Press Releases

ACLU of Virginia Joins Virginia Values Coalition to Announce Support for LGBTQ Nondiscrimination Protections in 2020 General Assembly

Incoming House Speaker Eileen Filler-Corn joined Equality Virginia and other Virginia Values Coalition members to highlight the importance of passing LGBTQ protections in the upcoming General Assembly today.
Issue Areas: LGBTQ+ Rights

National, State, and Local Groups Filed Amicus Briefs to Support Gavin Grimm's Case

On Nov. 25, several national, state, and local groups submitted amicus (friend-of-the-court) briefs in support of Gavin Grimm's case against the Gloucester County School Board.
Issue Areas: LGBTQ+ Rights

ACLU Files Legal Action Moving Gavin Grimm Case Forward in District Court

The American Civil Liberties Union today filed papers ending Gavin Grimm’s request for an immediate halt to the Gloucester County School Board’s policy prohibiting him and other transgender students from using the common restrooms at school.
Issue Areas: LGBTQ+ Rights

ACLU-VA Commends Representative Comstock for Voting No on Hartzler Amendment

The ACLU of Virginia sent a letter to Representatives Barbara Comstock to thank her for voting against the Hartzler Amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act – a discriminatory and unconstitutional attack on transgender service members.
Issue Areas: LGBTQ+ Rights

ACLU-VA’s Statement on Prince William County Schools Board’s Decision on Non-Discrimination Policy

Today, the Prince William County School Board voted to add “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” to the school division’s non-discrimination policy. The following statement may be attributed to ACLU of Virginia Executive Director Claire Guthrie Gastañaga.
Issue Areas: LGBTQ+ Rights