News & Commentary about Transgender Rights
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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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Mar 12, 2019
Banning Trans Girls From School Sports Is Neither Feminist Nor Legal
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Feb 22, 2019
I Moved to Colorado for Freedom as a Transgender Man. Instead, I Found Discrimination.
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Feb 11, 2019
Fact-Checking Common Myths on Transition-Related Care for Trans People
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Feb 4, 2019
High School Could Have Been Hell for My Transgender Son. Don't Make It Hell for the Next Kid.
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Jan 24, 2019
A Trans Woman Was Charged With 'False Personation' for Giving the NYPD Her Real Name
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Jan 24, 2019
Arizona Provides Me Unequal Healthcare Because I’m Transgender
Nov 29, 2018
A Shifting Landscape for Transgender Rights
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Nov 20, 2018
#WontBeErased, Won’t Be Forgotten, Won’t Be Alone
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Oct 25, 2018
My Boss Fired Me From My Funeral Home Job for Being Transgender