Jun 23, 2017
ACLU To Serve as a Grand Marshal in New York City LGBT Pride March
NEW YORK — The American Civil Liberties Union will join the New York City LGBT Pride March on Sunday, June 25, as one of the march’s four grand marshals. The first LGBT Pride M...
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights
Jun 22, 2017
Federal Appeals Court Lifts Injunction Blocking Anti-LGBT Law in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. — A federal appeals court today overturned a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit, Barber v. Bryant, that had previously stopped an anti-LGBT law in Mississippi fro...
Jun 16, 2017
ACLU Comment on New Trump Guidance on Transgender Student Discrimination
WASHINGTON — The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights issued new guidance on handling cases of transgender student discrimination. James Esseks, director of the A...
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights
May 17, 2017
Chelsea Manning, Legal Team Confirm Manning’s Safe Release From Prison
NEW YORK — Chelsea Manning was safely released today from U.S. military prison in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Manning released the following statement upon her release: “After an...
May 16, 2017
National Leaders, Groups File Briefs at Fourth Circuit Supporting Gavin Grimm and Transgender Rights
Civil Rights Leaders, Educators, Legal Experts, Students, Medical Professionals Among the Diverse Range of Voices Urging Support for Trans Rights
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights
May 05, 2017
ACLU-TN Statement on Passage of "LGBT Erasure" Legislation
NASHVILLE – Governor Bill Haslam has signed SB 1085/HB 1111, a measure widely dubbed the "LGBT Erasure" bill, into law. SB 1085/HB 1111 requires that any undefined words in Tenne...
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights
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