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Texas Supreme Court Ruling Revives Attacks on Same-Sex Marriage

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By Lambda Legal

June 30, 2017

The Texas Supreme Court today defied the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges which ushered in the freedom to marry for same-sex couples nationwide, saying it leaves open questions whether Texas municipalities must extend access to spousal benefits including health insurance to the legal same-sex spouses of municipal employees in the same way it does for other married employees.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Same-sex relationships, Texas

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The Government Doesn’t Seem to Care About Transgender Seniors, but You Can Make It

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By Sasha Buchert

June 29, 2017

Failing to gather information about transgender seniors means their needs will not be met.

See Also: Seniors, Transgender Rights

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Lambda Legal Sues Florida School District Barring Transgender Student From Correct Bathroom

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By Lambda Legal

June 28, 2017

Lambda Legal today filed a federal discrimination lawsuit in the Middle District of Florida against the St. Johns County School Board in St. Augustine, FL, near Jacksonville, on behalf of Drew Adams, a 16-year-old boy, who is being denied access to the boys’ restroom because he is transgender.

See Also: Teens & Young Adults, Transgender Rights, Youth and Schools, Florida

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My High School Won't Let Me Use the Bathroom, so I’m Suing It

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By Lambda Legal

June 28, 2017

My name is Drew Adams. I’m a 16-year-old soon-to-be-junior in Florida. I'm also transgender.

See Also: Transgender Rights, Youth and Schools, Florida

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Court Reopens Lambda Legal Case of Intersex Citizen Denied a Passport

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By Lambda Legal

June 27, 2017

A federal district court in Denver today granted Lambda Legal’s motion to reopen the case of Dana Zzyym, the intersex citizen and U.S. Navy veteran denied a passport because the U.S. State Department continues to refuse to recognize a gender marker that is neither “M” (male) nor “F” (female).

See Also: Intersex, Colorado

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State Department Again Denies Intersex Citizen Passport, Even After Federal Court Tells It To Reconsider Policy

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By Lambda Legal

June 26, 2017

The U.S. State Department continues to refuse to recognize a gender marker that is neither “M” (male) nor “F” (female).

See Also: Intersex, Intersex Rights, Colorado

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Puerto Rico Is Denying Transgender People Accurate Birth Certificates; Lambda Legal Is Suing

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By Lambda Legal

June 26, 2017

Lambda Legal filed papers urging a federal court to strike down Puerto Rico’s policy denying transgender people accurate birth certificates.

See Also: Transgender Rights

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