LGBTQIA+ Rights
NOW is committed to fighting discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity in all areas, including employment, housing, public accommodations, health services, child custody, and military policies. NOW is committed to educational efforts that combat the adverse effects of homophobia, promote positive images in the media, and ultimately ensure civil rights protection for all. NOW asserts the right of LGBTQIA individuals to live their lives with dignity and security, and marriage equality for all.
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ISSUE ADVISORY: Asexuality: Sexual Empowerment Isn’t for Everyone, and That’s Okay
Pride month may be over, but it’s still important to bring attention to an identity that often doesn’t get much attention, even in feminist spaces. Asexuality, although more widely acknowledged now than in the past, is still often included only as an a Read more...This Bisexual Health Awareness Month, Women Deserve More from their Healthcare Providers
I came out as bisexual my senior year of high school. No one had ever talked to me about what it meant to bisexual, queer, or LGBTQIA+ in general – at least not in a way that was memorable. In my health classes, there was little to no mention of LGBTQI Read more...News
On Title IX’s Anniversary, We Redouble Our Commitment to Ending Discrimination Against Women
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today marks the 48th anniversary of Title IX, the landmark legislation that set out to ensure equal educational opportunities regardless of gender. This civil rights law has opened up doors that had long been closed to women and gi Read more … Read more...The Reversal of Health Protections for Transgender Patients Is Hateful and Cruel
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Friday, the four-year anniversary of the 2016 PULSE nightclub shooting and during Pride month, the Trump administration announced its final rule – a slap in the face erasing health care protections for transgender Americans. Durin Read more … Read more...Landmark Supreme Court Decision Protects LGBTQIA+ Employees
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Supreme Court took a stand for freedom, justice, and equality today when it ruled that federal anti-discrimination laws protect gay and transgender employees. NOW Foundation was an amici in this case, which defended the rig Read more … Read more...LGBTQ Americans Just Won A Massive Civil Rights Victory At The Supreme Court
A majority of justices ruled that an employer violates federal law when they fire someone for being gay or transgender. Read more...Resources
Juneteenth Resources and Celebration
Juneteenth (short for “June Nineteenth”) marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1865 to take control of the state and ensure that all enslaved people be freed. The troops’ arrival came a full two and a half years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. Juneteenth honors the end to slavery in the United States and is considered the longest-running African American holiday.