News & Commentary about LGBTQ Rights
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![On June 8, 2019, over 70 groups participated in the 23rd Brooklyn Pride Parade. A few thousand onlookers gathered along the parade route on 5th Avenue from Lincoln Place to 9th Street in Park Slope, Brooklyn](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2021/06/WEB21_Pride_interconnectedness_blog_Wordpress_1110x740-400x266.jpg)
Jun 9, 2021
Resilience, Liberation, and the Interconnectedness of Pride
![Brook Dennis, a 9-year-old transgender girl in Arkansas, is seen with her parents](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2021/05/web21-AR_Trans_health_law_blog_Wordpress1110x740-400x266.jpg)
May 25, 2021
We’re Suing Arkansas Over its Ban on Health Care for Trans Youth
![Image of Lindsay Hecox, ACLU client, on a track field.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2021/05/Web21-Hecox-Argument-Blog-Wordpress-1110x740.jpg-400x266.jpg)
May 4, 2021
A Federal Appeals Court Will Decide if Trans Students Can Continue to Play School Sports
![The Hebrew handwritten Torah, on a synagogue alter, with Kippah and Talith](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2021/04/Minority-Faith-Header-Image-400x266.jpg)
Apr 27, 2021
People of Minority Faiths Could Be Turned Away From Taxpayer-Funded Programs
![A demonstrator holding a sign with the text "Stop HB1570."](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2021/04/WEB21-Stop-HB1570-WordPress-1110x740-1-400x266.jpg)
Apr 15, 2021
Special Report: Chase Strangio on the Legislative Assault on Trans Youth
Apr 7, 2021
Special Report: Chase Strangio on the Legislative Assault on Trans Youth
![Demonstrators protesting anti-trans bills.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2021/03/WEB21-Trans-Student-Protest-WordPress-1110x740-1-400x266.jpg)
Apr 1, 2021
Doctors Agree: Gender-Affirming Care is Life-Saving Care
![Sarah McBride.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2021/03/WEB21-Sarah-McBride-WordPress-1110x740-1-400x266.jpg)
Mar 12, 2021
State Senator Sarah McBride on Making History and Affirming Trans Lives
Mar 11, 2021
State Senator Sarah McBride on Making History and Affirming Trans Lives
![Protestors holding an ACLU "Trans People Belong" poster and "trans kids are kids" poster at a trans rights rally in South Dakota.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2021/02/Trans-Athletes-Header-Image-400x266.jpg)
Feb 26, 2021
The Coordinated Attack on Trans Student Athletes