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about LGBTQ Rights
Feb 23, 2021
ACLU of Arkansas Condemns Bills Targeting Transgender Arkansans
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The ACLU of Arkansas today condemned proposed bills targeting transgender Arkansans, including a proposal by Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge to ban ...
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LGBTQ Rights
Feb 22, 2021
South Dakota House Committee Votes to Advance Discriminatory Bill to Prevent Transgender Females from Competing in Sports
Today, in an 11-2 vote, the House State Affairs Committee voted to advance House Bill 1217, legislation that would ban transgender women and girls from competing on the sports team...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Feb 19, 2021
ACLU Responds to Gloucester County School Board Taking Gavin Grimm’s Case Back to the Supreme Court
WASHINGTON – The American Civil Liberties Union today responded to the Gloucester County School Board’s request to the Supreme Court to again take up Gavin Grimm’s case. The ...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Grimm v. Gloucester County School Board
Feb 12, 2021
State of Alabama Appeals Federal Ruling Allowing Transgender People to Change Gender Markers on ID
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Today, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall filed the state’s appeal in a lawsuit over requirements for changing gender markers on state driver’s license...
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LGBTQ Rights
Feb 11, 2021
North Dakota House Lawmakers Advance Bill to Prevent Transgender Athletes from Competing in Sports
Today, House lawmakers voted to advance a discriminatory bill targeting transgender student athletes.
The ACLU of North Dakota opposes House Bill 1298, legislation that would ban t...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Feb 10, 2021
North Dakota House Committee’s Do-Pass Recommendation on House Bill 1298 is Discriminatory, Harmful to Trans Student Athletes
The House Human Services Committee gave an amended version of House Bill 1298, a discriminatory bill targeting transgender student athletes, a do-pass recommendation.
The ACLU of N...
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LGBTQ Rights
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KansasMar 2026
LGBTQ Rights
Doe V. State Of Kansas. Explore Case.Doe v. State of Kansas
Two transgender residents of Kansas filed a lawsuit in state court challenging SB 244, a state law enacted in 2026 that immediately invalidated the driver’s licenses of transgender people across the state and which authorizes anyone to sue anybody they suspect of being transgender for using the “wrong” restroom in government buildings. -
News & CommentaryMar 2026
LGBTQ Rights
Bans Against Trans Athletes Will Not “save Women’s Sports”. Explore News & Commentary.Bans Against Trans Athletes Will Not “Save Women’s Sports”
Rather than advance equality and inclusion in athletics for all women and girls, politicians attack transgender athletes, and undercut what women are capable of achieving. -
News & CommentaryFeb 2026
LGBTQ Rights
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How Your Elected Officials Are Voting On Key Legislation. Explore News & Commentary.How Your Elected Officials Are Voting on Key Legislation
The ACLU’s new Congressional Scorecard tracks how federal elected officials are voting on key legislation affecting core civil rights and constitutional freedoms. -
KansasFeb 2026
LGBTQ Rights
Loe V. Kansas. Explore Case.Loe v. Kansas
In May 2025, two transgender adolescents and their parents filed a challenge in Kansas state court against SB 63, a state law prohibiting access to gender-affirming medical treatments for transgender people under 18. Access to gender-affirming medical care, such as hormone therapies and pubertal suppressants, for transgender adolescents is supported by the American Medical Association, the American Psychological Association, and the American Academy of Pediatrics.