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As a trans person, I don’t take small things for granted. I appreciate every uneventful trip to and from the bathroom, something that most cisgender people take for granted. Read More

ACLU was in court trying to break the "brass ceiling" for women in combat positions. Meanwhile, the military appears to be dragging its feet. Read More

The ACLU of California is challenging San Diego County’s denial of Prop 47 sentencing relief to juveniles. Juveniles in California deserve the same opportunities under Prop 47 as adults. Read More

On Friday, anti-equality activists proposed a ballot initiative that would require Californians to "prove" their gender before using the bathroom. Read More

Driving under the influence of marijuana - how much is too much, and how can you tell? This is the first conversation in Abdi Soltani's Policy Perspectives blog series focused on marijuana policy. In it he interviews Andrea Roth, a law professor at UC Berkeley School of Law and expert on DUI. Read More

As medical students, we were especially disturbed by the denial of medical care of Walter Scott, the 300th person killed by police in 2015. Officers on the scene failed to perform CPR on Mr. Scott as he lay face-down on the ground, handcuffed, with five bullets in his body. Read More

Police gunning down unarmed black men and boys is an American horror film that keeps getting replayed. Except that it isn’t a movie you can turn off: It’s a painful, outrageous, and unacceptable reality. Read More

Immigration detention centers are notorious for extreme isolation and inhumane conditions. So we were more than concerned when we learned a few weeks ago that ICE wants to send immigrants to a new detention facility that would put their health and wellbeing at risk. Read More

Trans and queer activists of color took the stage at Creating Change 2015 and called into question our collective priorities by raising in a real and emotional way how race, sex, gender, gender expression, nationality, and class intersect to further marginalize people within the LGBTQ movement. Read More

While the Deferred Action for Parental Accountability Program (DAPA) is being challenged in court and countless immigrant families are caught in the legal battle, we want to pause and remind everyone to remain vigilant of their rights. Read More

On Thursday, April 2, a federal court ruled that officials at a California men's prison must provide a trans woman with surgery to affirm her gender as female - a surgery her doctors and medical experts say she desperately needs. Read More

California created the nation's first paid family leave (PFL) program for workers more than a decade ago. The groundbreaking legislation has since helped many people meet their family caregiving obligations and bond with their children. But the system is flawed and needs a tune-up. Read More