Bio
Gillian Branstetter is a Communications Strategist at the ACLU’s Women’s Rights Project and LGBTQ & HIV Project. Formerly of the National Women’s Law Center and the National Center for Transgender Equality, she works with advocates, storytellers, reporters, and artists to fight for gender justice, including the safety and dignity of queer and transgender people. She is an experienced spokesperson and media strategist featured in national and local media outlets including CNN, MSNBC, The New York Times, Washington Post, as well as a writer and reporter with work in The Atlantic, Newsweek, Out Magazine, and Thomson-Reuters.
Featured work
Sep 5, 2024
The Supreme Court Case on Trans Health Care, Explained.
Jun 28, 2024
55 Years After Stonewall, Police Reform Stalls at Symbolic Gestures
Jan 25, 2024
Live From Sundance: Telling Better Queer and Trans Stories
Jun 29, 2023
How We’re Winning The Fight to Defend Trans Rights
Jun 6, 2023
How Housing Segregation Shaped America's 'Gayborhoods'
Jan 23, 2023
How the ACLU Tracks Anti-LGBTQ Bills, and How We’re Fighting Back
Nov 22, 2022
The Club Q Shooting Took Trans Lives and Destabilized a Community
Oct 21, 2022
Brandt v. Rutledge: What to Know About the Arkansas Trial on Gender-Affirming Care
Oct 13, 2022
The Century-Long Fight Over Transgender Youth