Bio
Ian Thompson (@iantDC) is a Senior Legislative Advocate for the ACLU. In this capacity, Thompson works to advance the organization’s civil liberties and civil rights agenda in Congress and the executive branch by focusing on LGBT rights, HIV/AIDS, and sex education. Prior to joining the ACLU in January 2006, Thompson interned in the Washington, D.C., office of Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio). A 2005 graduate of Penn State University, Thompson holds a degree in International Politics.
Featured work
Jun 20, 2017
The Trump Administration Is Trying to Quietly Abandon Civil Rights Enforcement. We Won’t Let Them Get Away With It.
Jun 12, 2017
One Year After the Orlando Nightclub Shooting, Solidarity Continues Its Struggle Against the Forces of Division
May 25, 2017
The Miseducation of Betsy DeVos (Apologies, Lauryn Hill)
Apr 25, 2017
Anti-LGBT Forces in Congress Are Giving Trump Very Bad Advice
Mar 29, 2017
DeVos Is Giving Congress the Silent Treatment on Questions Regarding Nondiscrimination Protections for Transgender Students
Mar 22, 2017
LGBT and Women Workers Deserve a Labor Secretary Who Is Committed to Their Well-Being
Feb 15, 2017
Why Isn’t Trump’s Muslim Ban Front and Center at 'Religious Liberty' Hearing?
Feb 13, 2017
Trans Students Deserve Better, President Trump
Jan 31, 2017
Discrimination Under the Guise of ‘Religious Freedom’ Is Still Discrimination, President Trump
Jan 24, 2017
Sen. Jeff Sessions, Trump’s Nominee for Attorney General, Stands by His Support for Sweeping Anti-LGBT Bill