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Lambda Legal Mourns the Passing of Former Board Member Joan Garner

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April 19, 2017

Joan Garner, the first openly gay Fulton County Commissioner and former Lambda Legal board member, passed away yesterday, after a long battle with breast cancer.

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Jameka Evans Was Forced out of Her Job for Being a Lesbian. We're Asking the Full Eleventh Circuit to Rehear Her Case.

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By Lambda Legal

March 31, 2017

Today, Lambda Legal filed a petition seeking a rehearing by the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on behalf of Jameka Evans, a security guard who was harassed at work and effectively terminated from her job because she is a lesbian and doesn’t conform to gender norms in her appearance and demeanor.

See Also: Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Georgia
Eleventh Circuit Rules Against Employee Harassed and Forced Out For Being a Lesbian

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By Lambda Legal

March 10, 2017

Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit largely affirmed a lower district court’s ruling dismissing the lawsuit of Jameka Evans, a security guard who was targeted for harassment and effectively terminated from her job at Georgia Regional Hospital because she is a lesbian and didn’t conform to gender norms in her appearance and demeanor.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Georgia
Victory for Transgender Men Who Were Denied Name Changes

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By Lambda Legal

January 23, 2017

Two Lambda Legal clients who are transgender are one step closer to having their names legally changed to match their gender identity.

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Don’t Panic, Get Informed: Updating ID Docs Under the Trump Administration

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December 23, 2016

In the weeks since the presidential election, we have heard from many who want to know what this new era of conservative domination in the federal government will mean for the transgender community.

See Also: Donald Trump, Transgender Rights, Trump, Georgia, Texas
Lambda Legal Fights in Court for Security Guard Forced Out of Her Job for Being a Lesbian

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By Lambda Legal

December 15, 2016

Today the U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments in Lambda Legal’s case on behalf of Jameka Evans, a security guard who was harassed, punished and eventually forced to leave her job because she is a lesbian. This case, Evans v. Georgia Regional Hospital, has the potential to change the landscape for LGBT employees across the country.

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Taking LGBT Workplace Discrimination to Federal Court

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By Lambda Legal

December 15, 2016

Lambda Legal's Gregory R. Nevins explains how federal law protects LGBT people from workplace discrimination.

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Lambda Legal Celebrates Annual Atlanta Reception

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By Lambda Legal

September 19, 2016

Yesterday, Lambda Legal hosted its annual Atlanta reception at the Wimbish House where new CEO Rachel B. Tiven was the featured speaker. At the event, Lambda Legal announced that the estate of Atlanta philanthropist Loyd Clifton Lietch had bequeathed $250,000 to the organization.

See Also: Georgia, Southern Regional Office, Atlanta
Georgia Advocates Launch New Tool to Monitor Discrimination Against Transgender Students

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By Lambda Legal

August 8, 2016

As Georgia students return to school, five LGBT advocacy groups have introduced a new resource called the Georgia Transgender Student Rights Watch.

See Also: Transgender Rights, Youth and Schools, Georgia
LGBT Advocates Urge District Court Not to Let States Game the System

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By Lambda Legal

July 28, 2016

Five leading national civil and LGBT rights organizations late yesterday filed an amicus (friend-of-the-court) brief in the multi-state lawsuit challenging the Obama administration’s guidance regarding public school districts’ responsibility to allow transgender students to use the same restrooms as other students.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Law & Policy Project, Transgender Rights, Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, West Virginia, Wisconsin