The case is the latest legal challenge to Vermont regulations from the Alliance Defending Freedom, a conservative anti-LGBTQ +legal group
Daniel Bonevac, a philosophy professor and John Hatfield, a finance professor are alleging that the Federal government oversteps its authority
Little's refusal to raise the ‘Progress Pride Flag’ the suit claims led to threats of his dismissal & is a form of religious discrimination
The “banned concepts” law, violated teachers’ 14th Amendment rights because it's too vague for them to follow the judge ruled
The law makes it a felony, punishable by 10 years in prison, for physicians to prescribe puberty blockers or HRT to trans youth under age 19
He targeted young gay men on Grindr to obtain their sexually explicit photographs & videos consensually & used them to extort money or sex
Three parents of students in the school district outside of D.C., — none of whom have trans children — filed the lawsuit
The lawsuit challenges Montgomery County Public Schools’ policy that “mandates the inclusion of literature with LGBTQ+ characters"
In making its decision, the court referenced two recent developments that may change the legal landscape for transgender people
"I’m thrilled the judge listened to our concerns as educators & seemed to understand that this law puts teachers in an impossible position"
