Press Releases
about LGBTQ Rights
Apr 03, 2025
Court Denies Preliminary Relief to Arts Organizations
Though court agreed that NEA funding bar for projects that promote “gender ideology” would likely violate the First Amendment, court refused to expressly block the NEA from reimposing that bar
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
LGBTQ Rights
Apr 03, 2025
Court Hears Arguments on the Unconstitutional ICE Detention of Rümeysa Öztürk
Öztürk is a Tufts Ph.D. student and Fulbright scholar who was detained in retaliation for writing an op-ed critical of the university
Court case: Öztürk v. Trump
Mar 26, 2025
Library Patrons Sue Greenville County Over Widespread Removals and Restrictions of LGBTQ Books
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Local library patrons, with help from the American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of South Carolina, are suing officials in South Carolina’s most populous co...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Free Speech
Mar 24, 2025
Federal Court to Consider Preliminary Injunction Against Trump’s Discriminatory Passport Policy
BOSTON – Tomorrow, a federal district court will hear arguments from attorneys representing transgender and nonbinary Americans impacted by a new State Department policy requirin...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Orr v. Trump
Mar 18, 2025
State District Court of Appeals Blocks Ohio’s Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Minors, in an Historic Win for Families and Bodily Autonomy
COLUMBUS- Today, in an historic win for bodily autonomy and LGBTQ+ Ohioans, a three judge panel on the Tenth District Court of Appeals overturned House Bill 68, Ohio’s law bannin...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Moe v. Yost
Mar 11, 2025
ACLU Joins Appeal of Incarcerated Woman Shackled During Childbirth and Deprived of Medication
RICHMOND, Va. -- On Friday, February 28th, the ACLU of North Carolina joined the ACLU Disability Rights Program, Rights Behind Bars, Tycko & Zavareei LLP, and Kaplan & Grad...
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PodcastMay 2025
LGBTQ Rights
+3 Issues
We’re Still Ready: Trump’s First 100 Days With Cecillia Wang. Explore Podcast.We’re Still Ready: Trump’s First 100 Days with Cecillia Wang
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VirginiaApr 2025
LGBTQ Rights
Free Speech
E.k. V. Department Of Defense Education Activity. Explore Case.E.K. v. Department of Defense Education Activity
Whether the Department of Defense Education Activity can remove educational material related to race and gender from its libraries and classrooms in K-12 schools. -
South CarolinaApr 2025
LGBTQ Rights
Free Speech
O.r. V. Greenville County, South Carolina. Explore Case.O.R. v. Greenville County, South Carolina
Local library patrons, with help from the American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of South Carolina, are suing officials in South Carolina’s most populous county for systematically purging literature by and about lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people from its public library collection. -
News & CommentaryApr 2025
LGBTQ Rights
The Human Toll Of Trump's Anti-trans Crusade. Explore News & Commentary.The Human Toll of Trump's Anti-Trans Crusade
President Donald Trump’s assault on transgender rights is a gross overreach of presidential power and yet another attempt to punish trans people just for existing.