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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May 25, 2018
The Trump Administration Is Attacking Trans People in Federal Prison
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May 23, 2018
A Court Ruling in Gavin Grimm’s Case Is a Very Big Deal
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May 22, 2018
Trans and Non-Binary People Continue to Fight for Their Right to Exist in Public Spaces
![From left: Lillian Lennon (Transgender Community Organizer, ACLU of Alaska); Liz Welch (ACLU); Kati Ward (Fair Anchorage Campaign Manager); Joshua Decker (Executive Director, ACLU of Alaska). All holding "Vote no on prop 1 signs."](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/lillian_lennon_liz_welch_kati_ward_joshua_decker-400x266.jpg)
Apr 12, 2018
The Victory in Anchorage Belongs to the Transgender Community
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Apr 6, 2018
Trans Ohioans Are Asking for Basic Human Dignity
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Feb 6, 2018
How Alabama's Driver's License Law Injures Transgender People
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Dec 15, 2017
The Fight for Open Transgender Military Service Is Only Beginning
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Nov 9, 2017
Veteran’s Day Reflections From a Civil Libertarian Former Soldier