Support the ACLU: Stand Against Anti-Trans Bills & Advance LGBTQ Equality

WHO WE ARE:

The ACLU works to ensure that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, & queer people belong everywhere and can live openly and authentically without discrimination, harassment, or violence. The ACLU has a long history of advancing LGBTQ equality, including a Supreme Court victory to secure the right for same-sex couples to marry. Today, the ACLU brings more LGBTQ rights cases and advocacy initiatives than any other national organization.

In 2024, state legislatures around the country introduced more than 500 anti-LGBTQ bills, and scores have become law, including bans on gender-affirming care for trans people in 24 states. The ACLU will continue to document such bills and work with our nationwide network of affiliates to support LGBTQ people across the country (check out our tracker here: https://www.aclu.org/legislative-attacks-on-lgbtq-rights-2024).

Here is a snapshot of some of our work:

- On December 4, the ACLU will be at the U.S. Supreme Court, where we and Lambda Legal are challenging a Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care that potentially could penalize healthcare providers. You can listen in on Chase Strangio, ACLU’s co-director for Trans Justice, defending our clients on December 4 at supremecourt.gov.

- ACLU Trump Memo on LGBTQ Rights: Earlier in 2024, the ACLU did deep-dive research on the threats to civil rights and civil liberties under either a Harris or Trump presidency. This memo outlines what a Trump presidency could mean for LGBTQ rights, and particularly for trans people's rights nationally, in addition to threats at the state level. (https://www.aclu.org/news/lgbtq-rights/trump-on-lgbtq-rights-rolling-bac...)

No matter who is in the White House, the ACLU will continue our fight across the country to ensure that LGBTQ people, especially trans and nonbinary youth, can live freely.

Thank you for your continued support.