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Lesbian custody case is complicated The Columbus Dispatch	6/11/2011
"A lesbian who doesn't want to share custody of her 7-year-old biological daughter with her former partner persuaded an appeals court this week to revoke the other woman's visitation rights.
Lesbian mother's custody case disturbs judge The Columbus Dispatch	3/28/2008
3/28/2008 "A Franklin County appeals court judge expressed concerns yesterday about the tactics a lesbian mother is using in an effort to invalidate a joint custody agreement with her former partner. "'I find it a little upsetting,' Judge Susan Brown said of Denise Fairchild's legal maneuvers.
Lesbians claim discrimination at catfish derby Los Angeles Times	7/27/2009
"Two women are claiming to be victims of discrimination because they were refused the couples discount when entering a catfish derby.
LGB Rights Bill: Hold The "T"? The Nation	10/17/2007
10/17/2007 "October was supposed to be a triumph for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, thanks to the recent passage of a comprehensive hate crimes bill in both houses of Congress and what was expected to be a historic vote on HR 2015, the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, or ENDA, in the House.
Lingle vetoes civil-unions bill Honolulu Star Advertiser	7/7/2010
"Gov. Linda Lingle vetoed a civil-unions bill yesterday after concluding it was the equivalent to marriage, which she believes should be reserved for a man and a woman.
Log Cabin DADT Trial Begins The Advocate	7/13/2010
7/13/2010 "Calling the discriminatory policy 'one of the most pressing civil rights issues in our great country today,' attorneys challenging 'don't ask, don't tell' in federal court said Tuesday the U.S. government has no legitimate basis for maintaining the ban on gay soldiers serving openly in the armed forces.
Lose the ruling, attack the judge Los Angeles Times	8/13/2010
8/13/2010 "When you don't win an argument on the merits, change the subject. That seems to be the favorite tactic of groups opposed to marriage equality for same-sex couples.
Love, loss underscore woman's fight The Olympian	5/3/2009
5/3/2009 "It's been more than two years since Lacey resident Lisa Pond died of a brain aneurysm in a Florida hospital, but her life partner, Janice Langbehn, cannot let go of the circumstances surrounding that day.
Making Laws About Making Babies: Bias Against Gays and Lesbians	9/14/2011
"Two cases brought by Lambda Legal illustrate that discrimination continues to frustrate and humiliate gay men and women seeking equal treatment in fertility services. Guadalupe Benitez was denied infertility treatment by a clinic in California because she is a lesbian; the California Supreme Court ruled that the doctors’ actions were illegal under the state’s antidiscrimination law.
Marriage Litigation Strategy: From John Lawrence to Kristin Perry Towleroad	3/8/2012
"Lambda Legal took a case that needed to go to the Supreme Court: the continued acceptance of criminal anti-sodomy laws under Bowers v. Hardwick gave legitimacy to every piece of anti-gay legislation and every instance of anti-gay discrimination. It needed to go.

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