NATIONAL CENTER FOR LGBTQ RIGHTS FKA NATIONAL CENTER FOR LESBIAN RIGHTS

LEGAL: NCLR RESPONDED RAPIDLY TO SEVERAL DISCRIMINATORY EXECUTIVE ORDERS IMPACTING THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY SINCE THE PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION IN JANUARY OF 2025. NCLR FILED TALBOTT V. UNITED STATES ON BEHALF OF SEVERAL PLAINTIFFS CHALLENGING EXECUTIVE ORDER 14183: PRIORITIZING MILITARY EXCELLENCE AND READINESS WHO ARE FIGHTING TO RETAIN THEIR EMPLOYMENT IN THE ARMED SERVICES. NCLR ALSO FILED A COMPLAINT ON BEHALF OF THREE TRANSGENDER WOMEN IN DOE V. BONDI, A CHALLENGE TO A FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS POLICY WHICH WOULD OVERRIDE PRISON RAPE ELIMINATION ACT PROTECTIONS FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, INCLUDING TRANSGENDER WOMEN, AND WOULD TERMINATE ALL MEDICAL CARE FOR GENDER DYSPHORIA FOR INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS. BOTH SUITS SECURED PRELIMINARY INJUNCTIONS IN OUR FAVOR. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)IN ADDITIONAL TO DIRECT LITIGATION, NCLR SUBMITTED AMICUS BRIEFS IN SHILLING V. UNITED STATES, A SECOND CHALLENGE TO EXECUTIVE ORDER 14183, UNITED STATES V. SKRMETTI, A CASE CHALLENGING TENNESSEE'S LAW BANNING MEDICAL CARE FOR TRANSGENDER YOUTH AND CHILES V. SALAZAR, A CASE CHALLENGING COLORADO'S CURRENT BAN ON THE HARMFUL PRACTICE OF CONVERSION THERAPY.

IMMIGRATION: NCLR IMMIGRATION PROJECT HOGAR {HOME} IS A LEADER ON LGBTQ IMMIGRATION ISSUES, BOTH WORKING DIRECTLY WITH IMMIGRANT CLIENTS AND ENGAGING AROUND FEDERAL IMMIGRATION POLICY. OUR EFFORTS ON BEHALF OF INDIVIDUAL CLIENTS ARE BOTH EFFECTIVE AND HELP TO BUILD A SOLID BODY OF CASE LAW, MAKING IT EASIER FOR OTHER ATTORNEYS TO SUCCESSFULLY REPRESENT LGBTQ IMMIGRATION CASES. WE PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS SERVING IMMIGRANTS AND PARTICIPATE IN LEGAL CLINICS. IN ADDITION, WE ARE PART OF A NETWORK OF LGBTQ IMMIGRANT ORGANIZATIONS THAT COMMUNICATE REGULARLY TO SHARE STRATEGIES AND STAY UPDATED ON ONGOING POLICY CHANGES. NCLR REMAINS COMMITTED TO OUR CLIENTS (80-100 CLIENTS SERVED ANNUALLY) AND THE LARGER LGBTQ IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY, (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)RESPONDING TO 300-500 REQUESTS FOR LGBTQ IMMIGRATION RELATED INFORMATION EACH YEAR. THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION SEEKS TO DEPORT 3,000 PEOPLE A DAY AND A TOTAL OF ONE MILLION PEOPLE PER YEAR. FOR THE APPROXIMATELY 288,000 UNDOCUMENTED LGBTQ IMMIGRANTS LIVING IN THIS COUNTRY, THE THREAT OF DEPORTATION IS ESPECIALLY CONCERNING. MANY OF OUR CLIENTS FLEE COUNTRIES WHERE BEING LGBTQ IS CRIMINALIZED AND SOMETIMES PUNISHABLE BY DEATH. DEPORTATION CAN BE A DEATH SENTENCE.