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6 LGBTQ Rights Fights to Watch in 2020

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By Ariel Goldberg

January 15, 2020

We’re only two weeks into 2020 and there is no shortage of action.

See Also: Adoption and Parenting, Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, HIV, Intersex, Law & Policy Project, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Military, Religious Exemptions, Teens & Young Adults, Transgender Rights, Youth and Schools, Youth in Out-of-Home Care
7 Questions LGBTQ People Have for the 2020 Presidential Candidates

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By Ariel Goldberg

October 10, 2019

As the 2020 election approaches, all eyes are on D.C. (and sometimes on Twitter).

See Also: Adoption and Parenting, Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice and Police Misconduct, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Fair Courts Project, Health Care Fairness, HIV, Housing, Intersex, Law & Policy Project, Marriage, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Military, Racial Justice & Low Income Advocacy, Religious Exemptions, Reproductive Rights and Sexual Health, Same-sex relationships, Teens & Young Adults, Transgender Rights
Sex and the Supreme Court: Could Your Job Soon Be at Risk?

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By Diana Flynn

September 17, 2019

The stakes are high for the three LGBTQ cases being argued at the Supreme Court this fall.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Transgender Rights
Our Constitutional Rights Are Under Attack

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By Puneet Cheema

September 17, 2019

And our rights are unequivocally critical to survival.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice and Police Misconduct, Fair Courts Project, Health Care Fairness, HIV, Housing, Immigration, Law & Policy Project, Racial Justice & Low Income Advocacy, Transgender Rights
Arizona Supreme Court Grants Phoenix Stationery Shop Limited Religious License to Discriminate

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By Lambda Legal

September 16, 2019

The Arizona Supreme Court today issued a 4-3 decision reversing a lower court ruling that had denied a Phoenix business owners’ request that they be exempt from the City of Phoenix anti-discrimination ordinance and instead be allowed to refuse service to same-sex couples.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Law & Policy Project, Arizona
Lambda Legal Files Complaint Against and Calls for Disbarment of Tennessee District Attorney Craig Northcott

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By Lambda Legal

August 27, 2019

Northcott publicly stated that he does not file domestic assault charges if the violence occurred between same-sex spouses, does not recognize “homosexual marriage,” and would not prosecute Tennessee county clerks who deny marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Fair Courts Project, Tennessee
Proposed Trump Administration Rule Seeks to Roll Back ACA Protections for LGBTQ People

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By Lambda Legal

August 14, 2019

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Health Care Fairness, Law & Policy Project, Reproductive Rights and Sexual Health, Transgender Rights
Court Approves Settlement in H.B. 2 Replacement Case

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By Lambda Legal

July 23, 2019

The State of North Carolina cannot use H.B. 142, the law that replaced H.B. 2, to prevent transgender individuals from using public restrooms and other facilities in state government buildings that match their gender under an agreement approved today by a federal court.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Law & Policy Project, Transgender Rights, North Carolina
Same-Sex Georgia Couple Sues U.S. State Department for Refusing to Recognize Their One-Year-Old Daughter’s Citizenship

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By Lambda Legal

July 23, 2019

The State Department’s policy treats married same-sex couples as if their marriages did not exist.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Immigration, Marriage Family and Relationship Protections, Same-sex relationships, Georgia
Trump Administration Announces Postponement of Denial of Care Rule

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By Lambda Legal

July 2, 2019

The Denial of Care Rule will no longer go into effect on July 22.

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

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6 LGBTQ Rights Fights to Watch in 2020

pride_phone.jpg

7 Questions LGBTQ People Have for the 2020 Presidential Candidates

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Sex and the Supreme Court: Could Your Job Soon Be at Risk?

supreme_court.jpg

Our Constitutional Rights Are Under Attack

democracy.jpg

Arizona Supreme Court Grants Phoenix Stationery Shop Limited Religious License to Discriminate

we_are_getting_married_invitation.jpg

Lambda Legal Files Complaint Against and Calls for Disbarment of Tennessee District Attorney Craig Northcott

brochure.png

Proposed Trump Administration Rule Seeks to Roll Back ACA Protections for LGBTQ People

1200x630_social.png

Court Approves Settlement in H.B. 2 Replacement Case

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Same-Sex Georgia Couple Sues U.S. State Department for Refusing to Recognize Their One-Year-Old Daughter’s Citizenship

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Trump Administration Announces Postponement of Denial of Care Rule

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