News & Commentary about Transgender Rights

The ACLU works in courts, legislatures, and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and the laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this country.

Dec 2, 2022

I’m Proud of My Transgender Son. The Health Care He Needs Shouldn’t Be Up for Debate.

A waving rainbow flag reading "Rest In Power Daniel Aston" sits at the memorial created outside of Club Q.

Nov 22, 2022

The Club Q Shooting Took Trans Lives and Destabilized a Community

Nov 17, 2022

Alok Vaid-Menon on the Fight for Gender Freedom

Oct 28, 2022

Gender-Affirming Care Gave My Daughter a Future. Lawmakers Want to Take it Away.

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

A flight attendant wearing a suit walking through the aisle of a plane.

Sep 12, 2022

Gendered Dress Codes Hurt Everyone — Especially Non-Binary People Like Me

Aug 31, 2022

From High School Activist to Full-Time Advocate

Aug 12, 2022

To Fight a Stacked Federal Bench, the ACLU Goes to the States

Protest at Brooklyn for trans youth rights.

Aug 11, 2022

Trans Health Care in Florida: What You Need to Know