo-Nazis. This is not normal. And we cannot allow this to become the new normal. Trump did not make yesterday’s statements in a vacuum. He made them against the backdrop of a nation reeling from the recent deadly racist rally in...
Stacey Schuett and Lesly Taboada-Hall with their children. On January 14, 2015, the widow of a longtime FedEx employee sued FedEx for refusing to provide her with federally required spousal pension benefits solely because both spouses were women. Stacey Schuett and Lesly Taboada-Hall were together for 30 years before they married on June 19, 2013 in Northern California. At the time of Taboada-Hall’s death from uterine cancer, she had been an employee of FedEx for more than 26 years and...
A Statement by NCLR Executive Director Kate Kendell (San Francisco, CA, February 23, 2011)—This Sunday is the memorial service for Patricia Rose “Patti” Roberts, an attorney and founding board member of the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR). Patti, who devoted her life to helping those most in need of legal assistance, died unexpectedly in early January. Patti began her career working on behalf of prisoners at the National Lawyers Guild (NLG), and remained active with the...
Several Events Planned to Benefit NCLR’s Work (San Francisco, CA, February 15, 2011)—The National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) is proud to announce that it has been selected as the sole beneficiary of this year’s Linashore Golf Classic, the renowned women’s charity golf tournament held during the Dinah Shore weekend. Now in its 23rd year, Linashore—set for April 1-2, 2011—is one of the most popular events held during Dinah Shore, which each year lures hundreds of thousands of lesbians and...
(San Francisco, CA, January 13, 2011)—The Honorable Donna Hitchens, founder of the National Center for Lesbian Rights, has retired from the San Francisco Superior Court after two decades on the bench, where she developed a reputation as a compassionate judge and an innovative leader. “Donna’s vision and tenacity has transformed the legal landscape for lesbians and all LGBTQ people,” said NCLR Executive Director Kate Kendell. “As the founder of NCLR, she saw an enormous need...