Research & Publications

Advocates, service providers, attorneys, and people working in membership-based organizations were invited to share stories and recommendations regarding policing and domestic violence and sexual assault in response to a nationwide survey open for a one-month period in April to May 2015. More than 900 people responded. Responses reflected the themes described in the pages that follow.

Read the full report here, or see highlights from the report.

Highlights from the 2015 report, “Responses from the Field: Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, and Policing.” Read the full report here.

Throughout history, religious belief has often been a wellspring of motivation and inspiration for those seeking to advance justice and equality. But it has also been used as justification to discriminate on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, and other religious beliefs.

This report, Drawing the Line: Tackling Tensions Between Religious Freedom and Equality, examines several of the questions now the subject of litigation, public debate, and policy discourse. It sets out a framework that we believe should guide our analysis and then focuses on three specific areas: religious freedom and the rights of LGBT individuals, religious freedom and reproductive rights, and religious freedom as expressed in appearance. Through the examination of a sampling of key cases, we strive in this report to articulate principles and recommendations that can guide advocates and policymakers.

The report is unique as it is issued by the International Network of Civil Liberties Organizations. We are committed to upholding freedom of religion and conscience as a fundamental human right to be valued, defended, and protected. At the same time, we are engaged in, and supportive of, efforts to advance equal treatment for groups that have long been oppressed, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people, women, and racial and religious minorities.

Schools In Transition: A Guide for Supporting Transgender Students in K-12 Schools is a first-of-its-kind publication for school administrations, teachers, and parents about how to provide safe and supportive environments for all transgender students, kindergarten through twelfth grade. It was written by staffers from the ACLU, National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR), Gender Spectrum, the National Education Association (NEA), and the Human Rights Campaign (HRC).

Please note that the PDF is laid out to be printed on A4 paper. If you don’t have acces to A4 paper, you can scale to fit on 8.5″ x 11″ letterhead paper when printing.

America’s racial wealth gap increased dramatically following the recent housing market collapse, placing black homeowners at severe economic disadvantage, perhaps for generations to come.

A study conducted for the ACLU by the Social Science Research Council, examined data from the longitudinal Panel Study on Income Dynamics concerning black and white households that owned a home at some point between 1999 and 2011.

The report explores the dramatic changes in wealth and home equity for these families over the course of that time period, and predicts how those changes might affect their children and grandchildren.