LGBTQ+ Rights
Through lobbying, litigation and public education, the ACLU of RI works so that LGBTQ+ people can live openly without discrimination and enjoy equal rights, personal autonomy, and freedom of expression and association.
Explore our work in protecting LGBTQ+ rights in Rhode Island, through litigation, advocacy, and education.
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The Latest
RI Midterm Primary Candidate Questions: Civil Liberties Edition
We sent a survey of civil liberties questions to all the candidates running for statewide office (except for Treasurer) that will be on the ballot in the 2026 Rhode Island midterm elections, as well as the Providence mayoral candidates.
Court Vacates Unlawful Funding Criteria for Solutions to Homelessness in Case Brought by Broad Coalition
Trump-Vance Administration’s Unlawful Criteria Would Have Pushed an Estimated 170,000 Americans into Homelessness
Supporting Free Speech, Four “Friend of the Court” Briefs Filed in Appeals Court in Support of Rhode Island Latino Arts
More than a dozen organizations have joined in “friend of the court” briefs in support of the ACLU and ACLU of Rhode Island’s legal challenge to a certification requirement that the National Endowment for the Arts imposed last year on grant applicants.
Cases, Campaigns & Legislation
Jun 17, 2026
Child Advocate for the State of Rhode Island, et al. v. United States
Attorneys for the Lawyers’ Committee for Rhode Island (LCRI) and the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island (ACLU) filed an emergency motion to quash a subpoena issued by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) seeking the sensitive private medical records of minor patients who have received medical treatment for gender dysphoria at Rhode Island Hospital.
Case name: In the Matter of Administrative Subpoena 25-1431-032
Civil action number: 4:26-MC-00006-O
This page was previously titled Administrative Subpoena – Private Medical Records of Minors
Apr 18, 2026
Removing Testosterone from the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (S 2889, H 8318)
Status:
Passed Senate, Held for Further Study in House
Position:
Support
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