A new law granting full marriage equality to same-sex couples, passed by voters on Election Day,goes into effect at midnight and Portland City Hall will open at a. Several other city and town halls will also open on Dec.
Couples who obtain their marriage licenses on Dec. In addition to couples that will marry on Dec. At midnight, Maine will legally recognize those marriages. Additionally, the ACLU of Maine is working with other organizations to plan for the events in Portland at midnight on the morning of Dec. Please contact Jill Barkley for more information.
Skip navigation. ACLU Affiliate. Media Contact. New York, NY Related Content. Jan By: Gillian Branstetter. Dec On September 30, , the Florida Department of Corrections issued a bulletin setting new rules for the medical care that the department would provide to transgender people in its custody who had received a diagnosis of gender dysphoria. Transgender women were told that those who did not cut their hair in compliance with male grooming standards would be forcibly shorn, and those who did not turn in their female undergarments and feminine canteen items would be disciplined.
Transgender women were forced to have their breasts examined to determine if their breasts were large enough, in the eyes of the department, to require a bra. Keohane that led to the now-rescinded policy permitting access to hormone therapy and female clothing and grooming standards for transgender women in FDC custody, which for more than six years permitted hundreds of transgender inmates to access needed gender-affirming care. Court Case: Keohane v.
Senate today passed a version of the National Defense Authorization Act that would ban coverage for gender-affirming care for transgender youth whose parents are active-duty military personnel. The American Civil Liberties Union is opposing final passage of the defense bill over the inclusion of this health care ban and calling on President Joe Biden to veto the bill.
