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Lambda Legal to Court: Don’t Allow Social Security to Extend the Harms of Invalidated Marriage Bans

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By Lambda Legal

November 21, 2019

Lambda Legal today asked a federal court to end the U.S. Social Security Administration’s (SSA) categorical refusal to provide spousal survivor’s benefits to a 64-year-old lesbian whose partner of 27 years died before same-sex couples in the State of Washington were able to marry.
VICTORY! Third Judge Smacks Down Trump Administration's "Denial Of Care" Rule

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By Lambda Legal

November 20, 2019

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Health Care Fairness, United States
Raising the Bar: Names, Pronouns, and Judicial Respect for Trans People

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By Ethan Rice

November 18, 2019

There is one place where transgender awareness is notably absent: The courts.

See Also: Fair Courts Project, Transgender Rights
Support Trans Youth in Out of Home Care

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By Lambda Legal

November 15, 2019

Transgender and gender expansive youth as a whole are disproportionately represented within out-of-home care systems, and these unique needs and experiences are frequently not addressed within larger conversations.

See Also: Transgender Rights, Youth in Out-of-Home Care, United States
HHS's Nonstop Attacks on Transgender People

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By Sasha Buchert

November 14, 2019

Health and Human Services (HHS) is the federal agency tasked with enhancing the health and well-being of all Americans. Yet under the Trump-Pence administration, no other federal agency has leveled more attacks targeting the LGBTQ community—particularly the transgender community.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Health Care Fairness, Transgender Rights, United States
The Senate Just Pushed Through One of Trump's Most Dangerous Judicial Nominees to Date

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By Sasha Buchert

November 14, 2019

In response to the Republican-led Senate’s confirmation of Steven Menashi to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, Sasha J. Buchert, Senior Attorney at Lambda Legal, issued the following statement.

See Also: Fair Courts Project, United States
Committing to a Year of Action: Five Ways to Honor Our Community

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By Lambda Legal

November 13, 2019

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Criminal Justice and Police Misconduct, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Health Care Fairness, Housing, Transgender Rights

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Lambda Legal to Court: Don’t Allow Social Security to Extend the Harms of Invalidated Marriage Bans

image001.png

VICTORY! Third Judge Smacks Down Trump Administration's "Denial Of Care" Rule

black_man_getting_blood_pressure_checked_with_white_medic_cu.jpg

Raising the Bar: Names, Pronouns, and Judicial Respect for Trans People

equal_justice_for_all.png

Support Trans Youth in Out of Home Care

ted_eytan.jpg

HHS's Nonstop Attacks on Transgender People

screen_shot_2019-11-14_at_3.32.03_pm.png

The Senate Just Pushed Through One of Trump's Most Dangerous Judicial Nominees to Date

steven-menashi.jpg

Committing to a Year of Action: Five Ways to Honor Our Community

social_tdor_1.png

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