News & Commentary about Trans and Gender-Nonconforming Youth
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The ACLU works in courts, legislatures, and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and the laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this country.
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May 25, 2023
Sasha Colby Is Winning in More Ways Than One
![A protest sign reading "Protect Trans Kids."](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2023/02/TT_Blog-400x266.jpg)
Feb 23, 2023
Texas’ Attempt to Tear Parents and Trans Youth Apart, One Year Later
![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.
![Dylan Brandt and his mother Joanna.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2022/10/Brandt_FullBleed-400x266.jpg)
Oct 21, 2022
Brandt v. Rutledge: What to Know About the Arkansas Trial on Gender-Affirming Care
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Aug 31, 2022
From High School Activist to Full-Time Advocate
![Protest at Brooklyn for trans youth rights.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2022/08/BKProtectTransYouth_Blog-400x266.jpg)
Aug 11, 2022
Trans Health Care in Florida: What You Need to Know
![A transgender rights advocate holds a sign saying #TransKidsLivesMatter.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2022/04/AL_Blog-400x266.jpg)
Apr 13, 2022
Alabama Wants to Criminalize Medically-Necessary Care for Trans Youth. Two Dads are Fighting Back.
![Medical professionals protest Texas legislation that would ban the gender-affirming medical care.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2022/03/GACare_Blog-400x266.jpg)
Mar 1, 2022
Texas Wants to Take Trans Kids From Their Supportive Parents. We’re Suing.