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
May 10, 2012
Anti-Gay Pandering Cannot Stop Historic Momentum for LGBT Rights
Apr 27, 2012
Racial Justice and LGBT Equality – Moving Beyond the Politics of "Divide and Conquer"
Apr 20, 2012
BREAKING – Obama Administration Endorses Student Non-Discrimination Act
Apr 13, 2012
President Obama: LGBT Workers Can't Wait
Apr 3, 2012
President Obama, Sign Non-Discrimination Executive Order, Say Dozens of Members of Congress
Mar 28, 2012
ACLU to Speak at Briefing on Workplace Discrimination Against LGBT Employees
Mar 26, 2012
Does the Obama Administration Support SNDA?
Mar 9, 2012
President Obama: The Time Has Come for a Federal Contractors Non-Discrimination Executive Order
Feb 7, 2012
Washington Post Urges Obama to Issue Non-Discrimination Executive Order
Feb 2, 2012
Victim of Brutal LGBT Bullying in Ohio School Tells His Story