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You have a right to go to school that is a welcoming environment for you and your classmates. This means you have a right not to be bullied or harassed. Read more
LGBT Equality
The ACLU works for equality and justice for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people. We fight discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
Hope and resilience for trans people. Read more
All about LGBTQ student rights at school. Know Your Rights
Your rights: gender expression and bathrooms. Read More
Ashton stood up for a law to support trans students. Gov. Brown... Read more
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February 23, 2017
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The Departments of Justice and Education just rescinded Obama-era guidance clarifying that trans students are federally protected from discrimination under Title IX. Here's what you should know. Read more »
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February 6, 2017
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Advocates and community members announced today a new bill that would amend California's HIV criminalization laws that were enacted during a time of fear and ignorance about HIV and its transmission. SB 239 will make the law more consistent with... Read more
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Acts of hate are on the rise with more than 400 hate incidents reported across the U.S. – many targeting Black people, immigrants, Muslims, and Jewish people. Know your rights. Read more
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November 18, 2016
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As a matter of organizational policy, the ACLU doesn't take a position supporting or opposing presidential or judicial nominations. We do, however, educate the American people and the Congress about nominees’ records and past positions. Read more »
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August 22, 2016
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Matt Coles, deputy legal director and director of the ACLU’s Center for Equality, is retiring after 29 years. Here’s why he’s my hero. Read more »
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July 14, 2016
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LGBT people and their contributions to California and US history are accurately represented for the first time. Read more
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June 24, 2016
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The decision by SF Pride and the City of San Francisco to dramatically increase police presence at this year’s Pride festivities creates a dangerous situation for LGBT people of color, the exact communities the organizers are recognizing with their... Read more »
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June 16, 2016
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San Francisco – Following the mass shooting and murder at Latin Night at Pulse, an LGBTQ club in Orlando, Florida, Abdi Soltani, Executive Director of the ACLU of Northern California, issued the following statement: We hold in our hearts those who... Read more
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June 3, 2016
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The American Civil Liberties Union today filed a federal lawsuit against the fifth largest health care system in the U.S., Dignity Health, because it denies transgender employees health insurance coverage for medically necessary treatments for... Read more