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A New Phase in Civil Liberties Advocacy: Where We’ve Been and Where We’re Going
For decades, the ACLU of New Mexico has worked alongside communities to defend civil liberties and expand the promise of the constitution. Today, with fundamental freedoms under intensifying attack and the stakes for our democracy higher than ever, that work has never been more urgent.
May 09, 2022
The Roe Draft Signals a Potential New Front in the Already-Raging War Against the LGBTQ Community
This isn’t a “they’re coming for us next” moment. They’ve already come for us, and the fight of our lives is here.
By ACLU National
Feb 17, 2022
Your Guide to Talking About Attacks on Trans Youth
Misinformation is fueling an attack on trans youth in state legislatures. These attacks overwhelmingly focus on youth and schools. They try to make being trans shameful — but they won’t stop youth from being trans.
Sep 22, 2021
More than just a game
Trans children already face extreme hardships that stem from coordinated attacks on their very existence and the continued discrimination they face at almost every turn. We cannot let attacks against their very existence go unchecked.
By Raychel Sanner
Jul 12, 2021
At End of SCOTUS Term, Where Are We on LGBTQ+ Rights?
The Supreme Court took action on three cases directly affecting LGBTQ+ rights, and now the term is over. One of the rulings may well turn out to be a watershed moment in trans rights, while the other two suggest that the court has reached a stalemate
Jun 17, 2021
Pride is a story about our interconnected struggle for liberation
Before coming out as transgender, I always saw Pride as an over-the-top and insanely fun celebration of humanity’s best quality: love.
By Raychel Sanner
Jan 06, 2020
Fired for being trans
The ACLU will keep fighting in New Mexico and beyond so that people like Diane don’t have to decide between two impossible choices—being oneself while enduring humiliating and degrading treatment or hiding in abject suffering to appease others. The cost of both is too high.
By Katie Hoeppner
Nov 01, 2019
Diane came out as transgender only to face over 18 months of harassment at work before being fired
We, together with cooperating attorney Mark Chaiken of Virtue & Najjar, PC filed a lawsuit in the First Judicial District Court on behalf of Diane Roberts, a transgender woman who was discriminated against, harassed, and ultimately fired by ABF Freight Inc. after coming out as transgender.
By Raychel Sanner
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