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LGBTQ Advocates Oppose Brett Kavanaugh Confirmation to US Supreme Court as a Threat to Queer Lives

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By Lambda Legal

July 31, 2018

Today, Lambda Legal and 62 national, state, and local LGBTQ organizations sent a letter to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee to oppose the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the US Supreme Court.

See Also: Fair Courts Project
Victory! Court Orders Florida School District to Allow Transgender Student to Use the Men’s Restroom

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By Lambda Legal

July 26, 2018

Today a federal court ruled in a Lambda Legal lawsuit that St. Johns County School Board in St. Augustine, FL, a suburb of Jacksonville, discriminated against Drew Adams, a 17-year-old boy, by denying him access to the boys’ restroom because he is transgender.

See Also: Transgender Rights, Youth and Schools, Florida
Submit Your Comments to Support Transgender Veterans

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By Sasha Buchert

July 26, 2018

The Veterans Administration recently announced they are considering whether to remove the categorical exclusion for transition-related health care from their medical benefits package. They have opened up the rule change for public comment, and it will be important for them to see a strong showing of support for transgender veterans. Unfortunately, at the moment, many of the comments that are being posted are uninformed, and extremely negative. We could use your help.
Lambda Legal and Black AIDS Institute Launch #CutTheStigma Campaign to Combat HIV Discrimination

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By Lambda Legal

July 25, 2018

Today, Lambda Legal and the Black AIDS Institute (BAI) launched CUT THE STIGMA, a joint public education campaign focused on Black communities developed to dispel misconceptions surrounding the transmission of HIV and reduce HIV stigma and its resulting discrimination. The campaign was developed in conjunction with a complaint filed today in U.S. District Court by Lambda Legal on behalf of Nikko Briteramos against the owner of a Los Angeles barbershop who refused to cut Briteramos' hair because he is living with HIV.

See Also: HIV, Racial Justice & Low Income Advocacy, California
Bow Ties Don’t Discriminate

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By Lambda Legal

July 24, 2018

Tie The Knot is extending their fabulous partnership with Lambda Legal until the end of this summer!
Mitch McConnell Was Just Forced to Withdraw a Trump Nominee: Here's Why It Matters

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By Lambda Legal

July 19, 2018

Today, Sharon McGowan, Legal Director and Chief Strategy Officer of Lambda Legal, issued the following statement after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was forced to withdraw Ryan Bounds, Donald Trump’s nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

See Also: Fair Courts Project, Washington, D.C.
Lambda Legal Asks Court to Stop Pentagon from Discharging HIV-Positive Service Members

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By Lambda Legal

July 19, 2018

Today, Lambda Legal and OutServe-SLDN, along with pro bono counsel from Winston & Strawn LLP, asked a federal court to halt implementation of a new Department of Defense policy resulting in the discharge of service members living with HIV.

See Also: Employment and Rights in the Workplace, HIV, Military, Virginia