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ACLU of Virginia Asks Judge to Rule that State Law Criminalizing Adultery is Unconstitutional (02/25/2004)
LURAY, VA.-- The American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia today said that it will represent attorney John Bushey, Jr., in appealing a state law criminalizing adultery as a misdemeanor. Bushey earlier pled guilty to violating Virginia's adultery statute, but reserved his right to challenge the law on the grounds that criminalizing adultery violates the constitutional right to privacy.

ACLU Calls Bush Support for Marriage Amendment Un-American; Proposal Would Write Discrimination Into the Constitution (02/24/2004)
WASHINGTON - Responding to President Bush's official endorsement this morning of a constitutional amendment to deny marriage rights to same-sex and unmarried couples, the American Civil Liberties Union said that the amendment supported by the White House is much broader than advertised and would not only ban civil unions but could completely deny a broad range of government benefits to unmarried couples, be they gay or straight.

Matt Coles and Leslie Cooper Receive the National Lesbian and Gay Law Foundation's Highest Honor (10/22/2003)
NEW YORK - Matt Coles and Leslie Cooper of the American Civil Liberties Union's Lesbian and Gay Rights Project have received the National Lesbian and Gay Law Foundation's (NLGLF) highest honor, the Dan Bradley Award, for their efforts to challenge the Florida law that prohibits lesbians and gay men from adopting. The award was presented during the NLGLF's annual Lavender Law Conference at a luncheon in New York on October 18, 2003.

Get Busy, Get Equal, Get Married? ACLU Helps Same-Sex Couples Decide Whether to Tie the Knot in Canada (08/13/2003)
NEW YORK - The American Civil Liberties Union today released ""Getting Hitched in Canada,"" a concise guide to same-sex marriage in Ontario and British Columbia. The guide gives straightforward answers to basic questions about getting married up North, including how to get a license and what same-sex Canadian marriages will mean back in the states. The guide is available at http://www.aclu.org/getequal/rela/canada.html.

ACLU Attorney Comes to San Francisco to Lead Gay Rights Work in the West (07/28/2003)
NEW YORK - The American Civil Liberties Union has assigned noted gay rights attorney Tamara Lange to San Francisco to lead the ACLU's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights work in the western states. Lange has been an attorney for the ACLU's Lesbian and Gay Rights and AIDS Projects in New York since 2001.

ACLU Urges Kansas Public Library Not to Censor Employee for Discussing Historic Sodomy Ruling (07/16/2003)
TOPEKA, KS - Citing serious First Amendment violations, the American Civil Liberties Union today sent a letter to the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library asking that it reconsider its actions in forbidding one of its staff members from talking at work about the recent historic Supreme Court ruling banning sodomy laws.

Supreme Court Intervenes on Behalf of Kansas Youth Serving 17-Year Prison Sentence Because He's Gay (06/27/2003)
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court today ordered the case of a young gay man back to a Kansas appeals court for further consideration in light of yesterday's historic ruling on sexual intimacy. The American Civil Liberties Union represents Matthew Limon in this appeal.

Following Historic Supreme Court Ruling in Texas Sodomy Case, ACLU Urges LGBT People to "Get Busy, Get Equal" (06/26/2003)
NEW YORK - In response to the Supreme Court's decision striking a down Texas law that made some types of sexual intimacy a crime for gay people, the American Civil Liberties Union today launched a national campaign to urge lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and their supporters to take advantage of this historic moment by pushing for equality. The ACLU has developed a new website, www.aclu.org/getequal, that provides tools for fighting anti-gay discrimination, making schools safer for LGBT youth and getting equality for LGBT relationships.

Striking Down Texas Law Against Same-Sex "Sodomy," Supreme Court Rights Egregious Wrong of 17 Years, Signaling New Era for Gay Rights (06/26/2003)
WASHINGTON - In an historic decision with wide-ranging implications, the U.S. Supreme Court today struck down a Texas law that makes some kinds of sexual intimacy a crime, but only for gay people. The decision overrules the court's 1986 decision in Bowers v. Hardwick, which was widely condemned for treating gay people as second-class citizens. It was hailed by the American Civil Liberties Union as a major milestone in the fight for constitutional rights.

ACLU Urges Montana Supreme Court to Require Equal Treatment for Gay Employees of the Montana University System (06/02/2003)
MISSOULA, MT -In a brief filed today, the American Civil Liberties Union has asked the Montana Supreme Court to require the Montana University System to provide lesbian and gay employees an equal opportunity to purchase health insurance and other employee benefits for their partners.

Federal Appeals Court Dismisses Religious Challenge to Kentucky Gay Rights Ordinance (12/12/2002)
LOUISVILLE, KY -- A federal appeals court has dismissed a lawsuit by a Kentucky doctor that sought to strike down a local ordinance making it illegal to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity, the American Civil Liberties Union announced today.

Arson Forces Lesbians and Baby From Their Montana Home; Attempted Homicide Due to Role in Equal Benefits Lawsuit (02/08/2002)
Shortly after 3 a.m. this morning, a lesbian couple's home in Missoula was gutted by fire because they were part of a lawsuit filed this week seeking health benefits for same-sex partners of lesbian and gay University of Montana employees.

Noted Alabama Civil Rights Lawyer To Join Staff of ACLU of Illinois (04/18/2000)
CHICAGO -- An Alabama civil rights lawyers who gained national prominence litigating a challenge to a state court judge posting the Ten Commandments in his courtroom will join the legal staff of the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois this summer, officials announced today.

Report: Clinton's Gay Rights Record "Decidedly Mixed" (01/14/1999)
"President Clinton has advanced gay and lesbian rights further and given the issues more visibility than all of his predecessors combined," Anders said in his contribution to the Citizens Commission on Civil Rights Third Biennial Report on the Civil Rights Record of the Clinton Administration.