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.
![Tyler Warner and his mom, Mandy, outside of a courthouse after a hearing in his case.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2020/02/WEB20-Tyler-Warner-WordPress-1110x740-400x266.jpg)
Feb 19, 2020
Federal Appeals Courts Agree: Trans People Belong in Schools
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Feb 18, 2020
There is a Coordinated Attack Against Trans Youth in State Legislatures
![Protesters hold signs at a rally in support of transgender youth](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2020/01/WEB20-Protect-Trans-Youth-BlogImage-WordPress-1110x740-400x266.jpg)
Jan 16, 2020
Lawmakers Playing Politics with Trans Kids’ Lives at the Start of the Decade
![Adian and Mom](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/web19-adianmom1160x768-400x266.jpg)
Feb 4, 2019
High School Could Have Been Hell for My Transgender Son. Don't Make It Hell for the Next Kid.
![Betsy Devos](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/web17-betsydevos7-1160x768-400x266.jpg)
Apr 3, 2018
Betsy DeVos Denies Trans Students Basic Rights
![Betsy Devos](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/web17-betsydevos4-1160x768-400x266.jpg)
Jan 16, 2018
The Trump Administration Abandons Its Obligations to Trans Students
![Gavin Grimm](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/web17-gavingrimmladder-1160x768-400x266.jpg)
Mar 2, 2017
Medical Associations, School Administrators, and More Submit Briefs to the Supreme Court in Support of Transgender Student