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Case Concerns the Regulation of Student Speech Off-Campus and on Personal Social Media

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By Lambda Legal

March 31, 2021

“Student misconduct that involves hate, bias, or prejudice can have a devastating impact on victims and often reverberates across campus and the broader school community."

See Also: Youth and Schools, United States
Lambda Legal Condemns South Dakota and Mississippi Bills Targeting Trans Youth

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By Lambda Legal

March 11, 2021

“To trans youth in South Dakota, Mississippi and all across the country, trust that there is an entire community of people who celebrate you, stand with you, and believe that you deserve to feel safe and respected.”

See Also: Teens & Young Adults, Transgender Rights, Youth and Schools, Mississippi, South Dakota
Lambda Legal Applauds President Biden’s Quick Action to Strengthen Antidiscrimination Protections for LGBTQ People

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By Lambda Legal

January 20, 2021

“… LGBTQ people can now have confidence that the federal government will actually defend, rather than resist, our right to be free from discrimination.”

See Also: Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Healthcare Fairness, Housing, Youth and Schools, 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 Condemns Eleventh Circuit Ruling Striking Down Palm Beach County Conversion Therapy Ban

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By Kevin Jennings

November 20, 2020

The ruling reversed a lower court ruling and struck down local ordinances banning so-called conversion therapy on minors.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Youth and Schools, Florida
Victory! Federal Court Rules Trans Students Must Have Access to Bathrooms That Match Their Gender

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By Lambda Legal

August 7, 2020

Drew Adams’ case was the country’s first trial involving a transgender student’s equal access to restrooms.

See Also: Transgender Rights, Youth and Schools, Florida
The Deadly Cost of COVID-19 for LGBTQ+ Youth

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By Lambda Legal

June 4, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic reveals a reality we need to face: LGBTQ+ youth are pipelined into carceral systems at higher rates than their non-LGBTQ+ peers, placed at disproportionately high risk of contracting the virus, and too often receive substandard care. It’s time we understand LGBTQ+ youth mass incarceration as a critical public health issue.

See Also: Youth and Schools, Youth in Out-of-Home Care
It’s Never Okay to Attack Trans Youth, But Especially Not During a Global Health Crisis

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By Carl Charles

March 31, 2020

State and federal leaders are prioritizing harming trans young people during a historic catastrophe.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Coronavirus, Health Care Fairness, Trans Day of Visibility, Transgender Rights, Youth and Schools, Alabama, Connecticut, Idaho, South Carolina, South Dakota, Washington
We're Suing South Carolina for Discriminating Against LGBTQ Students

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By Lambda Legal

February 26, 2020

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Youth and Schools, South Carolina
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

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