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| Lambda Helps Win Review of Russian Lesbian's Asylum Plea | 06/26/1997 |
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(NEW YORK, June 26, 1997) — A San Francisco federal appeals court this week gave new hope to a Russian lesbian and other gay people seeking political asylum, sending the case of Alla Pitcherskaia back to the Bureau of Immigration Appeals, Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund said Thursday. Immigration and Asylum |
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| For First Time, NY Federal Judge Strikes Down Entire Law Barring Gays From Military Service | 07/02/1997 |
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(NEW YORK, July 2, 1997) -- In the first full defeat of the military's 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' statute, a federal judge in New York today struck down the law, saying it unconstitutionally imposes special rules on gay troops. Military |
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| L.A. City Attorney's Office Charged with Cover-Up of LAPD Harassment of Gay Men | 07/25/1997 |
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(LOS ANGELES, CA, July 25, 1997) - The Los Angeles City Attorney's Office is helping the Police Department continue its discriminatory use of lewd-conduct laws against gay men, Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund said today. Criminal Justice |
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| IRS Grants Lesbian & Gay Youth Group Tax-Exempt Status | 08/26/1997 |
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(NEW YORK, August 26, 1997) -- The Internal Revenue Service granted tax-exempt status to a gay youth support group that faced ominous anti-gay questions about "homosexual attitudes" when it first contacted the tax agency, Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund said Tuesday. Teens & Young Adults |
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| Gay Dad Challenges Limits on Visits With His Children | 09/04/1997 |
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(NEW YORK, September 4, 1997) -- A divorced father is seeking to overturn a Maryland court order that severely restricts his visits with his two young children solely because he is gay, Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund said. He will challenge that order at a hearing on Friday. Adoption and Parenting |
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| Lambda Wins Agreement for Headstone at Lesbian's Unmarked Grave | 09/05/1997 |
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(NEW YORK, September 5, 1997) — Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund won an agreement Friday with a Pennsylvania cemetery that will allow a lesbian to place the headstone her now-deceased partner requested at her grave. |
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| Lambda, Chicago Succeed in Defending Benefits for City Workers | 09/16/1997 |
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(CHICAGO, September 16, 1997) -- Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund and the City of Chicago in county court on Tuesday defeated an attempt by religious extremists to block benefits for partners of lesbian and gay city workers. |
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| Lambda Helps San Francisco Fight For Domestic Partner Benefit Breakthrough | 10/02/1997 |
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, October 2, 1997Contact: Jennifer C. Pizer, 213-937-2728, ext. 223; Peg Byron, 212-809-8585, ext. 230, 888-987-1984 (pager) |
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| Mayor Riordan To Help Honor Esteemed Federal Judge With Lambda Liberty Award | 10/15/1997 |
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(LOS ANGELES, October 15, 1997) -- Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, the nation's leading lesbian and gay legal organization, honors recipients of its 5th Annual West Coast Liberty Awards on Thursday, October 16, including Judge William A. Norris of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Criminal Justice |
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| Chicago Board of Ed Agrees to Settle with HIV-Positive Teacher Applicant | 10/21/1997 |
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday 21 October 1997 Contact: Peg Byron, 212-809-8585 x230, 888-987-1984 (pager); Catherine Hanssens, 212-809- 8585; Heather Sawyer 312-663-4413 HIV |
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