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Gillian Branstetter

Communications Strategist

Bio

Gillian Branstetter is a Communications Strategist at the ACLU’s Women’s Rights Project and LGBTQ & HIV Project. Formerly of the National Women’s Law Center and the National Center for Transgender Equality, she works with advocates, storytellers, reporters, and artists to fight for gender justice, including the safety and dignity of queer and transgender people. She is an experienced spokesperson and media strategist featured in national and local media outlets including CNN, MSNBC, The New York Times, Washington Post, as well as a writer and reporter with work in The Atlantic, Newsweek, Out Magazine, and Thomson-Reuters.


Featured work

Sep 29, 2025

What’s at Stake as the Supreme Court Takes Up Transgender Sports Bans

What’s at Stake as the Supreme Court Takes Up Transgender Sports Bans

Jun 26, 2025

The Supreme Court Dealt A Blow to Trans Rights. Here's How to Take Action

The Supreme Court Dealt A Blow to Trans Rights. Here's How to Take Action

Jan 22, 2025

Trump's Executive Orders Promoting Sex Discrimination, Explained

Trump's Executive Orders Promoting Sex Discrimination, Explained

Sep 5, 2024

The Supreme Court Case on Trans Health Care, Explained.

The Supreme Court Case on Trans Health Care, Explained.

Jun 28, 2024

55 Years After Stonewall, Police Reform Stalls at Symbolic Gestures

55 Years After Stonewall, Police Reform Stalls at Symbolic Gestures

Jun 13, 2024

A Queer Music Kiki

A Queer Music Kiki

Jan 25, 2024

Live From Sundance: Telling Better Queer and Trans Stories

Live From Sundance: Telling Better Queer and Trans Stories

Jun 29, 2023

How We’re Winning The Fight to Defend Trans Rights

How We’re Winning The Fight to Defend Trans Rights

Jun 6, 2023

How Housing Segregation Shaped America's 'Gayborhoods'

How Housing Segregation Shaped America's 'Gayborhoods'

Jan 23, 2023

How the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµTracks Anti-LGBTQ Bills, and How We’re Fighting Back

How the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµTracks Anti-LGBTQ Bills, and How We’re Fighting Back