Press Releases
about LGBTQ Rights
Apr 05, 2016
ACLU of Mississippi Responds to Governor Signing Anti-LGBT Discrimination Into Law
Gov. Bryant Approves Law that Would Harm Thousands of Mississippians
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Mar 28, 2016
Advocacy Groups File Federal Lawsuit Challenging North Carolina’s Sweeping Anti-LGBT Law
ACLU, Lambda Legal, and Equality NC sue on behalf of LGBT North Carolinians
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Carcaño, et al. v. Cooper, et al
Dec 17, 2015
ACLU Challenges Minnesota’s Ban on Medicaid Coverage of Transition-Related Surgery
Lawsuit Says Ban Arbitrarily Denies Transgender People Necessary Healthcare
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: OutFront v. Johnson Piper
Nov 10, 2015
ACLU Comment on President Obama’s Support of the Equality Act
WASHINGTON — Today, President Obama endorsed the federal Equality Act, a bill that would prohibit discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans and expa...
Oct 21, 2015
Transgender Student Asks Appeals Court to Stop Virginia School’s Discriminatory Restroom Policy
ACLU Seeks Reversal of Lower Court Decision That Forces Trans Students to Continue Using Separate Facilities
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Grimm v. Gloucester County School Board
Jul 07, 2015
State Appeals Court Hears Arguments in Case of Gay Couple Discriminated Against By Bakery
DENVER – The Colorado Court of Appeals heard oral arguments today in a discrimination case brought by a same-sex couple against a cake shop that refused to sell them a cake for t...
Issue Areas:
Religious Liberty
LGBTQ Rights
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News & CommentaryJun 2025
LGBTQ Rights
What The Marriage Equality Backlash Taught Me About The Fight For Trans Rights. Explore News & Commentary.What the Marriage Equality Backlash Taught Me About the Fight for Trans Rights
Anti-trans laws aren’t just about bathrooms or sports, they’re about systematically pushing trans individuals out of public life. -
PodcastJun 2025
LGBTQ Rights
Skrmetti, Obergefell, And The Path Forward For Lgbtqia+ Rights With Chase Strangio. Explore Podcast.Skrmetti, Obergefell, and the Path Forward for LGBTQIA+ Rights with Chase Strangio
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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.