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Families Sue Alabama Over Felony Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Adolescents

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By Lambda Legal

April 11, 2022

Two Alabama families

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Healthcare Fairness, Transgender Rights, Youth and Schools, Alabama
Lambda Legal Statement on Confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to U.S. Supreme Court

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By Lambda Legal

April 7, 2022

“Along with her remarkable qualifications … Judge Jackson – as the first Black woman and public defender to sit on the highest court in the nation – brings perspectives, histories, and life experiences that the Court has been lacking.”

See Also: Fair Courts Project, United States
Federal Court Strikes Down Pentagon’s Discriminatory Restrictions on Military Service of People Living with HIV as Arbitrary and Unconstitutional; Hailed by Lambda Legal as “Landmark Victory”

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By Lambda Legal

April 7, 2022

Yesterday, a federal district court handed down one of the strongest judicial rulings in over two decades for people living with HIV, ordering the Department of Defense (DOD)—the world’s largest employer—to stop discriminating against people living with HIV and to allow them to deploy and commission as officers in the U.S. military.

See Also: HIV, Military, United States
Civil Rights Groups to Challenge Alabama Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth

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By Lambda Legal

April 7, 2022

Lambda Legal, The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Alabama, Transgender Law Center, and Cooley LLP announced today plans

See Also: Transgender Rights, Youth and Schools, Alabama
Amid Historic Diversification, Federal Judiciary Still Falls Short of Representing LGBTQ+ Community

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By

April 6, 2022

See Also: Fair Courts Project, United States
LGBTQ+ Children’s Books Prove the Power of Representation

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By Lambda Legal

April 2, 2022

Here are ten books that spotlight LGBTQ+ youth and their stories.

See Also: Youth and Schools
Lambda Legal Sounds Alarm Over Discriminatory Child Welfare Bill in Arizona

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By Lambda Legal

April 1, 2022

“This bill is the very antithesis of religious freedom, is harmful to children and families, and should be stopped dead in its tracks.”

See Also: Youth in Out-of-Home Care, Arizona

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