ACLU Supporter – just your quick reminder that the ACLU Town Hall "Defending Trans Youth and Students' Right to Learn" is today.

Our lawyers will be leading an important discussion on the critical fights to protect trans youth and defend students' right to learn free from censorship or discrimination.

It's an urgent rundown on some of our most critical work for people's rights so please don't miss it. Join us by visiting this link starting at 4PM Eastern/1PM Pacific.
(Please note: this link takes you to a third party website, youtube.com)

– The ACLU Team

Friend –

Anti-trans bills targeting young people from Texas to Idaho. Classroom censorship on students' right to learn about race, gender, and sexual orientation. Book bans against largely Black and LGBTQ+ authors across the states.

These escalating attacks are not isolated. They're coordinated attempts by politicians and other public actors to erase historic truth, identities, and people from the public sphere.

So what can be done? The ACLU is pushing back in the courts and statehouses right now – and we want you to have all you need to fight with us. That's why we're inviting you to a critical virtual Town Hall at this urgent moment:

In this 30-minute event, our legal experts on transgender justice and free speech will take you through the full scope of these nationwide crises – providing direct insight into how our lawyers and advocacy teams are fighting back and sharing the first-hand accounts of those who are directly harmed by the intensifying, fear-based attacks across the states.

The speakers will include:

• Rebecca Lowell Edwards, ACLU Chief Communications Officer
• Chase Strangio, ACLU Deputy Director for Transgender Justice
• Emerson Sykes, Senior Staff Attorney, ACLU Speech Privacy & Technology Project

You'll also hear about what you can do to help, and you can join in the discussion with your fellow community members by using the event's live chat feature throughout!

So be sure to RSVP for this powerful Town Hall today – and together, we'll be as strong as ever for the continued fight ahead.

For our right to learn and exist freely,

The ACLU Team

P.S. We'll have an American Sign Language interpreter and closed captioning available. If you would like to request other reasonable accommodations for this event, please email us at [email protected] as soon as possible.