The rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people have been a touchstone of the ACLU of Connecticut's legal and legislative work. In 2008, we joined the Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders to win the fight to legalize same-sex marriage in our state. In 2011, we helped win passage of a gender identity law that makes it illegal to discriminate against transgender people in employment, housing, public education, accommodations and commercial transactions. In 2016, we successfully pushed for a law to prevent discrimination in our state military departments, such as the National Guard, against people on the basis of gender identity, sexual orientation, or gender. And in 2017, we helped to pass a law to protect LGBTQ youth from harmful conversion "therapy."
We envision a world in which all LGBTQ+ people can live openly, freely, and fully. We seek to defend trans children's rights in schools and sports, to advance access to gender-affirming care, to protect LGBTQ+ people in and from the criminal legal system, and to create a world where LGBTQ+ people can live authentically without discrimination, harassment, or violence.
LGBTQ+ Rights
Clark v Department of Correction
April 30, 2021Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities v Edge Fitness (amicus brief)
April 1, 2021
Soule et al v. CT Association of Schools et al
February 14, 2020
SR 42, A Resolution Proposing a State Constitutional Amendment Concerning a Right to Privacy
April 5, 2023SB 10, An Act Supporting Access to Affordable Prescription Drugs, Health Care Coverage, Transparency in Health Care Costs, Home and Community-Based Support for Vulnerable Persons and Rights Regarding Gender Identity and Expression
March 14, 2023HB 6866, An Act Concerning the Updating of State Forms and Applications to Include a Nonbinary Gender Option
March 14, 2023
HB 6618, An Act Concerning Medical Assistance for Certain Provisions Receiving Abortion Care and Related Services in Connecticut
March 13, 2023SB 906, An Act Concerning Housing Protections for Victims of Family Violence
March 13, 2023HB 6638, An Act Revising the State’s Antidiscrimination Statutes
March 13, 2023