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Lambda Legal Demands More Work Be Done in Wake of Chauvin Verdict

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By Lambda Legal

April 20, 2021

"We mourn George Floyd, Daunte Wright, Adam Toledo, and every victim of police violence. We recommit to continuing to work for racial justice and fairer laws."

See Also: Criminal Justice and Police Misconduct, Racial Justice & Low Income Advocacy, United States
Lambda Legal: DOJ On Solid Ground Finding that Title IX Prohibits Discrimination on the basis of Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity

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By Lambda Legal

April 5, 2021

“We hope [state lawmakers] take this message seriously, and stand down from their dangerous and mean-spirited attacks on our community, particularly those targeting transgender youth.”

See Also: Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Health Care Fairness, Housing, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Transgender Rights, United States
Case Concerns the Regulation of Student Speech Off-Campus and on Personal Social Media

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By Lambda Legal

March 31, 2021

“Student misconduct that involves hate, bias, or prejudice can have a devastating impact on victims and often reverberates across campus and the broader school community."

See Also: Youth and Schools, United States
Lambda Legal Celebrates Historic Confirmation of Dr. Rachel L. Levine as HHS Assistant Secretary for Health

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By Lambda Legal

March 24, 2021

See Also: Health Care Fairness, United States
Senate Committee Holds Hearing on the Equality Act, Marking an Important Step Toward Becoming Law

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By Lambda Legal

March 17, 2021

“The Equality Act would be an important step toward fulfilling this country’s promise of equality for all… There has never been an opportunity like the one before us now to take this important legislation all the way.”

See Also: Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Health Care Fairness, Housing, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Racial Justice & Low Income Advocacy, Same Sex Relationships, Transgender Rights, United States
NEW REPORT: Lambda Legal Report Reveals Alarming Scope and Scale of Anti-LGBTQ Discrimination, Underscoring Need for Urgent Action on the Equality Act

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By Lambda Legal

March 10, 2021

As Congress considers comprehensive protections for LGBTQ people, statistical data collected and analyzed by Lambda Legal’s Help Desk reveals that widespread anti-LGBTQ discrimination continues to persist in communities everywhere, in many forms — underscoring the need for urgent action on the Equality Act.

See Also: Adoption and Parenting, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Health Care Fairness, Housing, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Reproductive Rights and Sexual Health, Transgender Rights, United States
Lambda Legal Hails Biden Administration for Explicitly Extending Fair Credit Protections to LGBTQ People

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By Lambda Legal

March 9, 2021

The U.S. Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) today issued guidance explicitly extending the protections of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) to LGBTQ individuals.

See Also: Housing, United States
Lambda Legal Applauds Passage of Equality Act by U.S. House of Representatives

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By Lambda Legal

February 25, 2021

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 5, the Equality Act.

See Also: United States
Watch Now: Our LGBTQ State of the Union with Leading Legal Experts

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By Lambda Legal

February 24, 2021

See Also: United States
Lambda Legal Hails Introduction of the Equality Act

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By Lambda Legal

February 18, 2021

Today, U.S. Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI) and U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) announced the introduction of the Equality Act, federal legislation that will update existing federal nondiscrimination laws, including the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Fair Housing Act, to confirm that discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity is unlawful discrimination based on sex.

See Also: United States

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Lambda Legal Demands More Work Be Done in Wake of Chauvin Verdict

scales_of_justice_against_blurred_court_room_cu.jpg

Lambda Legal: DOJ On Solid Ground Finding that Title IX Prohibits Discrimination on the basis of Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity

shutterstock_1844144053.jpg

Case Concerns the Regulation of Student Speech Off-Campus and on Personal Social Media

high_school_students_backview_walking.jpg

Lambda Legal Celebrates Historic Confirmation of Dr. Rachel L. Levine as HHS Assistant Secretary for Health

dr._levine_graphic.png

Senate Committee Holds Hearing on the Equality Act, Marking an Important Step Toward Becoming Law

lesbian_couple_v1.jpg

NEW REPORT: Lambda Legal Report Reveals Alarming Scope and Scale of Anti-LGBTQ Discrimination, Underscoring Need for Urgent Action on the Equality Act

shutterstock_1525868414.jpg

Lambda Legal Hails Biden Administration for Explicitly Extending Fair Credit Protections to LGBTQ People

shutterstock_1910041840.jpg

Lambda Legal Applauds Passage of Equality Act by U.S. House of Representatives

shutterstock_1844144053.jpg

Watch Now: Our LGBTQ State of the Union with Leading Legal Experts

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Lambda Legal Hails Introduction of the Equality Act

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