In Legal Terms: LGBTQ 2024
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No one wants their “rights” taken away from them. No one. We’re going to learn about LGBTQ rights with the guidance of McKenna Raney-Gray, an attorney with ACLU Mississippi. https://www.aclu-ms.org/en/biographies/mckenna-raney-gray-lgbtq-justice-project-staff-attorney
https://www.aclu-ms.org/en/campaigns/lgbtq-justice-project
https://www.aclu-ms.org/sites/default/files/trans_parent_resources.pdf
https://www.aclu-ms.org/sites/default/files/field_documents/facts_about_low-income_lgbt_families_engish_and_spanish.pdf
https://www.aclu-ms.org/sites/default/files/field_documents/tips_for_legal_advocates_working_with_lgbt_clients_english_and_spanish.pdf
Mississippi Legislature 2024 Regular Session House Bill 1607 Mississippi Women's Bill of Rights
Mississippi Legislature 2024 Regular Session House Bill 585 Dignity and Safety for Incarcerated Women Act
Mississippi Legislature 2024 Regular Session Senate Bill 2753 SAFER Act
Mississippi Legislature 2023 Regular Session House Bill 1315 Pornographic online and digital/resources for K-12 students
ACLU Mississippi has a great page where you can learn more about protecting YOUR rights: police encounters, voting rights, constitutional rights, in addition to LGPBQ Student rights, Immigrant Rights and Abortion Rights. https://www.aclu-ms.org/ The American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi, Inc, is a 501c(4) and c(3) organization.
ACLU Mississippi has a printable card on their website to present to a poll worker if for transgender voters if their gender identity is different than the sex that was recorded on their birth certificate.https://www.aclu-ms.org/sites/default/files/field_documents/poll_workers_how-to_card_for_trans_voters.pdf
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