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ACLU Urges LGBT People To "Get Busy, Get Equal" (05/13/2008)
NEW YORK - The American Civil Liberties Union launched a new version of its Get Busy, Get Equal online activist toolkit, www.aclu.org/getequal . Get Busy, Get Equal now incorporates new technology to make it easier for LGBT people to work for change in their communities. The website offers tools for ending gay and transgender discrimination, making schools safe, and winning recognition for LGBT relationships.

ACLU Cheers Free-Speech Friendly Hate Crimes Legislation (09/27/2007)
Washington, DC – The American Civil Liberties Union today applauded the passage of the Matthew Shepard Amendment to the Defense Department authorization bill that for the first time punishes hate crimes without infringing on free speech. The amendment, offered by Senators Edward Kennedy (D-MA) and Gordon Smith (R-OR), will broaden the definition of hate crimes and give more resources to local districts unable to investigate them single-handedly.

ACLU Joins National Gay Rights Groups Calling on Fort Lauderdale City Commission to Condemn Mayor's Anti-Gay Remarks (08/02/2007)
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida today announced it has joined forces with the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force in an open letter calling on the Ft. Lauderdale City Commission to promptly pass a resolution condemning Mayor Naugle's recent series of hostile remarks about the City's gay community. In recent years the City has become a prime vacation venue for gay tourists.

ACLU Cheers House Passage of Hate Crimes Legislation (05/03/2007)
Washington, DC - The American Civil Liberties Union today cheered the House of Representatives for passing H.R. 1592, the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act, with strong bipartisan support. This legislation would allow federal law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute hate crimes offenses in cases where local law enforcement lacks the resources, or in some cases the willingness to do so.

ACLU Praises Introduction of Employment Non-Discrimination Act (04/24/2007)
Washington - The American Civil Liberties Union today expressed strong support for the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) introduced today by Representatives Barney Frank (D-MA), Deborah Pryce (R-OH), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), and Christopher Shays (R-CT). This legislation would ban discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity in all aspects of employment, including hiring, firing, promotion, compensation, and most conditions of employment.

Annual Update - 2007 (07/02/2007)
The Annual Update of the ACLU's Nationwide Work on LGBT Rights and HIV/AIDS

Annual Update - 2006 (08/28/2006)
The Annual Update of the ACLU's Nationwide Work on LGBT Rights and HIV/AIDS

LGBT & AIDS Project brochure (05/09/2006)

LGBT & AIDS Project brochure (05/09/2006)

Annual Update - 2005 (03/08/2006)
Who We Are 2005: The Annual Update of the ACLU's Nationwide Work on LGBT Rights and HIV/AIDS

ACLU Letter Urging Kansas Public Library Not to Censor Employee for Discussing Historic Sodomy Ruling (07/16/2003)

Complaint in PFLAG, et al. v. City of Honolulu, et al. (06/30/2003)

ACLU Brief in Lawrence, et al v. Texas (06/26/2003)

Brief in Snetsinger, et al v. Montana University System, et al (06/02/2003)

Letter from the ACLU Asking the House Committee on Education and Labor to Oppose Any Discriminatory Amendment to the College Opportunity and Affordability Act that Could Force Accreditation of Universities that Engage in Discrimination (11/14/2007)

ACLU Position on Vote on Final Passage of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (11/07/2007)

Coalition Letter Urging Congress Only to Move on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act if Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity are Addressed in One Bill (10/01/2007)

ACLU Letter in Support of Kennedy-Smith Hate Crimes Amendment to the Defense Bill (09/27/2007)

ACLU Letter Urging Senate to Support Equal Immigration Protections for Same Sex Couples (06/13/2007)

Roe v. Wade: Its Significance to the LGBT Community (01/22/2008)

Resources (07/11/2007)

About the ACLU Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender & AIDS Project (03/16/2006)

ACLU and the History of LGBT Rights & HIV/AIDS (03/16/2006)

WHAT'S NEW (03/16/2006)