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Lambda Legal: "The LGBT Community Owes Much to Justice Stevens."

Justice Stevens Wrote the Dissenting Opinion in Bowers v. Hardwick Which Became the Basis for the Majority Opinion in Lawrence v. Texas

Federal Court Says Transgender People Must Be Allowed Medical Treatment in Prison: Lambda Legal and ACLU Applaud Ruling

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin yesterday struck down a law that barred transgender people from receiving medical care while they are incarcerated. The ACLU and Lambda Legal brought a challenge in January 2006 to the law on behalf of transgender prisoners, some of whom had been receiving hormones in Wisconsin prisons for years prior to the passage of the law.

Legal Groups File Brief Disputing False Claims of Harassment, Defending Open Government Requirements

In a friend-of-the-court brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court today, the nation's leading LGBT legal organizations, Lambda Legal, Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD), and the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) – together with the Human Rights Campaign and the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force – joined the State of Washington and others in defending open government laws requiring public disclosure of the names of voters who sign petitions supporting state ballot initiatives.

Lambda Legal Celebrates One Year Anniversary of Marriage Equality in Iowa

"One year of equality in Iowa has made same-sex couples and their children happier and more secure; made gay people everywhere prouder and safer; and reinforced the State of Iowa's leadership in protecting the rights of its citizens. That's a big win for everybody."

Lambda Legal, Mazzoni Center Help Defend Philadelphia's Nondiscrimination Policy Against Boy Scouts Lawsuit

The Boy Scouts are entitled to their beliefs, but they have no right to make the City of Philadelphia's taxpayers foot the bill for their harmful discrimination against gay people."

Lambda Legal Returns to New Jersey Supreme Court Seeking Marriage Equality

"Civil unions are a failed legislative experiment in providing equality in New Jersey—marriage equality is the only solution."

Lambda Legal, GLAD File Brief Defending University of California Nondiscrimination Policy Against Christian Legal Society Challenge

Lambda Legal and Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) filed a friend-of-the-court brief today with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the University of California Hastings School of Law in a case brought by the Christian Legal Society (CLS) challenging the school's nondiscrimination policy.

SkyWest Changes Policy to Offer Equal Travel Benefits to Gay and Lesbian Employees

(Palm Springs, California, March 8, 2010) - SkyWest Airlines has announced that it now is offering equal travel benefits to its Delta-dedicated gay and lesbian employees with a same-sex spouse or domestic partner, reversing a policy that prompted a warning letter from Lambda Legal in October of last year.

Advocacy Groups Release FAQ Guide for Maryland Same-Sex Couples Married Out of State

Today, Lambda Legal, American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland, the National Center for Lesbian Rights, Equality Maryland, and the American Civil Liberties Union released a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) guide for same-sex couples in Maryland who married out of state.

Lambda Legal Condemns Virginia AG's Rejection of Policies Banning Antigay Discrimination at Public Colleges and Universities

(New York, NY March 8, 2010) - Today, Lambda Legal sent an open letter to Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli II in response to his written opinion instructing the state's public colleges and universities that they do not have the legal authority to ban discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.

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