Legislation

Transgender people in particular face many barriers in receiving health care, including treatments specifically related to gender transition and gender affirmation.

The ACLU-CT supports efforts to diversify the statuary, monuments, and tympana of our state’s capitol building with real, historical people that truly reflect our state.

Poor environmental conditions due to environmental racism is linked to poor health outcomes. We as a state must take action to ensure that no child is subjected to poor air quality at school, at home, or anywhere.

The ACLU-CT opposes legislation that contributes to needless background checks or that erects unnecessary barriers for people living with a record. Conversely, we support legislation that reduces the hurdles of background checks and helps people apply for and receive a pardon.

Voting is a foundation of democracy, a right through which we can protect and preserve our other rights. The ACLU-CT wholeheartedly supports ending felony disenfranchisement entirely and ensuring that voting is truly accessible in Connecticut’s prisons.

The ACLU-CT believes that in order to reduce the harm that policing is causing communities of color across the state, Connecticut must reduce the role, responsibilities, and presence of systems of policing.

HB 6732 is an important measure in addressing the racial and income disparities in the quality of drinking water in nursery schools and preschools.

One of the biggest injustices faced by people living with a criminal record are the myriad of collateral consequences flowing from that criminal record, which persist for years, even lifetimes, after a person finishes the punishment they were sentenced to.

The ACLU-CT supports meaningful reform to empower children who have been harmed by inappropriate sexual communication from adults. But adding yet another crime to our general statutes is not the best method to address this problem.