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Same-Sex Couple Blocked from Serving as Foster Parents Deserve Their Day in Court

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By Lambda Legal

November 30, 2018

The couple was denied the opportunity to apply to serve as foster parents for refugee children because they did not “mirror the Holy Family.”

See Also: Adoption and Parenting, Same-sex relationships, Texas
Lambda Legal: DOJ Request for Supreme Court Review on Transgender Military Ban is Premature

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By Lambda Legal

November 23, 2018

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) today asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review three preliminary federal district court rulings that have kept the Trump administration from implementing its discriminatory plan to prevent transgender people from serving in the U.S. Armed Services.

See Also: Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Military, Transgender Rights, Washington
The Social Security Administration Denied A Gay Widower Spousal Benefits. We're Suing.

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By Lambda Legal

November 20, 2018

Lambda Legal today filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) on behalf of a 65-year-old gay man seeking spousal survivor’s benefits based on his 43-year relationship with his husband, who died seven months after Arizona began allowing same-sex couples to marry.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Same-sex relationships, Arizona
Southern Poverty Law Center & Lambda Legal Sue DOJ and BOP for Records on Rollback of Protections for Incarcerated Trans People

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By Lambda Legal

November 20, 2018

See Also: Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice and Police Misconduct, Transgender Rights, New York
Lambda Legal and 75 National, State & Local Orgs To HHS: Don't Grant South Carolina a License to Discriminate

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By Lambda Legal

November 19, 2018

Today, Lambda Legal and 75 national and state civil rights, child welfare, and faith organizations submitted a letter to U.S. Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Secretary Alex Azar urging him not to grant South Carolina’s request for an exemption from federal nondiscrimination law for faith-based, government-funded child welfare providers.

See Also: Adoption and Parenting, Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Religious Exemptions, Teens & Young Adults, Youth in Out-of-Home Care, New York
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
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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Same-Sex Couple Blocked from Serving as Foster Parents Deserve Their Day in Court

1200x630_fb_4.png

Lambda Legal: DOJ Request for Supreme Court Review on Transgender Military Ban is Premature

3_karnoski_clients.png

The Social Security Administration Denied A Gay Widower Spousal Benefits. We're Suing.

me_and_spider_2015_our_last_photo.jpg

Southern Poverty Law Center & Lambda Legal Sue DOJ and BOP for Records on Rollback of Protections for Incarcerated Trans People

prison_2.jpeg

Lambda Legal and 75 National, State & Local Orgs To HHS: Don't Grant South Carolina a License to Discriminate

sad_child.jpeg

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

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

high_res_sharon_mcgowan.jpg

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