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| Coalition to Announce Major Campaign to Win Black Support for Marriage Equality | 12/08/2003 |
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| Clinic Settles Anti-Gay Bias Complaint by Washington Heights Resident | 02/09/2000 |
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| Civil Rights Stakes Will Be Highest Ever for Lesbians and Gay Men in 1998 | 12/31/1997 |
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(NEW YORK, December 31, 1997) -- Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund said Wednesday that the new year will see a record number of lesbian, gay, and AIDS-related concerns in the country's highest courts.Lambda, which celebrates its 25th anniversary in 1998, has regional offices in Atlanta, Los Angeles, and Chicago, and a headquarters in New York. Employment and Rights in the Workplace |
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| Civil Rights Groups Urge Fair Treatment for Surviving Lesbian and Gay Partners of September 11th Victims | 11/26/2001 |
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| Civil Rights Groups Denounce Court Decision in Second-Parent Adoption Case | 10/26/2001 |
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A state appellate court in San Diego released a extreme and unprecedented decision yesterday, that could have severe consequences for thousands of adopted children in families throughout California. Adoption and Parenting |
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| Civil Rights Groups Demand City Revitalize Fight Against Discrimination | 02/28/2002 |
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(NEW YORK, February 28) - In a joint letter to Mayor Bloomberg released Thursday, a broad coalition of civil rights groups demand that New York City rejuvenate its Human Rights Commission and Law Department and treat civil rights enforcement as seriously as other law enforcement. |
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| City of Los Angeles Boosts Equality for Lesbian & Gay Couples | 02/11/1999 |
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LOS ANGELES (Thursday, February 11, 1999) -- On the eve of the second annual National Freedom to Marry Day, Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, applauded the City of Los Angeles for condemning a California anti-gay, anti-marriage ballot initiative. |
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| Citing Dangers Posed By Antigay Sodomy Laws, Lambda Legal Voices Concern Over Supreme Court Nominee Harriet Miers' Answers to Gay Rights Survey | 10/04/2005 |
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(New York, October 4, 2005) — Statement from Kevin Cathcart, Executive Director for Lambda Legal regarding a survey Supreme Court Nominee Harriet Miers answered on gay rights while she was a candidate for Dallas City Council. |
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| Cirque du Soleil Unlawfully Denied Gymnast Dream Job Because He Has HIV, Lambda Legal Says in Federal Discrimination Complaint | 07/15/2003 |
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(Los Angeles, July 15, 2003) - Arguing that Cirque du Soleil violated state and federal laws by denying a highly qualified gymnast an integral part in its “Mystere” show this spring, Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund filed a federal discrimination complaint against the company in Los Angeles today. HIV |
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| Cirque du Soleil To Pay $600,000 To End HIV Discrimination Complaint by Former Performer, In Nations Largest HIV Settlement of Its Kind | 04/22/2004 |
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(Los Angeles, April 22, 2004) - Lambda Legal announced today that Cirque du Soleil will pay a record $600,000 to end an HIV discrimination complaint filed by a performer who was fired last year because he has HIV. The settlement ends a nationwide campaign and a federal disability complaint filed by Lambda Legal on behalf of its client, Matthew Cusick. HIV |
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