Groups spoke with the Blade after Pete Buttigieg's plea for compromise
14 states, DC joined the lawsuit filed Friday
Funding suspended under Trump orders targeting DEI, trans rights
Group is involved in cases including some before the Supreme Court that concern LGBTQ rights
Lambda Legal filed the lawsuit in federal court
ACLU represents plaintiffs in the case
Lawsuit follows months-long conflict over school sports in state
Government workers were ordered not to self-identify their gender in emails
Congresswoman Jahana Hayes, LGBTQ groups slammed the effort
State has filed a lawsuit, federal government has cut funding and launched investigations
