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Lambda Legal Says Same-Sex Couples Must Be Included in Case Deciding Fate of Spousal Benefits

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By Lambda Legal

January 9, 2014

Lambda Legal today asked a U.S. District Court judge to combine two separate lawsuits filed against Houston Mayor Annise Parker and the City of Houston, one seeking to prevent and the other to preserve the extension of spousal benefits, including health insurance, to the same-sex spouses of city employees.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Discrimination, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Marriage, Same-sex relationships, Texas
Lambda Legal Sues Houston to Preserve Health Benefits for Same-Sex Spouses of City Employees

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By Lambda Legal

December 26, 2013

Lambda Legal today filed a federal lawsuit against Houston Mayor Annise Parker and the City of Houston seeking to preserve spousal benefits, including health insurance, covering the same-sex spouses of city employees.

See Also: Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Same-sex relationships, Texas
Victory! Married Same-Sex Couple in Lambda Legal Case Sign Up for Military Benefits at Texas National Guard Base

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By Lambda Legal

November 27, 2013

After increasing pressure to follow U.S. Department of Defense guidelines, the Texas Military Forces today allowed Lambda Legal's client, Alicia Butler the wife of 1st Lt. Judith Chedville to register for federal military benefits at Camp Mabry. Lambda Legal Staff Attorney Paul Castillo said:

See Also: Marriage, Military, Same-sex relationships, Texas
Lambda Legal to Texas National Guard: Follow Dept. of Defense Guidelines for Married Same-Sex Couples

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By Lambda Legal

September 13, 2013

Lambda Legal today sent a letter to the commanding general of Texas Military Forces urging him to abide by U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) guidelines and allow married same-sex military couples to register for federal benefits at any military base in the state.

See Also: Marriage, Military, Same-sex relationships, Texas
Texas Must Allow Married Same-Sex Couples to Divorce

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By Lambda Legal

September 4, 2013

Lambda Legal and the ACLU of Texas have filed a friend-of-the-court brief asking the Texas Supreme Court to overturn a ruling from the Fifth District Court of Appeals and allow two married same-sex couples to get divorced.

See Also: Divorce, Marriage, Same-sex relationships, Texas
Supreme Court Upholds Use of Race in College Admissions

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By

June 24, 2013

We are relieved that the Court has preserved its 2003 Grutter decision. As legal advocates for LGBT people and people with HIV of all races and ethnicities, we are deeply committed to the values of diversity and fairness.

See Also: Diversity, Higher Education, U.S. Supreme Court, Texas
Celebrate Pride With Lambda Legal!

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By Lambda Legal

June 24, 2013

Join us this weekend in New York City, Chicago, Houston, Minneapolis and San Francisco.

See Also: Pride, California, Illinois, Minnesota, New York, Texas
From Criminals to Newlyweds in 10 Years

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By Kevin M. Cathcart

June 22, 2013

In 10 years, how did we get from an America in which 13 states still had anti-sodomy laws that made criminals of lesbian and gay people just for having sex, to an America where 13 jurisdictions allow same-sex couples the freedom to marry? Answer: We relied on the Constitution.

See Also: DOMA, From Sex to Marriage, Hollingsworth v. Perry, Lawrence v. Texas, Marriage, Marriage at the Supreme Court, Prop 8, Same-sex relationships, Sodomy Laws, U.S. Supreme Court, What Is DOMA, What Is Prop 8, California, Texas
From Sex to Marriage: Our 5-Month Sodomy Law Tour

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By Lambda Legal

March 21, 2013

In this installment of "From Sex to Marriage: How We Got From Lawrence v. Texas to the Cases Against DOMA and Prop 8," Hector Vargas, former Regional Director of Lambda Legal’s Southern Regional Office in Atlanta, discusses our community education strategy in the South regarding sodomy laws.

See Also: From Sex to Marriage, Lawrence v. Texas, Sodomy Laws, U.S. Supreme Court, Texas
From Sex to Marriage: Texas Then and Now

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By Lambda Legal

March 20, 2013

In this installment of "From Sex to Marriage: How We Got From Lawrence v. Texas to the Cases Against DOMA and Prop 8," Roger Poindexter, Regional Director for Lambda Legal’s South Central Regional Office in Dallas, reflects on what it was like living in Texas before and after the historic decision.

See Also: From Sex to Marriage, Lawrence v. Texas, Same-sex relationships, Sodomy Laws, Texas