ACLU Supporter – all Pride month long, we're uplifting the joy, resistance, and action of our communities, especially in the face of escalating attacks against LGBTQ people's rights and safety. Particularly for trans people.

While state lawmakers continue to introduce discriminatory laws (nearly 500 anti-LGBTQ bills so far this year), the ACLU is working to defend the right to live fully and authentically as ourselves. One crucial piece in all this is the intersection between racism and queer hate that so many Black and brown LGBTQ people are forced to navigate – especially trans people of color. That's why this week, for Pride and in the lead-up to Juneteenth, we want to uplift the stories and work within this fight as we all work towards a liberated future free of harm and full of life.

PRIDE IS JOY

Community Stories

In the midst of attacks on trans people's safety and dignity, we're celebrating stories of trans joy. In Alabama, for instance, as anti-trans state bills unfolded, the national press focused solely on the tragedy of being trans in the state, while interviews presented (mostly) white parents of trans youth in Alabama. This gap in storytelling brought about Black Trans Futures, a storytelling project by the ACLU of Alabama and the Knights & Orchids Society. As one young Alabamian named Ro shared, "I love my journey. I'm not a man, I'm a trans man and that holds so much power ... There's only one Ro and that Ro is special."

PRIDE IS RESISTANCE

Updates On Our Work

The ACLU has been fighting for LGBTQ freedom for decades. And as an organization at the intersection of every civil liberty issue in this country, we know full well that nothing exists in isolation: Our fight to stop attacks on LGBTQ people's right to exist in public life, includes defending access to protections like fair housing, healthcare, and beyond. Here's just a highlight of some of our work in these areas:

Systemic racism, widespread poverty, and the criminalization of sex work continues to fuel housing discrimination for marginalized groups within the queer community, especially for trans people. We at the ACLU are educating and fighting for equal access to housing rights: Get informed on the history behind this work and how housing segregation shaped America's 'Gayborhoods.'
We also recently sued Idaho for their unconstitutional law that criminalizes gender-affirming care for trans youth – a challenge that represents our seventh lawsuit defending trans youth's right to health care this year alone.
Through advocacy, litigation, and lobbying, we're working alongside our partners to push back against ALL attacks on LGBTQ rights across the states, which you can track alongside our team right now.

PRIDE IS ACTION

Take Action With Us

Pride began as a protest – a movement led by Black and brown trans women. And as we continue the fight for LGBTQ freedom today, we need you to take action. While anti-trans politicians in state legislatures continue to attack young people by passing bans on gender-affirming care for trans youth, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene recently introduced a federal ban in the House. That's why, we're asking during Pride Month: Please, send a message to your member of Congress urging them to protect trans care.

ACLU Supporter, this month and every month – we won't stop fighting for our communities. Thank you for reading this Pride month's update, and remember to watch your inbox all June for more updates as we fight to protect LGBTQ rights and all people's civil liberties.

Happy Pride,

The ACLU Team

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