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Know Your Prom Night Rights! A Quick Guide for LGBT High School Students  For most high school students, prom night is a special time for making memories and sheer fun. But for those teens who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender, prom night can be a source of anxiety. While their classmates are busy lining up the perfect outfit and date, LGBT students often have to worry about whether they will be harassed at the dance or excluded from it altogether. However, there are laws protecting your right to be yourself at the prom, and this handout can help you learn about them so that you too can be safe and have fun on the big night!

Students asked to out public schools that block pro-gay sites

Project Liberty, the ACLU's very own TV show, made its broadcast debut this spring in New York City. While we don’t expect it to win any Emmy awards, Project Liberty provides a sleek and compelling way to stay informed about our work. The premier episode blends the voices of real New Yorkers with NYCLU staff to explore civil rights and civil liberties issues that affect everyone. The premier episode examines a new anti-bullying law to protect New York’s public school students, the need to fix the nation’s broken immigration system, and concerns about the NYPD’s unconstitutional and racially biased stop-and-frisk practices. The program also outlines some of the NYCLU’s legislative goals for New York State this year, including marriage fairness in New York State, the Reproductive Health Act, and nonpartisan redistricting to counter the state's long tradition of politicized gerrymandering. The half-hour show currently airs in Manhattan. Eventually it will be broadcast on public access stations throughout New York City. New episodes will be produced on a quarterly basis.