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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
Committing to a Year of Action: Five Ways to Honor Our Community

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By Lambda Legal

November 13, 2019

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Criminal Justice and Police Misconduct, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Health Care Fairness, Housing, Transgender Rights
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
FIRST LOOK: Two Lawyers Analyze Tuesday’s LGBTQ Supreme Court Argument

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By Lambda Legal

October 8, 2019

Analysis from two lawyers who were in the courtroom for the Title VII LGBTQ employees Supreme Court argument.

See Also: Employment and Rights in the Workplace
Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Historic LGBTQ Employment Discrimination Cases

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By Lambda Legal

October 8, 2019

The text of Title VII is as clear as day: if an employer refuses to hire, dismisses, or mistreats an employee ‘because of’ that employee’s sex, they are in violation of the law.

See Also: Employment and Rights in the Workplace
Sex and the Supreme Court: It's Not Just About LGBTQ Workers

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By Lambda Legal

October 2, 2019

Our entire movement, and everyone who cares about us, should have their eyes on DC.

See Also: Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Equality Act, Law & Policy Project, Transgender Rights
Sex and the Supreme Court: LGBTQ Workers Rights, Explained

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By Gregory R. Nevins

September 24, 2019

A brief look at the lawsuits that got us to where we are today.

See Also: Employment and Rights in the Workplace, 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
Lambda Legal to District Court: Rescinding Job Offer Due to HIV Status is Illegal Discrimination

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By Lambda Legal

August 15, 2019

Lambda Legal today urged a federal district court judge to find that Iberia Parish Sheriff Louis Ackal violated the federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) when he rescinded a job offer for William “Liam” Pierce to serve as a sheriff’s deputy after learning that Pierce was a person living with HIV.

See Also: Employment and Rights in the Workplace, HIV, Louisiana
Proposed Trump Administration Rule Invites Discrimination Against LGBTQ Employees

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By Jennifer C. Pizer

August 14, 2019

This morning, the U.S Department of Labor announced a proposed new rule for federal contractors through its Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP).

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