News & Commentary
Transgender Vet’s Perspective: ‘History is on our side’
"As a transgender man, my mission of resistance is to survive these affronts to our liberty by proving that each of us owns our place on this planet."
By Josef Wolf Burwell
Arizona LGBTQ Groups Tell Court Freedoms of Speech, Religion Are Not a License to Discriminate
In a friend-of-the-court brief, the ACLU argues forcefully against the notion that freedom of speech authorizes a business to circumvent non-discrimination laws.
Alumni Respond to Great Hearts' Anti-Transgender Policy
In June 2016, the board of directors of public charter school organization Great Hearts Academies adopted a policy that marginalizes and delegitimizes transgender students enrolled in its schools. The policy allows school staff to mistreat transgender students by classifying them in accordance with their sex assigned at birth, not their gender identity. This policy applies to what name and restroom students can use, the uniform and grooming standards they must follow, and their eligibility for athletic teams.
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