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Apr 01, 2019
Transgender Day of Visibility
March 31 is transgender day of visibility, a day to celebrate transgender people and raise awareness of the discrimination so many face.
Jan 31, 2019
Susan's Story - #WillNotBeErased
All too often, transgender people face discrimination in employment. Even with some legal protections in place, trans people like Susan face the prospect of unemployment and discrimination when coming out at work.
Nov 20, 2018
Trans People #WillNotBeErased
In partnership with our friends at the Transgender Resource Center of New Mexico, we put this video together to highlight some of the stories of Transgender New Mexicans and the struggles they face in their day to day lives.
Aug 21, 2017
Queer Rights are Under Attack
The current Administration is so scared of Queer folks like me that they’re ready to strip our rights and set us back fifty years.
Jun 26, 2015
ACLU Welcomes Historic Supreme Court Marriage Decision
ALBUQUERQUE, NM—Today, the Supreme Court of the United States handed down a historic decision that guarantees same-sex couples the freedom to marry and equal respect for their marriages across America. This ruling is the final nationwide victory to the decades-long freedom to marry movement, ending the state-by-state patchwork of marriage laws and establishing marriage equality as the law of the land.
By Rachael Maestas
Sep 17, 2013
Jesse Tyler Ferguson of TV’s "Modern Family" Returns to New Mexico to Support Marriage Equality
Today, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico and the Why Marriage Matters New Mexico campaign announced that Albuquerque native and star of TV’s “Modern Family” Jesse Tyler Ferguson will visit his home state to support local efforts to win the freedom to marry for same-sex couples. Ferguson and his spouse, Justin Mikita, will unveil their new collaboration with Taos Pueblo native and “Project Runway” finalist Patricia Michaels, who has designed a stunning New Mexico-themed bowtie for Ferguson and Mikita’s Tie The Knot Foundation.
By Micah McCoy
Sep 06, 2013
ACLU, NCLR Welcome New Mexico Supreme Court Order Setting Hearing on Freedom to Marry for Same-sex Couples Statewide
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M—Today, the New Mexico Supreme Court issued an order setting a hearing for October 23, 2013 to consider a request by the New Mexico Association of Counties that the court immediately decide whether New Mexico law permits same-sex couples to marry. All 33 county clerks in the state joined in the Association’s request that the Supreme Court resolve the issue.
By Micah McCoy
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