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Public opinion and the law of the land aligned this week to affirm trans equality in America. Thousands of people took to the streets over the weekend to remind their community and the nation: Black trans lives matter. Then on Monday, the Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision establishing that under federal law, it's unlawful to fire someone just because they're part of the LGBTQ community. Still, there's so much more to be done to protect and uplift trans people nationwide. LaLa Zannell, the ACLU's Trans Justice Campaign Manager, joins the podcast to talk about the state of the movement for Black trans lives, and why decriminalizing sex work is a meaningful and concrete next step as we continue to fight for true equality. Listen here → |
By ACLU Staff
June 17, 2020
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In a landmark win for LGBTQ people, the Supreme Court ruled on Monday that firing employees because of their sexual orientation or gender identity is sex discrimination that violates federal law. Today's decision clarifies for the first time that LGBTQ people are protected from employment discrimination from coast to coast, including in states and cities that have no express protection for LGBTQ people in their own laws. While this ruling is a groundbreaking advance for LGBTQ people, there are still significant gaps in federal civil rights law that Congress must fill by passing the Equality Act. Read more → |
By James Esseks
June 15, 2020
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Last week, IBM, Amazon, and Microsoft announced they would pause or end sales of their face recognition technology to police in the United States. The announcement caught many by surprise. For years, racial justice and civil rights advocates had been warning that this technology in law enforcement hands would be the end of privacy as we know it. But why did IBM, Amazon, and Microsoft's sale of face recognition to cops make them a target of the Black Lives Matter movement? How is face surveillance an anti-Black technology? Read more → |
By Kade Crockford
June 16, 2020
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, jails and prisons have become infection hot spots due to notoriously unhygienic conditions and the inability to socially distance. Yet despite calls from advocates to release medically vulnerable people and acknowledgment of the urgency from Attorney General William Barr, state officials, and judges, very little has been done to release people from prisons in particular. This is partially due to inaccurate notions of "violent" offenses, and harmful rhetoric that misleadingly suggests certain incarcerated people would pose a threat to public safety if released. Read more → |
By April Rodriguez
June 15, 2020
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On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the federal ban on sex discrimination in employment, protects LGBTQ workers from discrimination. It was a massive win for the LGBTQ community and its allies. But that victory is fragile and will be eroded if the court furthers the agenda of the Trump administration by giving anyone who objects on religious grounds a free pass to violate the law. Here's a look at three cases on the court's fall docket that address the scope of any religion-based defenses offered by Title VII. Read more → |
By Rose Saxe
June 17, 2020
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