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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
Momentum

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By Kevin M. Cathcart

December 7, 2013

In the blog series Momentum: 2013, A Year of Equality we ask Lambda Legal’s experts to discuss the impact of the previous year and the continuing work necessary to keep equality moving forward.

See Also: Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Employment Non-Discrimination Act, ENDA, Marriage, Military, Momentum, Same-sex relationships, Transgender Rights
Clearing the Air on ENDA

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By Gregory R. Nevins

December 5, 2013

Some people have claimed that the federal Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) will create a “new” right and lead to a surge in frivolous lawsuits. Others have taken the opposite tack.

See Also: Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Employment Non-Discrimination Act
2013 Timeline: A Year of Moving Equality Forward

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By Lambda Legal

November 26, 2013

2013 has been a watershed year for Lambda Legal and the LGBT and HIV rights movement as a whole. Some of the biggest victories were a direct result of Lambda Legal’s four decades of work and the enduring legacy of our earlier wins. Here is a brief look at some of the year’s highlights on the road to equality.

See Also: Adoption and Parenting, DOMA, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Employment Non-Discrimination Act, ENDA, Health Care Fairness, Immigration and Asylum, Marriage, Marriage at the Supreme Court, Momentum, Same-sex relationships, Teens & Young Adults, Transgender Rights, U.S. Supreme Court, Youth in Schools
Lambda Legal Sues School District in California on Behalf of Lesbian Teacher

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By Lambda Legal

November 19, 2013

Lambda Legal filed a lawsuit in California Superior Court today claiming the Hesperia Unified School District and administrators at Sultana High School violated California law by not renewing the contract of an openly lesbian teacher in retaliation for supporting lesbian, gay and gender-nonconforming students' attempts to speak out about the harassment and discrimination directed at them.

See Also: Discrimination, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Schools, California
ENDA's Religious Loophole

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By Gregory R. Nevins

November 7, 2013

The U.S. Senate has passed an inclusive Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA). But we still have some work to do.

See Also: Discrimination, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Employment Non-Discrimination Act, ENDA, Religious Exemptions, Religiously Motivated Discrimination
In My Own Words: Cori McCreery

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By Lambda Legal

September 16, 2013

When I was fired from my job at Don’s Valley Market because I am transgender, it shook me.

See Also: Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Transgender Rights, South Dakota
Victory! Lambda Legal Helps S.D. Transgender Employee Win Landmark Settlement

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By Lambda Legal

September 16, 2013

Today Lambda Legal announced a landmark settlement for Cori McCreery, a transgender woman in South Dakota who was terminated from her job after she informed her employer that she would be taking steps to transition from male to female at work.

See Also: Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Transgender Rights, South Dakota
Después de DOMA: Lo que significa para ti

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By Lambda Legal

August 7, 2013

Lambda Legal, en colaboración con otras 10 organizaciones que trabajan con las comunidades LGBT, emitió una serie de hojas informativas para proporcionar orientación a las parejas del mismo sexo y sus familias que intentan acceder los derechos, beneficios y protecciones federales.

See Also: DOMA, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Immigration and Asylum, Marriage at the Supreme Court, Proyecto Igualdad, Same-sex relationships, social security
Ninth Circuit Dismisses Appeal in Lambda Legal DOMA Case

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By Lambda Legal

July 23, 2013

Citing the Supreme Court's recent DOMA decision, the Ninth Circuit dismissed the appeal in Lambda Legal's DOMA challenge on behalf of Karen Golinski, a federal court employee denied family health coverage for her spouse.

See Also: DOMA, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Golinski v. OPM, Health Care Fairness, Marriage at the Supreme Court, California

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Lambda Legal Sues Houston to Preserve Health Benefits for Same-Sex Spouses of City Employees

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Momentum

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Clearing the Air on ENDA

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2013 Timeline: A Year of Moving Equality Forward

momentum_395.jpg

Lambda Legal Sues School District in California on Behalf of Lesbian Teacher

frost_395.jpg

ENDA's Religious Loophole

greg-nevins_392.png

In My Own Words: Cori McCreery

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Victory! Lambda Legal Helps S.D. Transgender Employee Win Landmark Settlement

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Después de DOMA: Lo que significa para ti

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Ninth Circuit Dismisses Appeal in Lambda Legal DOMA Case

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