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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

May 10, 2012

Anti-Gay Pandering Cannot Stop Historic Momentum for LGBT Rights

Anti-Gay Pandering Cannot Stop Historic Momentum for LGBT Rights

Apr 27, 2012

Racial Justice and LGBT Equality – Moving Beyond the Politics of Divide and Conquer

Racial Justice and LGBT Equality – Moving Beyond the Politics of Divide and Conquer

Apr 20, 2012

BREAKING – Obama Administration Endorses Student Non-Discrimination Act

BREAKING – Obama Administration Endorses Student Non-Discrimination Act

Apr 13, 2012

President Obama: LGBT Workers Can't Wait

President Obama: LGBT Workers Can't Wait

Apr 3, 2012

President Obama, Sign Non-Discrimination Executive Order, Say Dozens of Members of Congress

President Obama, Sign Non-Discrimination Executive Order, Say Dozens of Members of Congress

Mar 28, 2012

ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµto Speak at Briefing on Workplace Discrimination Against LGBT Employees

ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµto Speak at Briefing on Workplace Discrimination Against LGBT Employees

Mar 26, 2012

Does the Obama Administration Support SNDA?

Does the Obama Administration Support SNDA?

Mar 9, 2012

President Obama: The Time Has Come for a Federal Contractors Non-Discrimination Executive Order

President Obama: The Time Has Come for a Federal Contractors Non-Discrimination Executive Order

Feb 7, 2012

Washington Post Urges Obama to Issue Non-Discrimination Executive Order

Washington Post Urges Obama to Issue Non-Discrimination Executive Order

Feb 2, 2012

Victim of Brutal LGBT Bullying in Ohio School Tells His Story

Victim of Brutal LGBT Bullying in Ohio School Tells His Story