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Why I’m standing with Jenny Federal District Court stops Durkan for Mayor of Seattle Transgender military ban in Doe v. Trump

Court agrees with NCLR and GLAD that ban’s harms to Transgender service members and those trying to enlist are severe and unacceptable

Sen. Patty Murray – Photo courtesy of US Senate

by Patty Murray U.S. Senator for Washington State Since President Trump was elected last year, people in Seattle have been resisting in so many ways, big and small. From the

Women’s March, to the incredible crowds at Sea-Tac to fight back against the illegal and immoral refugee ban, to parents and teachers standing up and speaking out against Betsy DeVos, and so much more –

see PATTY MURRAY page 8

Original photo courtesy of US Air Force

WASHINGTON, DC – Today [Monday, October 30], the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled in favor of the plaintiffs and enjoined the transgender military ban, the discriminatory policy challenged in Doe v. Trump, the first case filed

against President Trump’s transgender military ban. The National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) and GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD, co-counsel in the case, issued the following statement:

see MILITARY BAN page 18

Eric Holder urges LGBTQ HRC-led amicus briefs in advocates to “keep resisting” at Masterpiece Cakeshop case GLAD’s Spirit of Justice dinner feature top chefs, businesses

GLAD’s Mary Boanauto, The Honorable Eric H. Holder, Jr., and GLAD’s Janson Wu – Photo by Infinity Portrait Design

The Honorable Eric H. Holder Jr., the 82nd attorney general of the United States, accepted the Spirit of Justice Award in Boston Friday night [October 27], urging the crowd of 1,000 advocates for LGBTQ equality to “keep standing up, keep speaking out, keep resisting.”

GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) honored Holder for his instrumental role in advancing LGBTQ justice and his leadership on other civil rights matters, including criminal justice reform, and

see SPIRIT OF JUSTICE page 19

Photo courtesy of HRC / AP

Briefs announced in the Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission case at the U.S. Supreme Court of the United States, argues that businesses do not have a right to discriminate against customers

WASHINGTON, DC – Today [Monday, October 30], the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization, announced two

see AMICUS BRIEFS page 19


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