Press Releases
about LGBTQ Rights
Aug 03, 2016
ACLU Comment on Supreme Court Stay in Virginia Transgender Restroom Case
NEW YORK — The U.S. Supreme Court has issued a stay in the case of G.G. v. Gloucester County School Board. A federal district court in Virginia had ordered the board to let a tra...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Aug 01, 2016
Federal Court Hears Argument for Transgender Clients in Lawsuit Against North Carolina’s Anti-LGBT Law
Legal Groups Argue That HB 2 Should Be Stopped Immediately
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Jul 28, 2016
Chelsea Manning Faces New Charges, Indefinite Solitary Confinement Related to Suicide Attempt
Government Continues to Deny Manning Access to Health Care
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Manning v. Hagel, et al.
Jul 11, 2016
Winning Plaintiff in Supreme Court Marriage Equality Case to Testify Tomorrow on Anti-LGBT Legislation Hearing
WASHINGTON — Jim Obergefell, former ACLU client and the lead plaintiff in the Supreme Court’s historic marriage equality ruling, will testify tomorrow at a House hearing on a b...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Women's Rights
Jul 06, 2016
Over 70 Groups Urge Rep. Chaffetz to Cancel Hearing on Anti-LGBT Legislation Scheduled a Month After Orlando Shooting
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union and over 70 national, state and local groups sent a letter today to Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) urging him to cancel a hearing on...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Jul 01, 2016
Judge Strikes Down Anti-LGBT Bill in Mississippi Hours Before It Becomes Law
ACLU Celebrates Decision in Cases Brought By Civil Rights Advocates
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
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