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ACLU and LGBTQ+ groups defend Maryland schools' LGBTQ+ curriculum in Supreme Court filing

The battle over LGBTQ+ inclusion in school curricula is heating up at the U.S. Supreme Court with several rights groups filing amicus briefs in support of a Maryland school district.

N.C. Gov. Signs HB 2 Compromise Despite Criticism From LGBT Groups

The Human Rights Campaign and the American Civil Liberties Union both opposed the compromise.

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Here's the ACLU's 2016 LGBT Agenda

The American Civil Liberties Union has a hefty to-do list when it comes to LGBT rights.

Being LGBT Shouldn’t Be a Job Hazard

The American Civil Liberties Union weighs in on why LGBT Americans need the same employment protections provided to other groups.

Ky. Prison Censoring LGBT Materials, Including The Advocate

The American Civil Liberties Union is challenging one Kentucky prison that bans certain LGBT materials beacause they "promote homosexuality." 

'Pee With LGBT' Ad Campaign Aims to Overcome Texas Transphobes

The Texas branch of the American Civil Liberties Union has invested in a transgender rights Facebook campaign that is summed up as, "Taking A Seat, Making A Stand."

ACLU: Feds Not Complying With Judge's Immigration Order

The director of the Immigrants Rights Project at the American Civil Liberties Union, Lee Gelernt, says President Trump "has to comply with the Constitution," and says the government is not.

Workers Challenge Michigan Law Rescinding Health Insurance for Gay Partners

The American Civil Liberties Union is challenging a law that bans many public agencies in the state from providing health insurance to employees' domestic partners.

Lawsuit Greets School That Canceled 'Rent'

The American Civil Liberties Union sued officials at a Newport Beach high school Wednesday for canceling a production of Rent , charging that administrators fostered a "sexist" and "homophobic" environment.

What Amber Heard Won Is A Win for All Women

An inspiring donation by bisexual actress Amber Heard: her $7 million dollar settlement with ex Johnny Depp will be split by the American Civil Liberties Union and L.A.'s Children's Hospital.

ACLU Demands That School Stop Censoring Lesbian Student

The American Civil Liberties Union has requested that a Virginia high school remove any mention of discipline from the record of a student who was punished for wearing a T-shirt with a lesbian symbol.

911 Call: Meagan Taylor Was Arrested for Being Trans

'No, seeing a transgender person is not a reason to call the police,' writes the American Civil Liberties Union when releasing audio of the Drury Inn & Suites manager's 911 call after two black trans women checked in. 

Georgia school officials settle with ACLU to allow GSA

A settlement has been reached between the American Civil Liberties Union and officials in White County, Ga., who had refused to permit a gay-straight alliance club to meet at White County High School.

Exodus Intl. tries to silence parody of its 'ex-gay' campaign

The American Civil Liberties Union is defending a heterosexual blogger who received a cease-and-desist letter from Exodus International after he parodied the group's "ex-gay reparative therapy" billboards on his Web site.

Ky. Court Asked To Cut Public Funding From Anti-Gay Religious Group

The American Civil Liberties Union and the Americans United for Separation of Church and State filed an appeal Thursday to strip federal funding from Kentucky Baptist Homes for Children, a public child care institution that allegedly religiously indoctrinates children and discriminates against LGBT people in their hiring practices. "We strongly believe that any group taking public funds should not discriminate in hiring or proselytize," said Joe Conn, press contact for Americans United for the Separation of Church and State. "Kentucky Baptist Homes takes buckets of public funds, yet they still try to indoctrinate the children in their care."

Here are 26 organizations fighting Donald Trump that you can donate to

The work these groups do will be critical during a second Trump Administration.

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Indiana Governor Signs Ban on Gender-Affirming Care, ACLU Sues

Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb had expressed some doubts about the legislation but ultimately signed it.

Missouri Judge Will Be Replaced in Transgender Health Care Case

The plaintiffs had sought to replace Steven Ohmer, and he agreed to step aside..

Judge Blocks Indiana Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Minors

State officials can't enforce most of the law's provisions while a suit against it is heard.

Trans woman fired by Liberty University opens up about 'awful' discrimination

Ellenor Zinski is opening up about what went down when she was fired from Liberty University, with school officials accusing her of "denying biological and chromosomal sex assigned at birth."

Why did a gay man throw a pie in Anita Bryant's face, and who was he?

Gay activist Thom Higgins "pied" the antigay crusader during a press conference in Des Moines in 1977 as part of his considerable career as an LGBTQ+ rights advocate. Here's the whole story.