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Lambda Legal and Indiana Youth Group Move to Join Lawsuit to Protect Transgender Students

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By Lambda Legal

August 22, 2019

Today, Lambda Legal filed legal papers on behalf of Indiana Youth Group (IYG) to join a lawsuit in a case before the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana to protect the interests of transgender students from attack by a teacher who sued the Brownsburg Community School Corporation after officials asked him to refer to transgender students in his classroom accurately by their full names, as requested by their parents and recorded in the school’s database.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Transgender Rights, Youth and Schools, Indiana
Lambda Legal to District Court: Rescinding Job Offer Due to HIV Status is Illegal Discrimination

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By Lambda Legal

August 15, 2019

Lambda Legal today urged a federal district court judge to find that Iberia Parish Sheriff Louis Ackal violated the federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) when he rescinded a job offer for William “Liam” Pierce to serve as a sheriff’s deputy after learning that Pierce was a person living with HIV.

See Also: Employment and Rights in the Workplace, HIV, Louisiana
Proposed Trump Administration Rule Invites Discrimination Against LGBTQ Employees

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By Jennifer C. Pizer

August 14, 2019

This morning, the U.S Department of Labor announced a proposed new rule for federal contractors through its Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP).

See Also: Employment and Rights in the Workplace
Proposed Trump Administration Rule Seeks to Roll Back ACA Protections for LGBTQ People

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By Lambda Legal

August 14, 2019

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Health Care Fairness, Law & Policy Project, Reproductive Rights and Sexual Health, Transgender Rights
Military Experts, Medical Associations and HIV Advocates Oppose Trump DOD’s Discharge Policy for HIV-Positive Airmen

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By Lambda Legal

July 26, 2019

Military leaders, medical associations, public health groups, and HIV advocates joined three friend-of-the court briefs filed today in support of a federal lawsuit challenging the Pentagon’s discriminatory policies, which prevent service members living with HIV from deploying to most locations outside the United States.

See Also: HIV, Military
Court Approves Settlement in H.B. 2 Replacement Case

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By Lambda Legal

July 23, 2019

The State of North Carolina cannot use H.B. 142, the law that replaced H.B. 2, to prevent transgender individuals from using public restrooms and other facilities in state government buildings that match their gender under an agreement approved today by a federal court.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Law & Policy Project, Transgender Rights, North Carolina
Same-Sex Georgia Couple Sues U.S. State Department for Refusing to Recognize Their One-Year-Old Daughter’s Citizenship

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By Lambda Legal

July 23, 2019

The State Department’s policy treats married same-sex couples as if their marriages did not exist.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Immigration, Marriage Family and Relationship Protections, Same-sex relationships, Georgia

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Lambda Legal and Indiana Youth Group Move to Join Lawsuit to Protect Transgender Students

high_school_students_backview_walking.jpg

Lambda Legal to District Court: Rescinding Job Offer Due to HIV Status is Illegal Discrimination

gavil.jpg

Proposed Trump Administration Rule Invites Discrimination Against LGBTQ Employees

lgbt_protest.jpg

Proposed Trump Administration Rule Seeks to Roll Back ACA Protections for LGBTQ People

1200x630_social.png

Military Experts, Medical Associations and HIV Advocates Oppose Trump DOD’s Discharge Policy for HIV-Positive Airmen

nick_harrison.jpeg

Court Approves Settlement in H.B. 2 Replacement Case

north_carolina_gavel_nc_law.jpg

Same-Sex Georgia Couple Sues U.S. State Department for Refusing to Recognize Their One-Year-Old Daughter’s Citizenship

mize-greggs_copy.jpg

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