Press Releases
about LGBTQ Rights
Apr 29, 2015
ACLU Statement on 8th Circuit Court of Appeal's Decision to Delay Marriage Equality Cases
NEW YORK - The following joint statement was issued by the ACLU of Nebraska, the ACLU of Missouri, and the national ACLU regarding the 8th Circuit Court of appeals decision to dela...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Apr 28, 2015
U.S. Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Cases Challenging Marriage Bans for Same-Sex Couples
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments today in cases that challenge laws in Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee barring same-sex couples from marrying and rec...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Apr 03, 2015
Georgia RFRA Dies in Face of National Backlash
Outcry Over Indiana and Arkansas Shifts Debate on Using Religion to Discriminate
April 3, 2015
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT: 212-549-2666, media@aclu.org
NEW YORK – Legislation t...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Religious Liberty
Apr 03, 2015
Nevada Religious Freedom Bill is Dead
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT: 212-549-2666, media@aclu.org
LAS VEGAS - Assemblyman Erven Nelson confirmed to KSNV reporter Fatima Rahmatullah today that he would "no longer be purs...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Apr 02, 2015
Arkansas Gov. Rejects Indiana Copycat Bill, Signs New, Flawed RFRA into Law
New Law Falls Short of Ensuring Religion Cannot be Used to Harm Others
April 2, 2015
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT: 212-549-2666, media@aclu.org
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Gov. Asa Hutch...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Religious Liberty
Apr 02, 2015
ACLU Statement on Proposed Amendments to Indiana RFRA
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT: 212-549-2666, media@aclu.org
NEW YORK – The ACLU has issued the following statement in response to the Indiana legislature proposing amendments to a...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
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Washington, D.C.Mar 2025
LGBTQ Rights
Kingdom v. TrumpKingdom v. Trump
Three transgender people currently incarcerated in federal custody have filed a class action lawsuit against the Trump Administration and the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) challenging an Executive Order and new BOP policies prohibiting their access to gender-affirming care. The class action lawsuit was filed in federal court in Washington, D.C., on behalf of approximately 2,000 transgender people incarcerated in federal prisons across the United States. -
News & CommentaryFeb 2025
LGBTQ Rights
+2 Issues
What Students Lose When School Becomes a Political BattlegroundWhat Students Lose When School Becomes a Political Battleground
The Trump administration is attempting to push its political ideals and conservative agenda on students and restrict access to a diverse and inclusive education. Students are speaking out about how harmful these unlawful practices are. -
PodcastFeb 2025
LGBTQ Rights
Know Your LGBTQ+ Rights with Chase StrangioKnow Your LGBTQ+ Rights with Chase Strangio
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Court CaseMar 2025
LGBTQ Rights
Orr v. TrumpOrr v. Trump
On his first day back in office in January 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order that led the State Department to suspend its policy allowing transgender, intersex, and nonbinary people to update the sex designations on their passports, leading some with pending applications to have their passports withheld from them and others to receive a new passport with the wrong sex designation listed. Soon after, the ACLU sued on behalf of seven transgender and nonbinary people on the grounds the policy violates their constitutional rights and the Administrative Procedure Act.