ACLU moves to take up gender identity lawsuit that EEOC is abandoning following Trump's order
- Arts groups are suing the National Endowment for the Arts due to new rules requiring grant applicants to avoid promoting 'gender ideology,' as stated by the American Civil Liberties Union .
- The ACLU filed the lawsuit on behalf of several arts organizations in Rhode Island and is seeking to prevent the enforcement of President Donald Trump's Executive Order 14168.
- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is dropping seven gender identity discrimination lawsuits in response to Trump's executive order, according to the ACLU.
- Asher Lucas, a transgender man who was fired from a Culver's restaurant, continues to pursue a lawsuit against the company as he wants to defend transgender rights.
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National Endowment for the Arts Removes Trump's 'Gender Ideology' Requirements After ACLU Suit
The National Endowment for the Arts removed President Donald Trump’s “gender ideology” requirements from grant funding applications on Friday, following the ACLU’s lawsuit filed just one day prior. Arts organization can now apply for funding without adhering to the president’s “anti-woke” eligibility criteria. Previously, projects that appeared to promote gender expression, including works surrounding transgender and non-binary stories, would no…
RI ACLU lawsuit challenges Trump's executive order restricting federal arts grants
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Rhode Island filed a lawsuit Thursday morning that challenges a new certification requirement for federal arts grants. The new certification requirement forces organizations to attest that they will not "promote gender ideology" in order to be eligible for National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) grants. It is a direct result of an executive order signed by President Donald Trum…
Theater Groups & ACLU File Lawsuit Over National Endowment For The Arts’ New Grant Restrictions On Gender Ideology
The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit on behalf of four arts and theater organizations challenging new restrictions placed on federal grants by the National Endowment for the Arts to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order prohibiting promotion of gender ideology. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in federal court in Rhode Island, contends that the new restrictions violate the First and Fifth Amendments, and are contrar…
Arts groups sue over Trump’s ‘gender ideology’ executive order
Four arts organizations on Thursday sued the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) over its implementation of President Trump's executive order barring the use of federal funds for the promotion of "gender ideology." The groups, which are seeking funding for projects that would "affirm transgender and nonbinary identities and experiences," say they have been effectively blocked from receiving grants from the agency that promotes artistic excelle…
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