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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
From Sex to Marriage: The Legal Strategy

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By Lambda Legal

March 19, 2013

In this installment of "From Sex to Marriage: How We Got From Lawrence v. Texas to the Cases Against DOMA and Prop 8," Ruth Harlow, former Legal Director for Lambda Legal, discusses our legal strategy on the landmark case.

See Also: From Sex to Marriage, Lawrence v. Texas, Sodomy Laws, U.S. Supreme Court, Texas
From Sex to Marriage: The Phone Call That Set a Landmark Case in Motion

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By Lambda Legal

March 18, 2013

In this installment of "From Sex to Marriage: How We Got From Lawrence v. Texas to the Cases Against DOMA and Prop 8," we talk with Mitchell Katine, an attorney in private practice who received the phone call that set the Lawrence case in motion.

See Also: From Sex to Marriage, Lawrence v. Texas, Sodomy Laws, Texas
From Sex to Marriage: How We Got From Lawrence v. Texas to the Cases Against DOMA and Prop 8

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By Kevin M. Cathcart

March 15, 2013

On the tenth anniversary of Lambda Legal's historic victory in Lawrence v. Texas, we invite some of the key players to discuss the case and its impact on the marriage cases currently before the Supreme Court.

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, California, Texas
From Sex to Marriage: The Teleconference

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By Lambda Legal

March 6, 2013

Listen in as Lambda Legal experts and former staffers discuss the importance of Lawrence v. Texas on the 10th anniversary of the Supreme Court's historic decision, and its impact on the marriage cases currently before the Court.

See Also: DOMA, From Sex to Marriage, Hollingsworth v. Perry, Lawrence v. Texas, Marriage at the Supreme Court, Prop 8, Sodomy Laws, U.S. Supreme Court, California, Texas
Lambda Legal's Illinois Marriage Video Featured in Film Festival

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By Lambda Legal

September 6, 2012

Our short video "Marriage Equality in Illinois—It's Just Time" has been selected to participate in this year's "Lights. Camera. Help." nonprofit film festival.

See Also: Darby v. Orr, Marriage, Same-sex relationships, Video, Illinois, Texas
Lambda Legal Urges Supreme Court to Uphold Affirmative Action in College Admissions

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By Lambda Legal

August 15, 2012

Lambda Legal joined other civil rights and legal groups on a brief urging the Supreme Court to uphold the University of Texas at Austin's use of race to advance diversity.

See Also: Discrimination, Higher Education, U.S. Supreme Court, Texas
Of Counsel: When the News Reporter Calls

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July 25, 2012

Lambda Legal Supervising Senior Staff Attorney Kenneth D. Upton Jr. dispels the media's misconceptions about workplace discrimination in Texas.

See Also: Discrimination, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Gill v. Devlin, Government Misconduct and Support for Discrimination, Of Counsel, Texas
Lambda Legal & College in Texas Reach Agreement in Discrimination Lawsuit Brought by Lesbian Professor

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By Lambda Legal

July 17, 2012

Tarrant County College (TCC) and former professor Jacqueline Gill have agreed to settle the federal discrimination lawsuit Lambda Legal brought against TCC on Gill's behalf. The suit claimed that TCC officials discriminated against Gill because of her sexual orientation.

See Also: Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Gill v. Devlin, Texas
A Dream Derailed

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By Jackie Gill

July 3, 2012

In 2009, Jackie Gill realized her lifelong ambition to teach college. But then her boss told her Texas and the institution where she taught “didn’t like homosexuals.”

See Also: Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Texas

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From Sex to Marriage: Texas Then and Now

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From Sex to Marriage: The Legal Strategy

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From Sex to Marriage: The Phone Call That Set a Landmark Case in Motion

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From Sex to Marriage: How We Got From Lawrence v. Texas to the Cases Against DOMA and Prop 8

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From Sex to Marriage: The Teleconference

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Lambda Legal's Illinois Marriage Video Featured in Film Festival

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Lambda Legal Urges Supreme Court to Uphold Affirmative Action in College Admissions

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Of Counsel: When the News Reporter Calls

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Lambda Legal & College in Texas Reach Agreement in Discrimination Lawsuit Brought by Lesbian Professor

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A Dream Derailed

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