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VICTORY: Second Federal Appeals Court Rules You Can't Be Fired for Being Queer

By Lambda Legal

February 26, 2018

Today, in a 10-3 decision, the full Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation violates the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the federal law that prohibits employers from discriminating against employees on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin and religion.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, New York

Lambda Legal Condemns McConnell’s Decision to Advance Thomas Farr Nomination Despite History of Black Disenfranchisement

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By Sharon McGowan

November 16, 2018
VICTORY! Michigan Department of Corrections to Amend Policies for Incarcerated People Living With HIV

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By Lambda Legal

November 14, 2018

Lambda Legal and Michigan Protection & Advocacy Service (MPAS) today announced the successful settlement of a 2015 lawsuit filed on behalf of John Dorn against the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC).

See Also: Criminal Justice, HIV, Michigan
Lambda Legal Welcomes Avery Belyeu as New Regional Director of South Central Regional Office

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By Lambda Legal

November 14, 2018

Lambda Legal announced today that Avery Belyeu will be joining the organization as director of its South Central Regional Office in Dallas.
56 Major Companies Respond to Alarming Effort to Erase Transgender People from Legal Protections

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By Lambda Legal

November 2, 2018

56 major companies today issued a business statement in support of transgender equality.

See Also: Transgender Rights
Lambda Legal Responds to Tree of Life Massacre, Week of White Supremacist Violence

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By Lambda Legal

October 29, 2018

See Also: Racism, New York
Trump Administration Effort to Erase Transgender Americans Will Not Stand

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By Diana Flynn

October 22, 2018

Yesterday, transgender Americans received confirmation of what we had long suspected – namely, the Trump-Pence administration was literally trying to write them out of the law by defining them out of existence.
Lambda Legal Chief Strategy Officer Sharon McGowan to Receive American Bar Association Stonewall Award

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By Lambda Legal

October 19, 2018

We are very proud of Sharon for this well-deserved honor. She has truly distinguished herself as an outstanding legal advocate for the LGBT community.

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VICTORY: Second Federal Appeals Court Rules You Can't Be Fired for Being Queer

Lambda Legal Condemns McConnell’s Decision to Advance Thomas Farr Nomination Despite History of Black Disenfranchisement

oppose_farr.png

VICTORY! Michigan Department of Corrections to Amend Policies for Incarcerated People Living With HIV

dorn_1.jpg

Lambda Legal Welcomes Avery Belyeu as New Regional Director of South Central Regional Office

avery_for_twitter.jpg

56 Major Companies Respond to Alarming Effort to Erase Transgender People from Legal Protections

trans-1792756_1920.jpg

Lambda Legal Responds to Tree of Life Massacre, Week of White Supremacist Violence

candle.jpeg

Trump Administration Effort to Erase Transgender Americans Will Not Stand

28839705228_2ddf445773_k.jpg

Lambda Legal Chief Strategy Officer Sharon McGowan to Receive American Bar Association Stonewall Award

high_res_sharon_mcgowan.jpg

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