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.
![Evan Thomas](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/web15-blog-evanthomas-1160x768-400x266.jpg)
Dec 17, 2015
I Need Relief from the Pain of Living in a Female Body
![Meagan Taylor](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/web15-blog-immg-meagantaylor-1160x768-400x266.jpg)
Dec 8, 2015
No, Seeing a Transgender Person Is Not a Reason to Call 911
![Transgender Day of Remembrance](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/web15-blog-tdor-1160x768-400x266.jpg)
Nov 20, 2015
On Transgender Day of Remembrance We Mourn the Dead and Fight for the Living
![Birthday card to Chelsea Manning](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/web15-blog-manning-1160x768-400x266.jpg)
Nov 16, 2015
Government to Chelsea Manning: ‘We’re Denying Your Treatment for Your Own Good’