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Amendments currently before Congress could have devastating and life-threatening results for transgender veterans and Medicare and Medicaid recipients.

The ACLU of Oregon is a non-profit, non-partisan organization that defends and advances democracy, civil liberties, and civil rights in Oregon. We are an affiliate of the ACLU, our nation's guardian of liberty for more than 100 years. Important areas of the ACLU’s work include education and advocacy about book bans and censorship in public libraries and classrooms.

I hope other transgender students in Oregon know that they are not alone. I hope this lawsuit getting dropped means real progress and acceptance. I hope that other students like me feel empowered enough to speak up about the issues in their district.

High school student Liv Funk goes public about the headline-making violence and discrimination LGBT youth endure at North Bend High School.

VICTORY! A settlement has been reached on behalf of our client Michalle Wright, a transgender prisoner who was subjected to cruel treatment and repeatedly denied medical care in Oregon's prison system.

No one should be turned away from a business just because of who they are. When Sweet Cakes co-owner Aaron Klein refused to make a wedding cake for a lesbian couple, he broke Oregon anti-discrimination laws. Discrimination is degrading, and harms not only the individual or targeted group, but society as a whole. Our state has a long-standing tradition of protecting people from businesses that discriminate because Oregonians value fairness and equality.