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This NC Widower Was Denied Social Security Survivor's Benefits. We're Suing.

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By Lambda Legal

January 17, 2019

Lambda Legal today filed a motion on behalf of a 75-year-old gay man arguing that the Social Security Administration’s denial of spousal survivor’s benefits to him, on the grounds that he was not married for long enough despite discriminatory marriage laws that prevented him from marrying earlier, is unconstitutional.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Same-sex relationships, Seniors, North Carolina
New York Passes Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA) and Legislation Banning “Conversion Therapy”

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By Lambda Legal

January 15, 2019

The New York legislature today passed two pro-LGBTQ bills, the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA) and a law banning so-called “conversion therapy.”

See Also: Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Transgender Rights, Youth and Schools, Youth in Out-of-Home Care, New York
LGBTQ People Are Not A "Trend", Neomi Rao

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By Lambda Legal

January 15, 2019

Sharon McGowan, Legal Director and Chief Strategy Officer of Lambda Legal, issued the following statement after BuzzFeed News reported on a series of Naomi Rao’s inflammatory writings.

See Also: Fair Courts Project, Washington, D.C.
LGBTQ Advocates Urge Eleventh Circuit to Uphold Lower Court Ruling to Provide Medical Care to Transgender Woman in Florida Prison

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By Lambda Legal

January 10, 2019

See Also: Criminal Justice, Transgender Rights, Florida
Trump's Judicial Assault on LGBT Rights

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By Lambda Legal

January 2, 2019

Bias and bigotry are the new norms after two years of Trump nominees. Read Lambda Legal's new report.
Supreme Court Should Maintain Injunction Against Implementation of Discriminatory Transgender Military Ban

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By Lambda Legal

December 28, 2018

Lambda Legal today urged the U.S. Supreme Court to deny a request from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) asking the Court to stay enforcement of the preliminary injunctions that have kept the Trump administration from implementing its discriminatory plan to ban transgender people from serving openly in the U.S. Armed Services.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Military, Transgender Rights, Washington, D.C.
The Supreme Court Should Deny Premature Request for Review of Transgender Military Ban Rulings

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By Lambda Legal

December 26, 2018

Lambda Legal today urged the U.S. Supreme Court to deny a petition from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) asking that the Court review three preliminary federal district court rulings that have kept the Trump administration from implementing its discriminatory plan to ban transgender people from serving openly in the U.S. Armed Services.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Military, Transgender Rights, Washington, D.C.

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This NC Widower Was Denied Social Security Survivor's Benefits. We're Suing.

harvey_l_fred_r.png

New York Passes Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA) and Legislation Banning “Conversion Therapy”

pride_flag.jpg

LGBTQ People Are Not A "Trend", Neomi Rao

neomi_rao.jpg

LGBTQ Advocates Urge Eleventh Circuit to Uphold Lower Court Ruling to Provide Medical Care to Transgender Woman in Florida Prison

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Trump's Judicial Assault on LGBT Rights

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Supreme Court Should Maintain Injunction Against Implementation of Discriminatory Transgender Military Ban

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The Supreme Court Should Deny Premature Request for Review of Transgender Military Ban Rulings

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