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Lambda Legal to Indiana Legislators: Reject these Bills!

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By Lambda Legal

January 25, 2016

Lambda Legal today called for the Indiana Senate Judiciary and Rules Committees to vote down SB 100, SB 344 and SB 66, three bills which would enshrine discrimination and deliver a devastating blow to LGBT Hoosiers.

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Lambda Legal Calls for Comprehensive Protections for LGBT Hoosiers

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By Lambda Legal

November 17, 2015

Lambda Legal sent an open letter to Indiana Gov. Mike Pence and leaders of the Indiana House and Senate urging them to include sexual orientation and gender identity to the existing categories that enjoy protection from discrimination under Indiana law.

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Lambda Legal Underscores Importance of Corporate Leadership In RFRA Fight, Honoring Salesforce and Bill Oesterle

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By Lambda Legal

August 28, 2015

On Friday, September 18th, Lambda Legal will honor two leaders whose public stance against Indiana’s so-called “Religious Freedom Restoration Act” (RFRA) this year elevated public outcry, outlined the costly impact of discrimination on business, and set important standard for corporate leadership on civil rights.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Law & Policy Project, Religious Exemptions, Indiana
From Impact Magazine: Indiana Was the Tip Of The Iceberg

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By Jennifer C. Pizer

August 18, 2015

More than 100 state bills so far have aimed to use religious beliefs as an excuse for discrimination. The idea is to allow businesses and public employees to mistreat LGBT people and consider married same-sex couples as unmarried.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Law & Policy Project, Marriage, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Religious Exemptions, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, Religiously Motivated Discrimination, Same-sex relationships, Indiana
Our Work Continues

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By Kevin M. Cathcart

July 1, 2015

Our voices are hoarse from cheering and our feet are tired from marching, but our hearts are full and we’re ready for what comes next. No time to waste.

See Also: Adoption and Parenting, Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Criminal Justice and Police Misconduct, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Fair Courts Project, Health Care Fairness, HIV, Immigration and Asylum, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Teens and Young Adults, Transgender Rights
Ask Lambda Legal — Pride (And Prejudice)

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June 15, 2015

Q: Some friends and I are really interested in having a gay pride parade in our city this summer. We went to local officials to get a permit for the event, but we were told that the city would not let us hold the parade or display our banners and flags (as they do for other parades) because the event might “offend” some members of the community. Is there anything we can do?

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Lambda Legal Condemns Passage of Discriminatory Religious Refusal Bills in Michigan and North Carolina

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By Billy Scaltsas

June 11, 2015

Today was a discouraging day for equality and justice.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Law & Policy Project, Religious Exemptions, Michigan, North Carolina
Why the Federal RFRA and Similar State Bills and Laws Threaten LGBT People and People Living with HIV

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By Jennifer C. Pizer

April 23, 2015

The following presentation was provided by Jennifer C. Pizer, Lambda Legal Law & Policy Project National Director, at a briefing convened by U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott on the harms of federal and state Religious Freedom and Restoration Acts (RFRA).

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Law & Policy Project, Religious Exemptions
Lambda Legal Condemns Discriminatory “Conscience Clause” Foster Care Bills; Urges Senate to Continue Push to Protect Runaway and Homeless Youth

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By Currey Cook

April 23, 2015

Two statements from Currey Cook,Lambda Legal Senior Attorney and Youth in Out-of-Home Care Project National Director

See Also: Adoption and Parenting, Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Law and Policy Project, Religious Exemptions, Youth in Out-of-Home Care, Alabama, Michigan, Texas
Indiana’s Religious Refusal Law Hurts More Than Just LGBT Hoosiers

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By Billy Scaltsas

April 16, 2015

On Tuesday, April 14, Gov. Mike Pence told reporters that “the difficult time that Indiana just passed through two weeks ago is behind us” and the State is “through the storm.”

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Law & Policy Project, Religious Exemptions, Indiana

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Lambda Legal to Indiana Legislators: Reject these Bills!

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Lambda Legal Calls for Comprehensive Protections for LGBT Hoosiers

indy-rfra-protest-blog.jpg

Lambda Legal Underscores Importance of Corporate Leadership In RFRA Fight, Honoring Salesforce and Bill Oesterle

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From Impact Magazine: Indiana Was the Tip Of The Iceberg

pizer_392.jpg

Our Work Continues

kcathcart_392.png

Ask Lambda Legal — Pride (And Prejudice)

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Lambda Legal Condemns Passage of Discriminatory Religious Refusal Bills in Michigan and North Carolina

davidson_274.jpg

Why the Federal RFRA and Similar State Bills and Laws Threaten LGBT People and People Living with HIV

pizer_392.jpg

Lambda Legal Condemns Discriminatory “Conscience Clause” Foster Care Bills; Urges Senate to Continue Push to Protect Runaway and Homeless Youth

curreycookblog.png

Indiana’s Religious Refusal Law Hurts More Than Just LGBT Hoosiers

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