Press Releases
about LGBTQ Rights
Aug 13, 2020
Yellowstone County Illegally Discriminated Against Transgender Employee
Judge Rules Gender Identity Is Protected by the Montana Human Rights Act; Health Care Plans Cannot Categorically Exclude Coverage for Gender Affirming Care
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Aug 05, 2020
Landmark Settlement Yields One of Nation’s Strongest Jail Policies Protecting Transgender People in Custody
Agreement Follows Lawsuit on Behalf of Woman Subjected to Harassment and Discrimination in Steuben County, N.Y. Jail
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Prisoners' Rights
Jul 24, 2020
ACLU of North Dakota Condemns GOP Party Platform, Urges Swift Statewide Change
NORTH DAKOTA - While North Dakota Republican leaders have apologized for the discriminatory anti- LGBTQ+ and Two Spirit statements that more than 900 delegates approved as part of ...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Racial Justice
Jul 08, 2020
ACLU of South Dakota’s Candi Brings Plenty Selected as Advocate Magazine Champion of Pride
Candi Brings Plenty, the ACLU of South Dakota’s Indigenous justice organizer, has been selected as one of Advocate magazine’s 2020 Champions of Pride.
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Jun 15, 2020
ACLU of Oklahoma and Freedom Oklahoma Joint Statement on Supreme Court Win for LGBTQ+ Rights
OKLAHOMA CITY - Over 50 years ago, Black and Brown trans women fought back against police brutality and discrimination that too many LGBTQ+ people still face. And while the movemen...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Jun 15, 2020
Supreme Court Rules it is Against the Law to Fire LGBTQ People
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court today ruled in a trio of cases that it is against the law to fire people for being LGBTQ. The ACLU was counsel in the cases of Aimee Stephens ...
Issue Areas:
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.