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ACLU of Nebraska, OutNebraska Send Poll Worker Guidance on Respectful Interactions with LGBTQ+ Voters

The tip sheet lays out simple definitions and guidance for facilitating the vote of transgender, gender-nonconforming and nonbinary voters.

May 7, 2024

ACLU of Nebraska, Partners Mail Voting Rights Information to County Jails

Thousands of Nebraskans who are incarcerated in Nebraska’s county jails will have access to voting rights information this spring thanks to the partnership.

May 3, 2024

Letter Reminds Schools that Students Have a Right to Wear Tribal Regalia at Graduation

With May bringing graduation season, two Nebraska organizations are working together to make sure that school officials know that Indigenous students have a right to wear tribal regalia at school graduation ceremonies.

May 2, 2024

Victory! Sports and Spaces Ban Fails to Overcome Filibuster

LB 575 is one of nearly 500 bills seeking to restrict LBGTQ+ rights that were introduced or pending in statehouses across the country this year.

April 9, 2024

ACLU of Nebraska Responds to Finalized Transgender Care Regulations

The approval comes despite continued outspoken opposition from impacted families and medical providers who have said the restrictions conflict with standards of care.

March 12, 2024

Nebraska Supreme Court Hears Challenge to State’s Abortion Ban and Transgender Care Restrictions

Oral arguments centered on whether Nebraska state senators violated a state constitutional requirement that “no bill shall contain more than one subject” when they added a 12-week abortion ban to a bill restricting care for trans youth.

March 5, 2024