Transgender Day of Remembrance; We Won't Forget Our 22

[1] To dead-name someone is to use a name that the person no longer uses or goes by. (source)

By Catalleya Storm

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A Post-Election Message

On Wednesday morning we woke up to an Ohio that looks very similar to the one we said goodnight to on Tuesday.
We still face a mass incarceration crisis, we lack

By J. Bennett Guess

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No Safety Without Justice: Recommendations for a Toledo that is #SafeForAll

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Regarding the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court of the United States

In his testimony before the Committee, Judge Kavanaugh demonstrated all of these troubling behaviors and thereby revealed a temperament that falls well short of what we should expect of someone seeking such a high office.

This statement is from the Board of Directors, ACLU of Ohio

By ACLU of Ohio

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Cuyahoga County Council Passed Legislation that Protects the LGBT Community

On September 25, 2018 the Cuyahoga County Council passed an LGBT Non-Discrimination Ordinance by a vote of 8-3.

By Susan J. Becker

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Setting the Record Straight on the First Amendment

By Jocelyn Rosnick

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Letter to the Editor: Sexting Reform Should not be Legislative Priority

It was very unfortunate to read The Vindicator editorial (“Ohio Senate Should Act to Approve Sexting Bill,” July 23, 2018) pushing Ohio’s juvenile sexting bill, as that opinion mirrors the same misguided, counterproductive thinking continually coming from our Statehouse.
It is true prosecutors

By Gary Daniels

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“How Did We Get Here?” An Historical Reconciliation

By Ashley Braxton

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WHY WE CAN’T STAY SILENT.

ACT NOW:
Attend a rally on June 30th for another national day of action to keep families together at the border.
Pressure federal legislators to stand with us in stopping the expedited deportation of the more than 200 individuals being detained after the recent ICE raids in Sandusky, Castalia and Salem, OH.
Become an ACLU of Ohio supporter.

By Robin A. Wright

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