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Apr 14, 2021

400+ North Carolina Medical Providers Sign Letter Opposing Bills Targeting Transgender Youth

More than 400 medical professionals from across North Carolina released a statement expressing strong opposition to HB358, a bill that would prohibit transgender students from participating in school...

Apr 7, 2021

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.”

Apr 1, 2021

Doctors Agree: Gender-Affirming Care is Life-Saving Care

Arkansas has become the first state to pass a bill banning health care for transgender youth and 16 other states have introduced similar legislation.

Demonstrators protesting anti-trans bills.

Mar 31, 2021

There’s a Lot That Can Go Wrong With ‘Vaccine Passports’

Any proposal for vaccine credentials must be primarily paper-based, decentralized, and protect privacy.

In this photo illustration, Excelsior Pass app which provides digital proof of COVID-19 vaccination or negative test results seen displayed on a smartphone screen in front of the US flag.

Mar 26, 2021

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...

Mar 22, 2021

Lack of Full Statehood Rights Continues to Cause Harm to D.C. Residents

Our country must grant full and equal rights to the 712,000 residents of D.C.

A demonstrator holds up a sign advocating for statehood for Washington, D.C.