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Federal Court Strikes Down Pentagon’s Discriminatory Restrictions on Military Service of People Living with HIV as Arbitrary and Unconstitutional; Hailed by Lambda Legal as “Landmark Victory”

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By Lambda Legal

April 7, 2022

Yesterday, a federal district court handed down one of the strongest judicial rulings in over two decades for people living with HIV, ordering the Department of Defense (DOD)—the world’s largest employer—to stop discriminating against people living with HIV and to allow them to deploy and commission as officers in the U.S. military.

See Also: HIV, Military, United States
10 Things LGBTQ People and People Living with HIV Need from the Biden-Harris Administration

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By Lambda Legal

January 20, 2021

Lambda Legal has filed 46 federal lawsuits against the Trump administration to beat back their efforts to harm LGBTQ people and everyone living with HIV.

See Also: 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, Immigration, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Military, Racial Justice & Low Income Advocacy, Religious Exemptions, Reproductive Rights and Sexual Health, Teens & Young Adults, Transgender Rights, Youth and Schools, Youth in Out-of-Home Care
Lambda Legal Argues in Court to Halt Pentagon Discrimination Against People Living With HIV

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By Lambda Legal

September 14, 2020

Today, Lambda Legal and the Modern Military Association of America (MMAA) asked a federal district court to bar the Trump Administration and the Pentagon from discriminating against people living with HIV by denying them the opportunity to enlist, deploy, or commission as an officer.

See Also: HIV, Military
Victory! Two HIV-Positive Former Military Cadets to Have Their Day in Court

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By Lambda Legal

September 3, 2020

A federal district court denied a request by the Trump administration to dismiss a lawsuit brought by two former U.S. military cadets challenging the administration’s discriminatory policies targeting servicemembers living with HIV.

See Also: HIV, Military
6 LGBTQ Rights Fights to Watch in 2020

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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
Victory! Federal Court Upholds Injunction Preventing Discharge of HIV-Positive Airmen by Trump Administration

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By Lambda Legal

January 10, 2020

The Court said that "any understanding of HIV that could justify this ban is outmoded and at odds with current science."

See Also: HIV, Military
Federal Court To Pentagon: Turn Over Documents Used to Justify Transgender Military Ban

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By Lambda Legal

December 18, 2019

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Military, Transgender Rights, Washington
The Defense Authorization Bill Should Have Ended the Transgender Military Ban

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By Lambda Legal

December 10, 2019

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Military, Transgender Rights, United States
7 Questions LGBTQ People Have for the 2020 Presidential Candidates

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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
Military Experts, Medical Associations and HIV Advocates Oppose Trump DOD’s Discharge Policy for HIV-Positive Airmen

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By Lambda Legal

July 26, 2019

Military leaders, medical associations, public health groups, and HIV advocates joined three friend-of-the court briefs filed today in support of a federal lawsuit challenging the Pentagon’s discriminatory policies, which prevent service members living with HIV from deploying to most locations outside the United States.

See Also: HIV, Military

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