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Neil Gorsuch's Supreme Court Nomination Is Going to the Full Senate for a Vote

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By Lambda Legal

April 3, 2017

Lambda Legal opposes Judge Gorsuch’s nomination and urges the full Senate to vote "No."

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings Laws and Amendments, Fair Courts Project

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Jameka Evans Was Forced out of Her Job for Being a Lesbian. We're Asking the Full Eleventh Circuit to Rehear Her Case.

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By Lambda Legal

March 31, 2017

Today, Lambda Legal filed a petition seeking a rehearing by the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on behalf of Jameka Evans, a security guard who was harassed at work and effectively terminated from her job because she is a lesbian and doesn’t conform to gender norms in her appearance and demeanor.

See Also: Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Georgia

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This HB2 "Repeal" is Fake

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By Lambda Legal

March 30, 2017

The North Carolina General Assembly today passed a bill that does not repeal the discriminatory HB 2 law. Instead, it keeps in place the most harmful parts of the law.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings Laws and Amendments, Transgender Rights, North Carolina

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Donald Trump and GOP-Controlled Congress Strip Workers of Rights and Protections (and No One Is Talking About It)

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By Sharon McGowan

March 30, 2017

With each passing day, the federal government is looking more and more like Trump, Inc. – a company with questionable business practices that raise legal and ethical eyebrows.

See Also: Employment and Rights in the Workplace

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Erasing LGBTQ People from the 2020 Census Isn't Just Wrong, It's Life-Threatening

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By Lambda Legal

March 29, 2017

The 2020 census won’t include questions about sexual orientation and gender identity. The harm to LGBTQ people from being erased is not just about numbers (although those are certainly important). Census information helps determine the allocation of federally funded social services that are critically important to so many members of the LGBTQ community.

See Also: Advocacy & Inclusion, Community Education, Health Care Fairness, Housing, Law & Policy Project, Same-sex relationships, Seniors, Teens & Young Adults

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North Carolina Lawmakers Need to Stop Playing Around and Get Serious About Repealing HB2

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By Lambda Legal

March 28, 2017

Lambda Legal & the ACLU today denounced a last-minute proposal from General Assembly leaders that would repeal the anti-LGBT law in name only while still including provisions that would enshrine discriminatory measures into state law.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Transgender Rights, North Carolina

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Lambda Legal: Trump to Businesses—‘Federal Gov’t doesn’t care how you treat your employees’

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By Lambda Legal

March 27, 2017

The White House today issued an Executive Order rescinding an Obama-era Executive Order 13673 which required companies that want to do business with the federal government to disclose whether they have been liable for discriminating against people, including against LGBT people.

See Also: Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Resistance

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Neil Gorsuch's Supreme Court Nomination Is Going to the Full Senate for a Vote

lambda-2017-4001_1200x630.jpg

Jameka Evans Was Forced out of Her Job for Being a Lesbian. We're Asking the Full Eleventh Circuit to Rehear Her Case.

j.evans_77.jpg

This HB2 "Repeal" is Fake

jerry-kiesewetter-195442.jpg

Donald Trump and GOP-Controlled Congress Strip Workers of Rights and Protections (and No One Is Talking About It)

igor-ovsyannykov-219666.jpg

Erasing LGBTQ People from the 2020 Census Isn't Just Wrong, It's Life-Threatening

by_gage_skidmore_5440392565_25abd8a695_o_-_edited.jpg

North Carolina Lawmakers Need to Stop Playing Around and Get Serious About Repealing HB2

jerry-kiesewetter-195442.jpg

Lambda Legal: Trump to Businesses—‘Federal Gov’t doesn’t care how you treat your employees’

trump_bw_1200_630.jpg

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