Press Releases
about LGBTQ Rights
Jun 30, 2015
DOJ Filing Supports Transgender Student’s Right to Appropriate Restroom Facilities in ACLU Case
WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice today filed a statement of interest in federal court explaining that transgender students must be allowed to use the restroom that correspo...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Grimm v. Gloucester County School Board
Jun 30, 2015
ACLU Files Suit Against Governor Jindal Over Unconstitutional Marriage Executive Order
BATON ROUGE, La.—The ACLU Foundation of Louisiana, Forum for Equality Foundation, and 6 individual plaintiffs today filed suit challenging Governor Bobby Jindal's "Marriage and C...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Jun 26, 2015
Supreme Court Declares State Marriage Bans for Same-Sex Couples Unconstitutional
Ruling Establishes Marriage Equality Nationwide
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Freedom to Marry at the Supreme Court
Jun 24, 2015
NYCLU Report Exposes Illegal Treatment of Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Students in New York Public Schools
NEW YORK — The New York Civil Liberties Union today released a report today revealing the serious and pervasive discrimination and harassment faced by transgender and gender nonc...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Jun 11, 2015
ACLU Sues Va. School Board for Discriminatory Transgender Restroom Policy
Policy Interferes with Trans Student’s Course of Treatment for Gender Dysphoria
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Grimm v. Gloucester County School Board
May 28, 2015
ACLU Applauds Gov. McCrory’s Decision to Veto SB2
RALEIGH – Today North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory announced plans to veto Senate Bill 2, a discriminatory measure that would allow sworn government officials to deny marriage servi...
Issue Areas:
Religious Liberty
LGBTQ Rights
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