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Transgender Discrimination Case Proceeds to Trial Tomorrow

By Nick Wunder, LGBT Project at 5:16pm

Tomorrow Schroer v. Library of Congress, an employment discrimination case filed on behalf of transgender veteran Diane Schroer, proceeds to trial in federal court.

Diane, a former Airborne Ranger, qualified Special Forces officer, retired after 25 years of distinguished service in the Army and began taking steps to transition from male to female shortly thereafter. She was offered a job as a terrorism research analyst at the Library of Congress, but the offer was rescinded when she told her future supervisor that she was undergoing gender transition.

Celebrating Pride in San Diego

By Nick Wunder, LGBT Project at 3:02pm

The ACLU's nationwide network of affiliates allows us to advocate on behalf of LGBT people in all 50 states. Together we work for fairness and equality at the local, state and federal levels, effecting change in the courts and legislatures, and bringing the LGBT community together with other social change movements to achieve a just society for all.

The ACLU of San Diego and Imperial Counties celebrated LGBT Pride in San Diego on July 19, 2008.

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Celebrating Pride in New York

By Nick Wunder, LGBT Project at 4:42pm

The ACLU's nationwide network of affiliates allows us to advocate on behalf of LGBT people in all 50 states. Together we work for fairness and equality at the local, state and federal levels, effecting change in the courts and legislatures, and bringing the LGBT community together with other social change movements to achieve a just society for all.

The New York Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU LGBT Project celebrated LGBT Pride in New York City on June 29, 2008.

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Celebrating Pride in New Jersey

By Nick Wunder, LGBT Project at 4:41pm

The ACLU's nationwide network of affiliates allows us to advocate on behalf of LGBT people in all 50 states. Together we work for fairness and equality at the local, state and federal levels, effecting change in the courts and legislatures, and bringing the LGBT community together with other social change movements to achieve a just society for all.

The ACLU of New Jersey celebrated LGBT Pride in Newark on June 11, 2008.
(Photo © Tamara Fleming/FEMWORKS)

Celebrating Pride in Florida

By Nick Wunder, LGBT Project at 4:40pm

The ACLU's nationwide network of affiliates allows us to advocate on behalf of LGBT people in all 50 states. Together we work for fairness and equality at the local, state and federal levels, effecting change in the courts and legislatures, and bringing the LGBT community together with other social change movements to achieve a just society for all.

The ACLU of Florida celebrated LGBT Pride in Ft. Lauderdale.

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Celebrating Pride in Massachusetts

By Nick Wunder, LGBT Project at 4:00pm
The ACLU's nationwide network of affiliates allows us to advocate on behalf of LGBT people in all 50 states. Together we work for fairness and equality at the local, state and federal levels, effecting change in the courts and legislatures, and bringing the LGBT community together with other social change movements to achieve a just society for all. The ACLU of Massachusetts celebrated LGBT Pride in Boston on June 14, 2008. ma_01.jpg ma_02.jpg ma_03.jpg ma_04.jpg ma_05.jpg ma_06.jpg Read More»

Celebrating Pride in Utah

By Nick Wunder, LGBT Project at 3:50pm

The ACLU's nationwide network of affiliates allows us to advocate on behalf of LGBT people in all 50 states. Together we work for fairness and equality at the local, state and federal levels, effecting change in the courts and legislatures, and bringing the LGBT community together with other social change movements to achieve a just society for all.

The ACLU of Utah celebrated LGBT Pride in Salt Lake City on June 8, 2008. Board of Directors member Kay Denton and ACLU of Utah staff member Reinard Knutsen are pictured with the ACLU Pride flag.

Celebrating Pride in Pennsylvania

By Nick Wunder, LGBT Project at 3:38pm

The ACLU's nationwide network of affiliates allows us to advocate on behalf of LGBT people in all 50 states. Together we work for fairness and equality at the local, state and federal levels, effecting change in the courts and legislatures, and bringing the LGBT community together with other social change movements to achieve a just society for all.

The Greater Pittsburgh Chapter of the ACLU of Pennsylvania celebrated LGBT Pride in Pittsburgh on June 22, 2008.

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Celebrating Pride in Ohio

By Nick Wunder, LGBT Project at 2:41pm

The ACLU's nationwide network of affiliates allows us to advocate on behalf of LGBT people in all 50 states. Together we work for fairness and equality at the local, state and federal levels, effecting change in the courts and legislatures, and bringing the LGBT community together with other social change movements to achieve a just society for all.

The ACLU of Ohio celebrated LGBT Pride in Cleveland (first photo) on June 21, 2008. The ACLU of Ohio collected hundreds of signed postcards supporting the Equal Housing and Employment Act (EHEA), which will be sent to legislators in the Ohio General Assembly. The EHEA would bar discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in housing or employment.

Celebrating Pride in Eastern Missouri

By Nick Wunder, LGBT Project at 10:30am

The ACLU of Eastern Missouri celebrated LGBT Pride in St. Louis on June 29, 2008.

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