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Lambda Legal Applauds Biden Administration for Proposed Regulations Protecting LGBTQI+ Students

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By Lambda Legal

June 23, 2022

Lambda Legal commends the Biden administration for issuing proposed regulations that will help protect LGBTQI+ youth against unlawful discrimination. The proposed rules, issued today by the U.S. Department of Education, clarify that LGBTQI+ youth are protected against discrimination under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.

See Also: Youth and Schools, United States
Lambda Legal Reacts After Supreme Court Strikes Down New York’s Gun Law

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By Lambda Legal

June 23, 2022

“The Court’s distorted understanding, of the Second Amendment will only result in more Uvaldes, more Buffalos, more Pulse nightclubs, and more children, people of color, and LGBTQ people, especially transgender women of color, targeted, shot, and killed.”

See Also: New York, United States
Victory! North Carolina to Issue Accurate Birth Certificates for Transgender People Without Requiring Surgery

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By Lambda Legal

June 23, 2022

“This is a victory for all transgender people born in North Carolina that will help enable them to navigate life with safety and dignity.”

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Transgender Rights, North Carolina
What Black Queer Liberation Means This Juneteenth 

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By Lambda Legal

June 17, 2022
Florida AHCA Launches Sham Anti-Transgender Rule-Making Process

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By Lambda Legal

June 17, 2022

The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (ACHA) today issued a Notice of Proposed Rule for a new rule that would deny Medicaid coverage for all medically necessary gender-affirming care for both youth and adults.

See Also: Health Care Fairness, Florida
Lambda Legal Applauds Biden Admin Executive Order to Advance LGBTQI+ Equality During Pride Month

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By Lambda Legal

June 15, 2022

President Biden issued a historic executive order today, announcing a series of actions the Administration will take to fight for LGBTQI+ people’s rights in America.
Meet Our Lawyers: Richard Saenz

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By Lambda Legal

June 15, 2022

Richard Saenz (he/him) Senior Attorney, Criminal Justice & Police Misconduct Strategist Location: New York (HDQ) Twitter: @saenzr03