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JACKSON, Miss. – International Transgender Day of Visibility is March 31, 2021.
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JACKSON, Miss. – The American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi today launched Unalienable, a statewide campaign that will serve as the organization’s advocacy roadmap to address the harms that arise as a result of the entanglement between local law enforcement and federal
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JACKSON, Miss. – Today Governor Reeves signed into law Senate Bill 2536, blocking transgender girls from playing sports.
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JACKSON, Miss. - Wednesday afternoon, the Mississippi House passed an anti-transgender bill, SB 2536. This bill prevents transgender student-athletes from participating in sports as the gender in which they identify.
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JACKSON, Miss. – On January 6, 2021, the ACLU of Mississippi sent letters to warn five public officials/entities that by blocking members of the public from their official social media accounts, they were violating the First Amendment.
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JACKSON, Miss. - Late last night, the Mississippi Senate passed an anti-transgender bill, SB 2536. This bill would prevent transgender student-athletes from participating in sports as the gender in which they identify.