American Civil Liberties Union

LGBT & AIDS PROJECT CASE PROFILES (Active Cases | Concluded Cases)

RELATIONSHIPS

Fresno Hospital Discrimination
Lesbian barred from visiting partner


Advocacy Encourages H&R Block to Accommodate Gay Couples in Civil Unions

Helgeland v. Wisconsin
State employee domestic partner benefits

Levitt & Dakota v. New Mexico Retiree Health Authority
State employee domestic partner benefits


In re Marriage Cases
The California marriage case

Strauss v. Horton
Challenge to California's Prop. 8

HIV/AIDS

TSA HIV Discrimination
HIV employment discrimination by the Transportation Security Administration

Doe v. Clinton
HIV employment discrimination by the U.S. State Department

Challenge to Change in New York HIV Testing Policy


HIV Advocacy on Behalf of Peace Corps Volunteer

PARENTING


In re: Gill
Challenge to Florida anti-gay adoption ban

Cole v. Arkansas
Challenge to Arkansas parenting ban for unmarried couples

Chandler v. Barker
Appeal of a "paramour" restriction on custody rights

DISCRIMINATION

Bizzari & Hackett v. Sitrin Health Center
Utica, New York equal access


Advocacy on Behalf of Gay Men Verbally Abused by McDonald's Staff

TRANSGENDER

Kirk v. Arnold
Gender marker lawsuit in IL

Hispanic AIDS Forum v. Bruno
Queens, NY transgender discrimination


Schroer v. Library of Congress
Federal hiring discrimination

Seals v. Old Dominion Freight Lines, Inc.
Hiring discrimination

Sundstrom v. Frank
Transgender inmates barred from medical treatment

YOUTH & SCHOOLS


Franks v. Metropolitan Board of Public Education
Access to pro-LGBT sites blocked.


Gillman v. Holmes County School District
Florida student free speech


Ramona, CA Harvey milk Censorship
School censors student's project on Harvey Milk


Gonzalez v. School Board of Okeechobee County
Florida high school gay-straight alliance


Morrison v. Boyd County Board of Education
Kentucky high school anti-harassment training

Outing at Hollis F. Price Middle College High School
Outing of a male couple at a Memphis, TN, public high school

Concluded Cases

RELATIONSHIPS


Alaska CLU v. State of Alaska
State employee domestic partner benefits

Challenge to Florida's Anti-Gay Relationship Initiative
Relationship protections for same-sex couples

Citizens For Equal Protection v. Bruning
Nebraska marriage amendment challenge

Deane & Polyak v. Conaway
Maryland marriage lawsuit

Domestic Partnership Advocacy on Behalf of Konica Minolta Employee

Li & Kennedy v. Oregon
Oregon marriage lawsuit


Salt Lake City Domestic Partnerships

City employee same-sex partner benefits

Samuels & Gallagher v. New York
New York marriage lawsuit


Snetsinger v. Montana University
University employee domestic partner benefits

PARENTING


Burch v. Smarr
West Virginia child custody


In re: Hadaway
Georgia custody/adoption denial


Howard v. Arkansas
Arkansas foster care ban


Johnston v. MO Dept. of Social Services
Missouri foster care denial

DISCRIMINATION


Exodus Parody
Defense of blogger's free speech


Limon v. Kansas
Kansas prison sentencing

Johnson v. Johnson
Texas prison abuse

TRANSGENDER

In re Rockefeller
Rochester, NY denial of name change for transgender man


Lovo-Lara Visa Petition
Immigration visa petition of transgender spouse

YOUTH & SCHOOLS


Boyd High GSA v. Boyd Co. Board of Education
Kentucky high school gay-straight alliance


Laccone v. I.C. Norcom High School
Virginia student free speech


Myers v. Thornsberry
Webb City, MO t-shirt censorship

Nguon v. Wolf
Orange County, CA student harassment


Ohio School Censorship
Dublin, OH t-shirt censorship


Paramo v. Kern High School District
East Bakersfield, CA student newspaper censorship


PRIDE v. White County School District
Defense of Cleveland, Georgia gay-straight alliance


R.G., et al. v. Koller, et al.
Hawai'i youth correctional facility anti-gay harassment

HIV/AIDS

Couture v. Belle Bonfils
Colorado HIV employment discrimination


Doe v. A Nebraska Restaurant
HIV employment discrimination


Dugas v. Arkansas Board of Cosmetology
Cosmetology school dismissal HIV+ student

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