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Queer & transgender youth march from Union Station to U.S. Capitol grounds in Washington, D.C. on March 31, 2023, calling for autonomy following recent legislation and threats of violence directed towards transgender people.

Jan 11, 2024

The Way Forward for Trans Justice

Someone holding a sign that says The Fight Is Far From Finished.

Dec 21, 2023

Looking to the Future: 2024 at the ACLU

With the U.S Capitol in the back ground thousands of demonstrators march on Pennsylvania Avenue during the Women's March in Washington, Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021.

Dec 14, 2023

2023 in Review: The Latest on the Stories That Made Our Year

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Dec 8, 2023

ACLU Wins: 8 Victories We Celebrated in 2023

Activist Raquel Willis speaks before a crowd of thousands at the march for Black trans lives at the Brooklyn Museum in 2020

Nov 30, 2023

How Activist Raquel Willis Found Her Voice and Power

Nov 22, 2023

2023 at the ACLU: Our Year in Stories

Trans flag flown at Capital Pride parade in Washington, DC, with the US Capitol in the background.

Nov 16, 2023

The Latest Must-Pass Bill Barreling Through Congress is an Attack on Gender-Affirming Care

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Nov 13, 2023

Test Your Knowledge: What Rights Do Students Have at School?

Nov 1, 2023

Why We’re Taking the Fight for Trans Youth Health Care to the Supreme Court

Demonstrators perform a die-in symbolizing the amount of people dying from AIDS, Monday, August 17, 1992, in Houston. Hundreds of police and gay rights activists clashed outside the Republican National Convention Monday night as protesters sought to block a street near the Astrodome.

Oct 19, 2023

How ACT UP Changed the Face of AIDS and Activism