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Lambda Legal Sues Houston to Defend Obergefell

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By Lambda Legal

August 10, 2017

Lambda Legal and co-counsel Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP filed a federal lawsuit today on behalf of six clients against Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner and the City of Houston to preserve health coverage and other benefits for the same-sex spouses of city employees.

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6 Reasons the Texas Legislature Needs to Stop Messing with Texans

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By Omar Narvaéz

July 27, 2017

The Texas Senate voted 21-10 on Tuesday to approve SB 3 – a so-called "bathroom bill" – which aims to prohibit transgender Texans from using restroom and changing facilities consistent with their gender identity, and to exclude transgender girls from playing sports with teammates who have the same gender identity. It is yet one more example of extremely harmful, lie-fueled legislation designed to drive transgender people from public life.

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Texas Supreme Court Ruling Revives Attacks on Same-Sex Marriage

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By Lambda Legal

June 30, 2017

The Texas Supreme Court today defied the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges which ushered in the freedom to marry for same-sex couples nationwide, saying it leaves open questions whether Texas municipalities must extend access to spousal benefits including health insurance to the legal same-sex spouses of municipal employees in the same way it does for other married employees.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Same-sex relationships, Texas

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Texas Legislators are “Turning Back Time” to Target LGBTQ Kids in Foster Care. Here’s Why They’re Wrong.

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By Currey Cook

May 26, 2017

HB 3859 prohibits the state from punishing foster care and adoption agencies if they discriminate against queer young people or prospective parents who are LGBTQ or of differing faiths, even if the agency receives government funding.

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Texas Senate Passes Damaging Child Welfare Bill: Lambda Legal Urges Governor to Veto

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By Lambda Legal

May 22, 2017

"Those agencies that won't commit to putting children's needs first, and to nondiscrimination as a core promise to children and families, must not be allowed to operate as agents of the government."

See Also: Adoption and Parenting, Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Law & Policy Project, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Religious Exemptions, Same-sex relationships, Teens & Young Adults, Youth in Out-of-Home Care, Texas

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Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Must Be Stopped

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By Lambda Legal

May 21, 2017

The Texas legislature today is considering several bills and potential amendments that target LGBT Texans – and specifically transgender schoolchildren, LGBT kids in the child welfare system and potential LGBT foster and adoptive parents – for discrimination.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings Laws and Amendments, Transgender Rights, Texas

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Texas House Passes Damaging Child "Welfare" Bill HB 3859

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By Currey Cook

May 10, 2017

The Texas House of Representatives today passed HB 3859, a discriminatory bill that would allow child placement agencies in the state foster care system – including agencies receiving state and federal funding – to prioritize their religious beliefs above the needs of children in its care.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings Laws and Amendments, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Same-sex relationships, Texas

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Today I'm Testifying Against SB6 Before the Texas Senate Committee on State Affairs

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By Omar Narvaéz

March 7, 2017

Omar Narvaéz's testimony against SB6 to the Texas Legislature.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Transgender Rights, Texas

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Victory! Lambda Legal and EEOC Win Settlement for Healthcare Worker Fired for Being HIV Positive

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By Lambda Legal

February 9, 2017

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

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By Beth Littrell

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

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