Press releases

Local Transgender And Gender Diverse Residents Have New Services Available
A program that provides services to transgender and gender diverse communities is expanding into Grays Harbor and Pacific counties.

Seattle Pride making early call to move 2021 celebration online.
Hopefully by 2022 we’re having parades and parties again — But Seattle Pride making early call to move 2021 celebration online.

ACLU of Washington Sues Swedish Health for Breach of Settlement for Failing to Improve Transgender Health Services
The ACLU of Washington on Thursday filed a lawsuit against Swedish Health Services for refusing to meet the terms of a settlement agreement designed to end the hospital system’s discriminatory practices and improve health care access for transgender patients.

Seattle’s Autonomous Zone Is Not What You’ve Been Told
Some call it CHOP, some call it CHAZ, and no one knows quite what it is. But one thing is clear in a blocks-large swath of Capitol Hill: a community is taking shape.

Event at Seattle Public Library causes firestorm, group accused of being ‘hate group’
A group called the “Women’s Liberation Front” booked the Microsoft auditorium at the library for an event that critics say is anti-transgender. It has many people calling for the library to cancel the event.

Kaiser to cover breast augmentation on transgender women, state says
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan will no longer deny chest reconstruction procedures for transgender women, according to the state.

Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief
This action challenges the constitutionality of an official federal policy of discrimination against transgender people regarding military service.

Lambda Legal and OutServe-SLDN Sue President Trump to Reverse Transgender Military Service Ban
Lambda Legal and OutServe-SLDN today filed a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Trump administration’s ban on military service by transgender individuals.

Gender Justice League Sues Trump Administration Over Transgender Military Ban
The Seattle nonprofit is a plaintiff in one of two new lawsuits against the ban.

Transgender activists see big setback in Trump’s rollback on school bathrooms
The administration said Wednesday that states should decide whether trans students should be allowed to use school bathrooms that match their gender identity, reversing guidelines issued by then President Obama.