Press Releases

Federal Court Blocks Enforcement of Transgender Sports Ban Against New Hampshire Students

Ruling allows high school students Parker Tirrell and Iris Turmelle to participate on their teams with their friends and classmates while their case challenging HB 1205 proceeds
Issue Areas: LGBTQ+ Rights

NH Supreme Court Upholds Manchester School District Policy Supporting Transgender Students and Student Privacy

The New Hampshire Supreme Court affirmed a lower court ruling upholding a Manchester school district policy in support of transgender students, which includes referring to students by their requested names and pronouns and maintaining student privacy when appropriate.
Issue Areas: LGBTQ+ Rights

Students Challenge New Hampshire Law Excluding Transgender Girls from School Sports

Today, the families of two New Hampshire public high school students filed a lawsuit challenging a new state law, HB 1205, which categorically bans all transgender girls in grades 5-12 from participating in school sports.
Issue Areas: LGBTQ+ Rights

ACLU-NH and GLAD denounce harmful bills targeting LGBTQ+ youth signed by Governor Sununu

Unconstitutional bills ban transgender youth from school sports, impact critical healthcare, and create a new, anti-LGBTQ+ school censorship scheme.
Issue Areas: LGBTQ+ Rights

ACLU-NH and GLAD Warn School Library Book Removals Would Violate Free Speech and N.H. Constitution

Criticize Department of Education suggestions of book banning, in letter to Commissioner Edelblut