LGBTQ+ people and everyone living with HIV encounter specific legal challenges as they age.
Some LGBTQ+ seniors face discrimination by staff and residents at senior centers while others are denied housing altogether. Some find their gender identity disrespected while others are denied survivor benefits like Social Security.
Lambda Legal defends the rights of seniors who face discrimination related to their sexual orientation, gender identity, or HIV status.
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September 9, 2025
Lambda Legal Statement in Support of Counsel Carl Charles
Yesterday, an indictment in the Middle District of Alabama of Lambda Legal Counsel Carl Charles was made public. Lambda Legal issued the following statement: “This unjustified federal indictment is an outrageous act of governmental overreach. Lambda Legal rejects the notion that the U.S. government can punish lawyers and law firms for exercising their First Amendment...
June 3, 2024
VICTORY! EEOC Rules Federal Agency Discriminated Against Transgender Man in Denying Health Care Coverage
May 8, 2024
Lambda Legal Announces Kell Olson as the F. Curt Kirschner Strategist for LGBTQ+ Seniors
November 1, 2021
Victory! Lambda Legal Secures Social Security Survivor’s Benefits for Same-Sex Partners
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