American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania. Greater Philadelphia Branch.

"Founded in 1920, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is the nation's foremost guardian of liberty. [It is] a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to defending and protecting our individual rights and personal freedoms.

"Through advocacy, education and litigation, [its] attorneys, advocates and volunteers work to preserve and promote civil liberties including the freedom of speech, the right to privacy, reproductive freedom, and equal treatment under the law. [The ACLU stands] in defense of the rights of women and minorities, workers, students, immigrants, gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people, and others who have seen bias and bigotry threaten the rights afforded to all of us in this country by the Constitution and the Bill of Rights." ("About Us")

"The ACLU of Pennsylvania actively supports the struggle for lesbian and gay civil rights, participating in a broad range of legal, legislative, and public education activities. [Its] legal clients have included numerous high school students working to form Gay-Straight Alliances at their schools, while [its] legislative department works to secure passage of statewide employment protections, anti-bullying statutes, and other beneficial legislation while opposing measures like the proposed anti-marriage amendment. The Greater Philadelphia Chapter serves Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties." ("LGBT Rights")

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Quoted text from: American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania. "About the ACLU" and "LGBT Rights." Accessed June 29, 2012. http://www.aclupa.org/home/abouttheaclu/ and http://staging.aclupa.org/issues/lgbtrights/.

From the guide to the American Civil Liberties Union, Greater Philadelphia Branch book production files for "Lesbians and Gay Men: The Law in Pennsylvania", Bulk, 1980-1981, 1973-1981, (John J. Wilcox Jr. GLBT Archives of Philadelphia)