News & Commentary about Transgender Rights
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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.
![Demonstrators perform a die-in symbolizing the amount of people dying from AIDS, Monday, August 17, 1992, in Houston. Hundreds of police and gay rights activists clashed outside the Republican National Convention Monday night as protesters sought to block a street near the Astrodome.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2023/10/act-up-die-in-blog-400x266.jpg)
Oct 19, 2023
How ACT UP Changed the Face of AIDS and Activism
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Oct 16, 2023
Congress is Trying to Deny Health Care to Transgender Veterans
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Jun 29, 2023
How We’re Winning The Fight to Defend Trans Rights