Bio
Gillian Branstetter is a Communications Strategist at the ACLU’s Women’s Rights Project and LGBTQ & HIV Project. Formerly of the National Women’s Law Center and the National Center for Transgender Equality, she works with advocates, storytellers, reporters, and artists to fight for gender justice, including the safety and dignity of queer and transgender people. She is an experienced spokesperson and media strategist featured in national and local media outlets including CNN, MSNBC, The New York Times, Washington Post, as well as a writer and reporter with work in The Atlantic, Newsweek, Out Magazine, and Thomson-Reuters.
Featured work
Jun 28, 2024
55 Years After Stonewall, Police Reform Stalls at Symbolic Gestures
![Two demonstrators holding a sign that says "ACLU Out For Freedom."](https://assets-dev.aclu.org/dev/uploads/2024/06/stonewall-report-blog-2-400x400.jpg)
Jan 25, 2024
Live From Sundance: Telling Better Queer and Trans Stories
![](https://assets-dev.aclu.org/dev/uploads/2024/01/sundance-pod-panel-s-400x400.jpg)
Jun 29, 2023
How We’re Winning The Fight to Defend Trans Rights
![A photo of ACLU client and Brandt v Rutledge plaintiff Dylan Brandt.](https://assets-dev.aclu.org/dev/uploads/2023/06/dylan-brandt-blog-400x400.jpg)
Jun 6, 2023
How Housing Segregation Shaped America's 'Gayborhoods'
![A street sign in the Gayborhood, a gay-friendly section of Philadelphia.](https://assets-dev.aclu.org/dev/uploads/2023/06/gayborhood-street-sign-b-400x400.jpg)
Jan 23, 2023
How the ACLU Tracks Anti-LGBTQ Bills, and How We’re Fighting Back
![Demonstrators gather on the steps of the Montana State Capitol protesting anti-LGBTQ+ legislation.](https://assets-dev.aclu.org/dev/uploads/2023/01/Tracker_Blog-400x400.jpg)
Nov 22, 2022
The Club Q Shooting Took Trans Lives and Destabilized a Community
![A waving rainbow flag reading "Rest In Power Daniel Aston" sits at the memorial created outside of Club Q.](https://assets-dev.aclu.org/dev/uploads/2022/11/REMEMBERING_CLUB_Q-Blog-V2-400x400.jpg)
Oct 21, 2022
Brandt v. Rutledge: What to Know About the Arkansas Trial on Gender-Affirming Care
![Dylan Brandt and his mother Joanna.](https://assets-dev.aclu.org/dev/uploads/2022/10/Brandt_FullBleed-400x400.jpg)
Oct 13, 2022
The Century-Long Fight Over Transgender Youth
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Aug 11, 2022
Trans Health Care in Florida: What You Need to Know
![Protest at Brooklyn for trans youth rights.](https://assets-dev.aclu.org/dev/uploads/2022/08/BKProtectTransYouth_Blog-400x400.jpg)