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This Trans Day of Visibility, We Must Do More Than Be Visible; We Must Resist

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By Transgender Rights Project

March 31, 2018

Today marks the 9th annual International Trans Day of Visibility (TDOV), a day designated to lift up transgender and gender-nonconforming (TGNC) communities and our issues. And for Lambda Legal, it’s a day to be proud of the important work we do year-round in securing the full recognition of civil rights for TGNC people.

See Also: Intersectionality, Resistance, Trans Day of Visibility
When Visibility Is Not A Choice

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By Alexis Paige

March 30, 2018

What happens when people are forced to be visible because their birth assigned sex on legal identity documents does not match their gender identity?

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Transgender Rights, Ohio
From Emma Gonzalez to Sara Ramirez, Bisexual Activists Are Erasing Stigma in the Public (And in Health Care)

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By Nancy Marcus

March 29, 2018

In its fifth year, this campaign is more important than ever. In 2018, threats to LGBTQ health care are increasing -- even at the hands of the United States Department of Health and Humans Services (HHS) -- while troubling health disparities within the bisexual population persist.

See Also: Bisexuality
Lambda Legal and ACLU File Lawsuit to Challenge Ohio’s Discriminatory Birth Certificate Policy

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By Lambda Legal

March 29, 2018

The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio, the American Civil Liberties Union, and Lambda Legal filed a lawsuit challenging Ohio’s refusal to correct the gender marker on birth certificates for transgender individuals, for any reason, at any time

See Also: Birth Certificates, Transgender Rights, Ohio
Senior DOJ Official Diana Flynn Moves to Lambda Legal

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By Lambda Legal

March 29, 2018

As Litigation Director, Flynn joins new COO Charles Fields and top-shelf senior management team at nation’s flagship LGBTQ legal organization

See Also: Staff, National Headquarters, Washington DC Office
Why You Should Still Be Paying Attention to Donald Trump's Transgender Military Ban

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By Sasha Buchert

March 27, 2018

Despite the Trump administration’s most recent late Friday night attempt to wrap up this old fish of a “policy” in today’s newspaper, it’s still the same old rotting fish.

See Also: California, Maryland, Washington, Washington, D.C.
Send the Bigoted Transgender Military Ban to the Dustbin of History

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By Lambda Legal

March 27, 2018

“Six courts at multiple levels have swatted down this ill-conceived and discriminatory ban, and the so-called implementation ‘plan’ changed nothing: it’s time to kick it to the curb for good.”

See Also: Out at Work, Washington