Press Releases
about LGBTQ Rights
Sep 11, 2024
ACLU Launches National Trans Justice Campaign Featuring Diverse Trans Youth & Their Families Ahead of Landmark Supreme Court Case
The “Freedom to Be” campaign will launch with actress Annette Benning during star-studded ACLU-The Hollywood Reporter “Freedom to Be: The Future of Trans Visibility” panel discussion.
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Sep 11, 2024
ACLU Launches National Trans Justice Campaign Featuring Diverse Trans Youth & Their Families Ahead of Landmark Supreme Court Case
The “Freedom to Be” campaign will launch with actress Annette Benning during star-studded ACLU-The Hollywood Reporter “Freedom to Be: The Future of Trans Visibility” panel discussion.
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Sep 10, 2024
ACLU Fights Government Censorship of Books in Texas Public Libraries
ACLU and ACLU of Texas file amicus brief urging the Fifth Circuit to protect access to books in public libraries
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Little v. Llano County
Aug 29, 2024
Trans People & Families File Lawsuit Against South Carolina’s Gender-Affirming Care Ban
CHARLESTON, S.C. – Transgender South Carolinians and their families are suing the state of South Carolina to block enforcement of a ban on gender-affirming healthcare. They are r...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Aug 27, 2024
Tennessee Families and Medical Provider Urge Supreme Court to Block Ban on Hormone Therapies for Transgender Youth
WASHINGTON – In a landmark upcoming Supreme Court case, transgender adolescents, their families, and a medical provider from Tennessee have urged the Supreme Court of the United ...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: L.W. v. Skrmetti/U.S. v. Skrmetti
Aug 13, 2024
ACLU Announces Roadmap for Protecting and Expanding LGBTQ Freedom Under a Harris Administration
The roadmap continues the ACLU’s 2024 election policy memo series exploring likely policies from a potential Trump or Harris administration.
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Religious Liberty
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