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Feb 07, 2025
Feb 07, 2025
Transgender and Nonbinary People Take Trump to Court Over Passport Restrictions
The ACLU is challenging this unconstitutional Passport Policy because all people deserve the freedom to live their lives safely and with dignity.
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Dec 04, 2024
Dec 04, 2024
ACLU of Massachusetts comment on Supreme Court arguments in transgender rights case
There is no transgender exception to the U.S Constitution. The Supreme Court must reject this effort to deny transgender people equal justice under the law.
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Mar 18, 2024
Mar 18, 2024
Rural Justice Network, North Brookfield reach settlement on Pride event and drag show
North Brookfield has taken steps we hope will ensure that groups like the Rural Justice Network can exercise their right to express themselves equally and openly in public spaces.
Feb 02, 2024
Feb 02, 2024
2024 Small Town Pride to move forward in North Brookfield
A local Pride celebration in North Brookfield will move forward on June 29, after approval last night by the town’s Parks and Recreation Committee.
Dec 11, 2023
Dec 11, 2023
ACLU of Massachusetts files lawsuit against drag show censorship in North Brookfield
The government has no right to censor LGBTQ+ people or their right to assemble and express themselves.
Jun 26, 2023
Jun 26, 2023
Advocates, experts call on lawmakers to ban sale of cellphone location data
Reproductive advocacy groups, abortion care providers, privacy and technology experts, LGBTQ+ organizations, and others called on state lawmakers to pass the Location Shield Act.
Jun 14, 2023
Jun 14, 2023
Reproductive advocacy groups launch campaign to bolster patient protections by banning sale of cellphone location data
Reproductive advocacy groups launched “Your Location: It’s None of Their Business,” a campaign to ban the sale and trade of cellphone location information in Massachusetts.
May 16, 2023
May 16, 2023
ACLU of Massachusetts pushes back against proposed Ludlow book restriction policy
The ACLU of Massachusetts today called on the Ludlow School Committee to reject a proposed school library policy that would impose sweeping and unjustifiable restrictions on learning materials and could effectively restrict access to LGBTQ-themed books. The proposed policy raises numerous legal...
Apr 28, 2023
Apr 28, 2023
North Brookfield “Small Town Pride” to include drag performance, after ACLU of Massachusetts demand
We hope that all Massachusetts communities take note: discrimination against those who choose to express themselves through drag is inconsistent with our state and federal constitutions.
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