The State of LGBTQ Rights in NC

The North Carolina General Assembly recently passed several bills targeting transgender youth despite Governor Cooper's veto. Here's everything you need to know.

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Anti-Transgender Legislation to Watch Out For

Now that the legislature has successfully passed a damaging abortion ban, we’re bracing for a renewed effort to target LGBTQ North Carolinians.

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Remembering Pauli Murray and Celebrating Trans Resilience

Today we celebrate Transgender Day of Remembrance and the birthday of Pauli Murray, a civil rights lawyer and activist from Durham, NC.

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Banned Books and the Rise of Censorship

The threat of censorship and the suppression of knowledge is alive and well today and continues a long legacy of attempting to silence minoritized people.

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End of Summer Progress Report from the ACLU of NC

As the weather (hopefully) begins to cool, we are reflecting on all the wonderful work we accomplished this summer, and we wanted to take a moment to share it all with our supporters.

Repro March

Still Here: Reflecting on Anti-LGBTQ Discrimination Post-Pride Month

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Texas Wants to Take Trans Kids From Their Supportive Parents. The ACLU is Suing.

Families in Texas are worried that supporting their transgender kids will lead to a report of child abuse. We are already seeing families being investigated. Gender-affirming care is medically necessary, saves lives, and shouldn’t be the subject of an investigation.

Medical professionals protest Texas legislation that would ban the gender-affirming medical care.

ACLU of NC Joins Equality NC and the Campaign for Southern Equality in Denouncing Legislative Attacks on LGBTQ Community’s Access to Medical Care

One bill would prohibit trans-affirming care for anyone under the age of 21, while another would grant medical providers a broad “license to discriminate.”

Trans Rights Protest

ACLU of North Carolina Condemns HB 358, N.C. Legislation Targeting Transgender, Intersex, and Gender-Nonconforming Student Athletes

Legislation seeking to ban transgender youth from participating in sports is part of an extreme agenda that seeks to eliminate trans, intersex, and gender-noncomforming people from public life. The ACLU of North Carolina will work inside and outside of the halls of the general assembly to stop...

Condemning HB 358