Meet Your Neighbor: Angela White
“My journey didn't define who I was. It just made me a better person to who I am today.”
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Federal court rules transgender middle schooler can play
ACLU of Virginia was made for this moment.
Blog posts
Meet Your Neighbor: Angel DeJesus
“I don’t want to say that I deserve a second chance, but that I earned my second chance. It’s not just the time that you served, it’s everything else that you’re doing while you are incarcerated.”
Meet Your Neighbor: Rev. Rodney Hunter
“We all make mistakes, and we all need a second chance. We've all fallen short of God's glory; needed to be forgiven, and needed a chance to make right those wrongs that we have committed.”
Latest Press Releases
Trans middle schooler forced to withdraw from Hanover Public County Schools even after a federal judge ruled in her favor
"Not even a federal judge ruling in her favor was enough to protect her from such serious ongoing harassment and concerns about her safety that Janie was forced to withdraw from Hanover County Public...
ACLU of Virginia to champion three separate amendments to Virginia’s constitution to safeguard Virginians’ rights
“Enshrining our civil rights and civil liberties in Virginia’s constitution would mean no matter what happens at the federal level, Virginians’ rights would be as secure as possible," said ACLU-VA Executive...
The racism evident in the text messages Black Virginians received has no place in the Commonwealth
“It is appalling that anyone would invoke the trauma and cruelty of this country’s history of slavery to level racist threats of violence at Black Virginians," said ACLU of Virginia Executive Director Mary...
In the courts
We are taking legal action to protect the rights of transgender people, fight back against censorship efforts, ensure students with disabilities are able to go to school like their peers, and continue to defend civil rights and civil liberties across the Commonwealth.
Doe v. Hanover County School Board
On July 3, 2024 ACLU of Virginia and WilmerHale filed a Title IX lawsuit in the Eastern District of Virginia on behalf of “Janie Doe,” a transgender student whom Hanover County Public School blocked from playing on a sports team for which she tried out and qualified.
