Your Rights to Free Expression

Getting an education isn't just about books and grades - students are also learning how to participate fully in the life of this nation.

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Students: Know Your Rights

Students still have a voice in how they are treated by school and law enforcement officials.

Know your rights

Downloadable Pride Posters

Pride in 2019 is about action. Whether you're attending a festival, walking in a parade, or marching in a protest - anything you do matters.

pride posters

Advocacy: What is it?

Definitions may vary, but one thing remains constant, its importance.

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For Media: Transgender and Gender Non-conforming Terminology

Borrowed from our friends at GLAAD.

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Advocacy: Why Do It?

Every single elected official whether they're in Congress or the Legislature, should answer to their constituents.

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ACLU of North Dakota: Media Requests

Looking for a social justice perspective on your story?

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Did the Supreme Court Really Just Issue an Emergency Order to Stop a 17-Year-Old Transgender Boy From Using the Boys Bathroom at School?

The Supreme Court granted an “emergency” stay yesterday to stop Gavin Grimm, a 17-year-old transgender boy from Virginia, from using the boys’ restroom at school.

Gavin Grimm, transgender student

Transgender People and Single-Sex Spaces

Over the past year, as public policy debates about transgender rights have deepened — and anti-trans rhetoric has escalated — in state legislatures and in the courts, our nation has started learning more about who transgender people are — our neighbors, our co-workers, our fellow students, and our family members.

Trans People Under Attack