LGBTQ Youth
The ACLU works in courts, legislatures, and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and the laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this country.
If you’ve been discriminated against based on sexual orientation, gender identity, or HIV status, the ACLU wants to hear about it.
The Latest
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ACLU Condemns Missouri AG’s Proposed Emergency Rule Attempting to Limit Gender-Affirming Care
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Supreme Court Must Reject West Virginia’s Effort to Deny a 12-Year-Old Girl Her Right to Play
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Tennessee Bans Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Youth
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Mississippi Bans Gender-Affirming Health Care for Transgender Youth
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What We're Focused On
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Anti-LGBTQ Web Filtering
The ACLU works in courts, legislatures, and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and the...
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Free Expression and Censorship
The ACLU works in courts, legislatures, and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and the...
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Gay-Straight Alliances
The ACLU works in courts, legislatures, and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and the...
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Harassment and Bullying
The ACLU works in courts, legislatures, and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and the...
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Outing
The ACLU works in courts, legislatures, and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and the...
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Prom and Other School Dances
The ACLU works in courts, legislatures, and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and the...
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Trans and Gender-Nonconforming Youth
The ACLU works in courts, legislatures, and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and the...
What's at Stake
You have the right to be yourself! Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth shouldn’t have to fear going to school, using a public restroom, or standing up for their rights with government officials or police. Young people should have the freedom to be open (or not) about their identity and beliefs in schools, at college, in government facilities, and in public. The ACLU LGBTQ Project helps protect young people’s right to express themselves, start gay-straight alliance clubs, have their gender identity respected, and be taught in a safe environment.
Need help?
Fill out our confidential online form
Or call (212) 549-2673. For non-LGBTQ issues, please contact your local ACLU affiliate.
You have the right to be yourself! Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth shouldn’t have to fear going to school, using a public restroom, or standing up for their rights with government officials or police. Young people should have the freedom to be open (or not) about their identity and beliefs in schools, at college, in government facilities, and in public. The ACLU LGBTQ Project helps protect young people’s right to express themselves, start gay-straight alliance clubs, have their gender identity respected, and be taught in a safe environment.
Need help?
Fill out our confidential online form
Or call (212) 549-2673. For non-LGBTQ issues, please contact your local ACLU affiliate.
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