LGBT Civil Rights and Activism

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Married on March 14, 2016, Guillermo and Tom Swann Hernandez should be on their honeymoon right now. Instead, Guillermo is trapped in a for-profit immigration detention center in isolated Calexico, CA that is hours away from his new husband Tom, who struggles as a veteran living with AIDS and blindness, without the care taking Guillermo provides.
https://ca--aclu.capwiz.com/aclu/ca//issues/alert/?alertID=70947656&ms=eml_160329_aff_CS_immigration&af=bZQirG0H%2FHoA8C2UB6VaCg9H7%2FrjZ9VcMvbT164i13cWfWLUetNXwhloVN%2BkVxo4g%2FrDR6XWu49zRCa%2FjPq6h9KzeTevXK8%2BImzGxLUUv95IvmEdDQZRM%2BHQDSSTKZz27xmHdsCvnB6%2FTAoWyvt6XivD6c60WxwgclxBLEh0AbPjmZaWvSSlWr81LOaZqBn17mKQHWVZiMgF7abMv4gf6WFld40ByLnZ%2Fzl5l4alu90riV4plt4FmFasjlzEl5Lh

two new ones. If this becomes law, single mothers, same-sex couples and their families, transgender people, and vulnerable youth will face hateful discrimination. They could be turned away from social services like homeless shelters, denied medical care, or be fired from their jobs.
https://action.aclu.org/secure/MS-veto-hb-1523?emsrc=Nat_Appeal_AutologinEnabled&emissue=LGBTrights&emtype=petition&ms=eml_160401_LGBTrights_MS1523&__af=query_string_encrypted

In just 12 hours on March 23, North Carolina’s lawmakers passed and Governor Pat McCrory signed the most egregious, sweeping, hate-filled anti-LGBT legislation in this country’s history.
https://action.aclu.org/secure/NC-repeal-HB2?redirect=NCrepealTAF&ms=taf_160325_LGBTrights_NCrepeal

Respect & Protect Transgender Students in Hawaii Schools
https://www.change.org/p/hawaii-department-of-education-respect-and-protect-transgender-students-in-hawaii-schools