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What the Marriage Equality Backlash Taught Me 红杏视频 the Fight for Trans Rights
Anti-trans laws aren鈥檛 just about bathrooms or sports, they鈥檙e about systematically pushing trans individuals out of public life.
By Chase Strangio
What the Marriage Equality Backlash Taught Me 红杏视频 the Fight for Trans RightsPodcast
Who We Fight For: The Journey to Trans Liberation
This past weekend, an estimated 5 million folks across the country protested Trump's attack on our rights. And if you asked anyone in the crowd why they showed up鈥攁nd who they showed up...
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The Supreme Court Case on Trans Health Care, Explained.
The court will soon hear a landmark legal challenge brought by the 红杏视频 against a ban on hormone therapies for transgender youth.
By Gillian Branstetter
The Supreme Court Case on Trans Health Care, Explained.
The Human Toll of Trump's Anti-Trans Crusade
President Donald Trump鈥檚 assault on transgender rights is a gross overreach of presidential power and yet another attempt to punish trans people just for existing.
By Lisa Francois
The Human Toll of Trump's Anti-Trans Crusade
The Supreme Court Cases to Watch
This term, the court will issue decisions impacting immigration, free speech, religious liberty, LGBTQ rights and voting rights.
By Lora Strum
The Supreme Court Cases to WatchPodcast
Who We Fight For: The Journey to Trans Liberation
This past weekend, an estimated 5 million folks across the country protested Trump's attack on our rights. And if you asked anyone in the crowd why they showed up鈥攁nd who they showed up...
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Stay informed on civil rights issues. Discover our latest actions and updates in the Press Release section.
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Medicaid Work Requirements Don鈥檛 Work 鈥 They Harm People with Disabilities
We鈥檝e been here before. Work requirements only cut care, nothing else.
By Jacob Abudaram, Susan Mizner
We鈥檝e been here before. Work requirements only cut care, nothing else.
By Jacob Abudaram, Susan Mizner


Know Your Digital Privacy Rights with Esha Bhandari and Daniel Kahn Gillmor
End-to-end encryption. Burner phones. Biometric authentication. Our technology is more advanced than ever, but what does that mean for our digital...
End-to-end encryption. Burner phones. Biometric authentication. Our technology is more advanced than ever, but what does that mean for our digital...


Educators Speak Out on Harms of Unlawful Education Department Directive
The 鈥淒ear Colleague Letter鈥 seeks to dictate teaching, curriculum, and school climate, and limit academic free expression.
By Lisa Francois
The 鈥淒ear Colleague Letter鈥 seeks to dictate teaching, curriculum, and school climate, and limit academic free expression.
By Lisa Francois


How We Help the Immigrant Community Feel Seen
When Jeannie Parent and her volunteer group, KWESI, visit immigrants held in a California detention center, she鈥檚 inspired by the sense of...
By Jeannie Parent
When Jeannie Parent and her volunteer group, KWESI, visit immigrants held in a California detention center, she鈥檚 inspired by the sense of...
By Jeannie Parent


Trump's Expanded Domestic Military Use Should Worry Us All
President Donald Trump's use of the military domestically is dangerous and deeply misguided.
By Hina Shamsi
President Donald Trump's use of the military domestically is dangerous and deeply misguided.
By Hina Shamsi


Writing an Op-Ed is Not Grounds for Deportation
The U.S. government鈥檚 escalating attacks on noncitizens鈥 right to free speech, including our client R眉meysa 脰zt眉rk, should scare us all.
By Allegra Harpootlian
The U.S. government鈥檚 escalating attacks on noncitizens鈥 right to free speech, including our client R眉meysa 脰zt眉rk, should scare us all.
By Allegra Harpootlian


Know Your Right To Transportation Justice with Deborah Archer and Sister Helen Jones
You know that phrase 鈥渂orn on the wrong side of the tracks鈥? Well, there鈥檚 something to it: highways, roads, and sidewalks across America...
You know that phrase 鈥渂orn on the wrong side of the tracks鈥? Well, there鈥檚 something to it: highways, roads, and sidewalks across America...


Letter to My Husband, Mahmoud Khalil
As she prepares to welcome her first child with husband Mahmoud Khalil, Dr. Noor Abdalla writes to her husband one month after he was unlawfully...
By Dr. Noor Abdalla
As she prepares to welcome her first child with husband Mahmoud Khalil, Dr. Noor Abdalla writes to her husband one month after he was unlawfully...
By Dr. Noor Abdalla


Death Row Case Exposes Failures to Protect Childhood Trauma Survivors
Mikal Mahdi鈥檚 life was marked by abuse. Today, as he awaits execution, the courts have the responsibility to acknowledge the systemic failures...
By Megan Byrne, Elisa Epstein
Mikal Mahdi鈥檚 life was marked by abuse. Today, as he awaits execution, the courts have the responsibility to acknowledge the systemic failures...
By Megan Byrne, Elisa Epstein


I Should Not Have to Fight for Fair Treatment in the Workplace
D.K., a Pawnee woman who is Deaf, was denied a promotion after being assessed through biased automated hiring technology.
By D. K.
D.K., a Pawnee woman who is Deaf, was denied a promotion after being assessed through biased automated hiring technology.
By D. K.

