From bans on gender-affirming health care to limits on our freedom of expression, LGBTQ rights are being targeted in hundreds of bills across the country — including Tennessee.
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We have a right to live free from discrimination — and we won't settle for less.
📍 US Supreme Court, 2019
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The Constitution protects us from discrimination based on our race or religion – and we will not allow this protection to be infringed upon.
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"Because of Dr. King and many others who were role models for me, I wanted to do the same and make a difference."
Sheyann Webb-Christburg shares with us the impact Dr. King had on her life, and how she channeled that impact into activism.
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Our communities deserve to live without fear of police violence.
📍NYC, May 2020
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Today is the start of a new legislative session, and lawmakers are already introducing bills restricting healthcare for trans youth and free speech at drag shows - but we're fighting back.
Track our work at the TGA with our 2023 Legislative Watchlist:
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Racism has played an active role in virtually every aspect of American life since this nation's founding.
We must commit to rooting out racism and building a better future for ALL.
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We will never stop defending all students' right to read and learn.
Join us: aclu.org/news/free-spee
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Thank you for standing with us in the past year. We're grateful to be in the fight with you. Wishing you all the best in 2023.
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From protecting free speech to fighting for abortion access, we show up for our rights.
Learn 10 ways the ACLU and our supporters defended civil rights and civil liberties in 2022: aclu.org/news/civil-lib
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We will never stop fighting alongside the LGBTQ community for the liberty and freedom to be our true selves — without shame, fear of violence, or political interference.
📍Montana, 2021
📸 Janie Osborne
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In 2023, we need your help to defend freedom at the TGA. Sign up for alerts on how you can take action to defeat attacks on liberty and justice during the legislative session: action.aclu.org/signup/tn-emai
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We will always defend our right to protest.
📍Milwaukee, 2020
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Need a last-minute gift idea? Give the gift of freedom by making a gift in someone’s honor! Make your gift today: action.aclu.org/give/tribute-g
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By treating crack and powder cocaine offenses equally, the EQUAL Act will correct a racist sentencing disparity that has disproportionately harmed Black communities for decades. Tell your senators to pass the EQUAL Act now: action.aclu.org/send-message/c
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We won't let our rights be trampled. Accessibility isn't optional.
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This case is about defending our civil rights laws against an attempt to establish a license to discriminate.
A public business cannot turn us away because of who we are.
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Conservative Supreme Court justices seem to side with a web designer who doesn't want to work with same-sex couples @LibertyLouise and Douglas Laycock discuss with @jaketapper
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BREAKING: We are demanding that Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare end its policy denying lifesaving medical care to transgender & nonbinary patients, which violates federal non-discrimination laws.
Our full statement:
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This Giving Tuesday, we're celebrating our community partners throughout Tennessee. Please join us by lifting up and supporting these great organizations: aclu-tn.org/giving-tuesday
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The fight for bodily autonomy and access to reproductive care includes all of us.
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As you observe Thanksgiving with your loved ones, we hope you will make space to #DecolonizeThanksgiving within your celebration to acknowledge & tell the truth about our history, even if it is uncomfortable, & honor the experience of Indigenous people.
A few ways to do that:
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ACLU-TN congratulates Jonathan Harwell from the Knox County Public Defender’s Community Law Office; the team at Bass, Berry & Sims; and all of the state and national organizations who challenged this law. We filed an amicus brief supporting this lawsuit in 2020.
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Victory! The Tennessee Supreme Court has ruled that our state's juvenile life without parole law, one of the strictest in the nation, violates the Eighth Amendment.
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To trans people everywhere: We see you, we support you, and we will not stop fighting alongside you.
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We're hiring! In the wake of daily attacks on civil liberties and civil rights, ACLU-TN is embarking on our most bold, ambitious advocacy yet.
Join the fight as our new policy director: aclu-tn.org/wp-content/upl
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"...We will be bringing the full force of our organization to bear in fighting this legislation."
- Henry Seaton, ACLU-TN transgender justice advocate
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"..This legislation takes away the ability of families & medical professionals to provide life-saving care for transgender youth. Trans young people deserve love, respect & dignity, & ACLU-TN is deeply committed to protecting trans young people from physical and emotional harm.."
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"...However, transgender youth whose families support their gender identity have a significant decrease in suicidal thoughts and attempts, and significant increases in self-esteem. Everyone should have access to the healthcare they need to survive and thrive..."
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