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Bill Introduced In Senate Today To Ban Workplace Discrimination Based On Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation (08/05/2009)
WASHINGTON – A bill was introduced in the Senate today that would make workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity illegal. The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), introduced by Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), would become the first-ever federal ban on employment discrimination of LBGT people in most workplaces.

DOJ Will Not Appeal Veteran’s Victory In Transgender Discrimination Case (07/01/2009)
WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Justice decided not to appeal a federal court ruling awarding transgender veteran Diane Schroer the maximum compensation for the discrimination she suffered after being refused a job with the Library of Congress. The deadline for seeking an appeal was June 30. The American Civil Liberties Union has represented Schroer in her case.

Federal Court Awards Transgender Veteran Maximum Compensation In Sex Discrimination Case Against Library of Congress (04/29/2009)
WASHINGTON, DC — A federal judge ruled that transgender veteran Diane Schroer is entitled to the maximum compensation for the discrimination she suffered after being refused a job with the Library of Congress. The American Civil Liberties Union brought a sex discrimination lawsuit on behalf of Schroer, a Special Forces veteran who retired after 25 years of service, when she was denied a job after announcing her intention to transition from male to female.

New Web Campaign, Tell-Three.org, Encourages People to Talk About What it Means to be LGBT (02/03/2009)
NEW YORK – Join the Impact has partnered with other national LGBT groups to develop a web based public education campaign, www.tell-three.org, to encourage LGBT people and their supporters to have three conversations with friends and family to help build support for LGBT equality.

Women Ask Court to Order New Illinois Birth Certificates Following Sex Reassignment Surgery Abroad (01/27/2009)
CHICAGO – Citing the need to have an accurate birth certificate for identification purposes, two women born in Illinois today asked a court to order the state to issue new birth certificates that reflect their appropriate and accurate gender following gender confirmation surgery (sometimes described as sex reassignment surgery). For more than four decades, Illinois has permitted individuals who have gender confirmation surgery to change the gender “marker” on an original birth certificate; the Department of Vital Records, however, recently started interpreting the law to provide this option only if an individual has the surgery by a United States-licensed physician. This creates an unnecessary and unfair burden for the growing number of persons who select a surgeon from Europe, South America or Asia. Both of the women in today’s lawsuit opted for their own reasons to have their gender confirmation surgery in Thailand.

Transgender Veteran Wins Sex Discrimination Lawsuit Against Library of Congress (09/19/2008)
WASHINGTON - Today a federal judge ruled that the Library of Congress illegally discriminated against a Special Forces veteran when she was denied a job after announcing her intention to transition from male to female. In a groundbreaking decision, the court ruled that discriminating against someone for changing genders is sex discrimination under federal law.

ACLU Applauds First-Ever Congressional Hearing on Gender Identity in the Workplace (06/26/2008)
Washington, DC – The American Civil Liberties Union today applauded the House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Heath, Employment, Labor, and Pensions for holding the first-ever congressional hearing on transgender issues and gender identity discrimination in the workplace. Chaired by Representative Robert Andrews (D-NJ), the committee heard from retired Army Colonel and ACLU client Diane Schroer. The ACLU is currently representing Schroer in a Title VII sex discrimination lawsuit against the Library of Congress.

ACLU Sues Old Dominion Freight Lines Over Firing Of Transgender Trucker (06/18/2008)
KNOXVILLE, TN - The American Civil Liberties Union filed a sex discrimination lawsuit today against Old Dominion Freight Lines for illegally firing a truck driver for impersonating a female after she informed the company that she was transitioning from male to female. A prior EEOC investigation into the firing sided with the driver, Kaylee Seals, finding there was reasonable cause to believe that Old Dominion discriminated against Seals based on sex and sex stereotyping.

Library of Congress Can Be Sued for Discriminating Against Transgender Veteran, Says Federal Court (11/28/2007)
WASHINGTON – Rejecting the federal government's attempt to throw out a transgender veteran's sex discrimination lawsuit against the Library of Congress, a federal judge ruled today that the case can go forward. The American Civil Liberties Union brought the lawsuit in June 2005 on behalf of 25-year U.S. Army veteran Diane Schroer who was offered a job as a senior terrorism researcher but was later told she was not a "good fit" after her future boss learned she was in the process of transitioning from male to female.

National Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights Organizations Condemn Ousting of Largo, FL, City Manager (03/23/2007)

Federal Court Rules Transgender Discrimination Lawsuit Against Library of Congress Can Proceed (03/31/2006)
WASHINGTON, DC -- Today a federal judge found that an employment discrimination lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of a transgender veteran against the Library of Congress can go forward.

ACLU and Lambda Legal Challenge Law Barring Transgender People Access to Medical Treatment in Prison (01/24/2006)
MILWAUKEE, WI – Lambda Legal and the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit today in federal court on behalf of two transgender women challenging a Wisconsin law that bars them from access to appropriate medical treatment while they are incarcerated.

ACLU Files Lawsuit on Behalf of Army Veteran Against Library of Congress for Transgender Discrimination (06/02/2005)
WASHINGTON, DC -- The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit in federal court here today against the Library of Congress on behalf of a 25-year veteran of the U.S. Army whose job offer was rescinded after she informed the organization that she was in the process of transitioning from male to female.

ACLU Endorses Federal Hate Crimes Legislation for First Time, Says Conyers Proposal Properly Addresses Free Speech Concerns (05/26/2005)
WASHINGTON - After more than seven years of expressing concerns that federal hate crimes legislation would chill constitutionally protected speech, the American Civil Liberties Union today endorsed a new hate crimes bill introduced by Rep. John Conyers (D-MI).

ACLU Blasts the New York Post and the New York Daily News for Poor Reporting on the Hispanic AIDS Forum Transgender Discrimination Case (04/01/2005)
NEW YORK - The American Civil Liberties Union sent letters-to-the-editor yesterday criticizing the New York Post and the New York Daily News for their insensitive treatment of transgender people in articles about a recent court ruling in its lawsuit on behalf of the Hispanic AIDS Forum.

ACLU Urges Appeals Court to Uphold Gender Identity Protections in New York (05/19/2004)
NEW YORK - In the first transgender discrimination case to reach a New York state appeals court, the American Civil Liberties Union today urged the court not to deny transgender New Yorkers protections against discrimination.

ACLU Asks Appeals Court to Reject Attempt to End Gender Identity Protections in New York State (04/21/2004)
NEW YORK - In the first gender discrimination case to reach a New York state appellate court, the American Civil Liberties Union filed a brief today urging the court not to deny transgender New Yorkers their right to live free of discrimination.

ACLU Releases Fourth Edition of The Rights of Lesbians, Gay Men, Bisexuals, and Transgender People (03/10/2004)
NEW YORK - The American Civil Liberties Union announced today that it has updated its comprehensive book on gay rights, The Rights of Lesbians, Gay Men, Bisexuals, and Transgender People (Southern Illinois University Press, February 2004). The new edition, which is available at www.aclu.org/store and in bookstores around the country, contains updated information on recent groundbreaking cases including the Supreme Court's decision saying lesbian and gay relationships can no longer be considered criminal and the recent decision by the Massachusetts high court to grant same-sex marriages.

Judge Allows Transgender Discrimination Claims to Go Forward in Lawsuit Over Illegal Eviction of Latino AIDS Agency (10/15/2003)
NEW YORK - A judge has freed the way for the Hispanic AIDS Forum, New York's largest Latino AIDS service provider, to proceed to trial in a case against its former landlord for transgender discrimination, the American Civil Liberties Union announced today.

ACLU Weighs in on Transgender Discrimination Lawsuit Before Hawaii Supreme Court (08/14/2003)
HONOLULU - Outlining a long history of discrimination against transgender people, the American Civil Liberties Union today urged the Supreme Court of Hawaii to rule that gender identity discrimination is against state law.