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NEW REPORT: Lambda Legal Report Reveals Alarming Scope and Scale of Anti-LGBTQ Discrimination, Underscoring Need for Urgent Action on the Equality Act

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By Lambda Legal

March 10, 2021

As Congress considers comprehensive protections for LGBTQ people, statistical data collected and analyzed by Lambda Legal’s Help Desk reveals that widespread anti-LGBTQ discrimination continues to persist in communities everywhere, in many forms — underscoring the need for urgent action on the Equality Act.

See Also: Adoption and Parenting, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Health Care Fairness, Housing, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Reproductive Rights and Sexual Health, Transgender Rights, United States
Lambda Legal Hails Biden Administration for Explicitly Extending Fair Credit Protections to LGBTQ People

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By Lambda Legal

March 9, 2021

The U.S. Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) today issued guidance explicitly extending the protections of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) to LGBTQ individuals.

See Also: Housing, United States
Lambda Legal Applauds Passage of Equality Act by U.S. House of Representatives

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By Lambda Legal

February 25, 2021

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 5, the Equality Act.

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Watch Now: Our LGBTQ State of the Union with Leading Legal Experts

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By Lambda Legal

February 24, 2021

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Information for Surviving Same-Sex Partners and Spouses Previously Excluded from Social Security Survivor’s Benefits Because of Unconstitutional State Marriage Laws

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By Lambda Legal

February 19, 2021

Lambda Legal has won victories in two class action lawsuits on behalf of surviving same-sex partners and spouses across the country who were denied Social Security survivor’s benefits because they were unable to be married for at least nine months before their partners and spouses died because of discriminatory state marriage laws.
Lambda Legal Hails Introduction of the Equality Act

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By Lambda Legal

February 18, 2021

Today, U.S. Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI) and U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) announced the introduction of the Equality Act, federal legislation that will update existing federal nondiscrimination laws, including the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Fair Housing Act, to confirm that discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity is unlawful discrimination based on sex.

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Foster Youth and LGBTQ Advocacy Groups Celebrate Biden Administration’s Agreement to Halt Discriminatory HHS Rule Change In Response to Legal Challenge

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By Lambda Legal

February 10, 2021

In response to a lawsuit filed by a foster youth and alumni group as well as LGBTQ service and advocacy organizations, the U.S.

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NEW REPORT: Lambda Legal Report Reveals Alarming Scope and Scale of Anti-LGBTQ Discrimination, Underscoring Need for Urgent Action on the Equality Act

shutterstock_1525868414.jpg

Lambda Legal Hails Biden Administration for Explicitly Extending Fair Credit Protections to LGBTQ People

shutterstock_1910041840.jpg

Lambda Legal Applauds Passage of Equality Act by U.S. House of Representatives

shutterstock_1844144053.jpg

Watch Now: Our LGBTQ State of the Union with Leading Legal Experts

vid_graphic.jpg

Information for Surviving Same-Sex Partners and Spouses Previously Excluded from Social Security Survivor’s Benefits Because of Unconstitutional State Marriage Laws

adobestock_gavel_with_rainbow_flag.jpeg

Lambda Legal Hails Introduction of the Equality Act

ll_fbtw_2.18.png

Foster Youth and LGBTQ Advocacy Groups Celebrate Biden Administration’s Agreement to Halt Discriminatory HHS Rule Change In Response to Legal Challenge

dhhs-logo-reflex-blue-cmyk_small-01.png

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