News & Commentary about LGBTQ Rights
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![A group of people holding reproductive rights signs in front of the Capitol Building.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2022/12/EOY_FullBleed-400x266.jpg)
Dec 13, 2022
10 Ways the ACLU and Our Supporters Showed Up in 2022
![Donnie Ray Saxton with son Parker.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2022/12/DP_Blog-400x266.jpg)
Dec 2, 2022
I’m Proud of My Transgender Son. The Health Care He Needs Shouldn’t Be Up for Debate.
![In the foreground (at an intersection,) two protesters carry signs with one reading "EDUCATION WITHOUT LIMITATION" and the other "TEACH US THE TRUTH", while in the background, other student demonstrators line an overpass protesting a proposal to emphasize patriotism and downplay civil unrest in the teaching of U.S. history.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2022/11/STOP_WOKE-Blog-V1-400x266.jpg)
Nov 29, 2022
Lessons Learned from Our Classroom Censorship Win Against Florida’s Stop W.O.K.E. Act
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Nov 23, 2022
Two Cups of Broth and Rotting Sandwiches: The Reality of Mealtime in Prisons and Jails
![A waving rainbow flag reading "Rest In Power Daniel Aston" sits at the memorial created outside of Club Q.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2022/11/REMEMBERING_CLUB_Q-Blog-V2-400x266.jpg)
Nov 22, 2022
The Club Q Shooting Took Trans Lives and Destabilized a Community
![A photo of Alok Vaid-Menon.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2022/06/Alok_Square-1-1-400x266.jpg)
Nov 17, 2022
Alok Vaid-Menon on the Fight for Gender Freedom
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Nov 3, 2022
Pop Quiz: How Much Do You Know About The Midterm Elections?
![The Jennen family.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2022/10/Sab_FullBleed-400x266.jpg)
Oct 28, 2022
Gender-Affirming Care Gave My Daughter a Future. Lawmakers Want to Take it Away.