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New Federal Contractors’ Rule Creates “Essentially Limitless” Exemption for Discrimination

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By Lambda Legal

December 7, 2020

The rule dramatically expands the ability of federal contractors to claim religious exemptions from federal nondiscrimination and equal employment opportunity laws and regulations.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Employment and Rights in the Workplace
Abuse and Neglect of Transgender People in Prisons and Jails: A Lawyer’s Perspective

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By Lambda Legal

November 25, 2020

We must invest in and center transgender people who are the most impacted.

See Also: Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice and Police Misconduct, Transgender Rights
New York State is Not Issuing “X” Gender Markers (Yet)

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By Carl Charles

November 25, 2020

Sander Saba, a 25-year-old New York University Law School graduate, is seeking an accurate driver’s license with an “X” marker.

See Also: Transgender Rights, New York
Lambda Legal Sues Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois Over Anti-Transgender Policy

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By Lambda Legal

November 23, 2020

The suit challenges BCBSIL's blanket exclusion of gender-affirming care in an employer-provided health insurance plan provided by Catholic Health Initiatives Franciscan.

See Also: Health Care Fairness, Transgender Rights, Illinois, Washington
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
In Loving Memory: Marsha Wetzel, Lambda Legal Plaintiff and Advocate for LGBTQ Seniors

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By Karen Loewy

November 20, 2020

Marsha was resilient, funny, and strong, and her commitment to fighting back against the violence and harassment LGBT seniors face was unwavering.
West Virginia Medicaid Participants & State Employees File Suit Challenging Ban on Transgender Health Coverage

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By Lambda Legal

November 12, 2020

The lawsuit challenges West Virginia’s blanket exclusions of coverage of care for transgender people.

See Also: Health Care Fairness, Transgender Rights, West Virginia

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