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May 17, 2017
Chelsea Manning, Legal Team Confirm Manning’s Safe Release From Prison
NEW YORK — Chelsea Manning was safely released today from U.S. military prison in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Manning released the following statement upon her release: “After an...
Issue Areas: National Security LGBTQ Rights
May 16, 2017
National Leaders, Groups File Briefs at Fourth Circuit Supporting Gavin Grimm and Transgender Rights
Civil Rights Leaders, Educators, Legal Experts, Students, Medical Professionals Among the Diverse Range of Voices Urging Support for Trans Rights
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Grimm v. Gloucester County School Board
May 05, 2017
ACLU-TN Statement on Passage of "LGBT Erasure" Legislation
NASHVILLE – Governor Bill Haslam has signed SB 1085/HB 1111, a measure widely dubbed the "LGBT Erasure" bill, into law. SB 1085/HB 1111 requires that any undefined words in Tenne...
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights
May 02, 2017
ACLU Statement on Reports of Impending “Religious Freedom” Executive Order
NEW YORK — Louise Melling, deputy legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union, issued the following statement in response to reports that President Trump will sign an ex...
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights
May 01, 2017
ACLU-TN Statement on "LGBT Erasure" Bill's Passage
NASHVILLE - The Tennessee Senate voted today to pass the legislation that attempts to restrict the interpretation of certain words in Tennessee laws to gender-specific definitions....
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights
Apr 18, 2017
ACLU Statement on NCAA Awarding Championship Events to North Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. — The NCAA announced today that they will be returning championship events to sites in North Carolina for the first time since the state passed sweeping anti-LGBT l...
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights
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