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Ian S. Thompson

Senior Legislative Advocate

ACLU

Bio

Ian Thompson () is a Senior Legislative Advocate for the ACLU. In this capacity, Thompson works to advance the organization’s civil liberties and civil rights agenda in Congress and the executive branch by focusing on LGBT rights, HIV/AIDS, and sex education. Prior to joining the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµin January 2006, Thompson interned in the Washington, D.C., office of Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio). A 2005 graduate of Penn State University, Thompson holds a degree in International Politics.


Featured work

Jul 12, 2011

Landmark Hearing on DOMA Set

Landmark Hearing on DOMA Set

Jul 12, 2011

Same Old Political Games: Seeking to Delay and Derail DADT Repeal

Same Old Political Games: Seeking to Delay and Derail DADT Repeal

Jun 29, 2011

U.S. Senators to LGBT Youth: It Gets Better

U.S. Senators to LGBT Youth: It Gets Better

Jun 20, 2011

U.N. Human Rights Council: LGBT Rights Are Human Rights

U.N. Human Rights Council: LGBT Rights Are Human Rights

Jun 15, 2011

Department of Education — Students Have a Legal Right to Form GSAs

Department of Education — Students Have a Legal Right to Form GSAs

Jun 6, 2011

ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµParticipates in First-Ever Federal Summit on LGBT Youth

ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµParticipates in First-Ever Federal Summit on LGBT Youth

Jun 3, 2011

President Obama Proclaims LGBT Pride Month

President Obama Proclaims LGBT Pride Month

May 25, 2011

Interactive NYT Feature Allows LGBT Teens to Share Their Stories

Interactive NYT Feature Allows LGBT Teens to Share Their Stories

May 13, 2011

If They Could Turn Back Time – on DADT Repeal

If They Could Turn Back Time – on DADT Repeal

May 4, 2011

Labor Department Delivers for Trans Federal Employees

Labor Department Delivers for Trans Federal Employees