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Illinois Medicaid Should Cover Gender-Affirming Health Care

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By Lambda Legal

July 3, 2019

Lambda Legal submitted comments and suggested changes to the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (“IHFS”).

See Also: Health Care Fairness, Transgender Rights, Illinois
Trump Administration Announces Postponement of Denial of Care Rule

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By Lambda Legal

July 2, 2019

The Denial of Care Rule will no longer go into effect on July 22.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Transgender Rights
200+ Major Businesses File Landmark Brief in Support of LGBTQ Workers

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By Lambda Legal

July 2, 2019

The Supreme Court brief will be filed in a trio of cases that may determine whether LGBTQ people are protected from discrimination.

See Also: Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Transgender Rights
Victory! Kansas Agrees to Issue Accurate Birth Certificates to Transgender People

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By Lambda Legal

June 24, 2019

Transgender people born in Kansas will now be able to correct the gender marker on their birth certificates under a consent judgment between Lambda Legal and state officials issued Friday evening by a federal court.

See Also: Transgender Rights, Kansas
Highly Offensive Confirmation of Anti-LGBTQ Matthew Kacsmaryk Further Damages Our Judiciary

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By Lambda Legal

June 19, 2019

Today the U.S. Senate did further damage to our federal judiciary by confirming Matthew Kacsmaryk.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Fair Courts Project
Trump Nominee Matthew Kacsmaryk Is a Threat to Queer People

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By Lambda Legal

June 17, 2019

Call your senators NOW and tell them to vote NO on Matthew Kacsmaryk.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Fair Courts Project, Texas
Supreme Court Punts on Lambda Legal Case of Oregon Baker Who Refused to Bake Wedding Cake for Lesbian Couple

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By Lambda Legal

June 17, 2019

The U.S. Supreme Court today ruled that the Oregon Court of Appeals must look again at how the Oregon court system processed the discrimination claim against an Oregon bakery, Sweetcakes by Melissa, and its conclusion that the bakery violated Oregon’s nondiscrimination statutes when they refused to bake a wedding cake for Lambda Legal clients Rachel and Laurel Bowman-Cryer, because they said doing so would violate the owners’ religious beliefs.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Religious Exemptions, Oregon

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Illinois Medicaid Should Cover Gender-Affirming Health Care

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Trump Administration Announces Postponement of Denial of Care Rule

trump.jpg

200+ Major Businesses File Landmark Brief in Support of LGBTQ Workers

1200x630-rollback.png

Victory! Kansas Agrees to Issue Accurate Birth Certificates to Transgender People

1200x630_ks-plaintiffs_2.png

Highly Offensive Confirmation of Anti-LGBTQ Matthew Kacsmaryk Further Damages Our Judiciary

kaz_confirmation.png

Trump Nominee Matthew Kacsmaryk Is a Threat to Queer People

1200x630_kaz-blog.png

Supreme Court Punts on Lambda Legal Case of Oregon Baker Who Refused to Bake Wedding Cake for Lesbian Couple

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