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Lambda Legal Client Janice Langbehn to Attend White House Pride Event

Tomorrow night, just days before the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) publishes new regulations on hospital visitation, Lambda Legal client Janice Langbehn will be a guest at the White House pride event.

Lambda Legal and ACLU to Governor: Do Not Veto HB 444

(Honolulu, June 21, 2010) — Today, in a notification letter to the Legislature, Governor Linda Lingle included HB 444 in a list of bills she may veto. This notification has prompted a renewed call from civil unions supporters for her to allow the bill to become law.

Lambda Legal Applauds State Department Changes to Passport Guidelines on Gender

In response to the US State Department’s new policy guidelines for gender change in passports and Consular Reports of Birth Abroad for transgender people that were announced late yesterday, Lambda Legal released the following statement by Dru Levasseur, Transgender Rights Attorney.

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights groups and allies join outcry against anti-immigrant measure in Arizona

More than 20 lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) equality groups and allies today issued the following joint statement:

Lambda Legal Applauds Michigan Court Ruling to Drop Bioterrorism Charge Based on Alleged HIV Status of Defendant

(Detroit, June 3, 2010) -- Today, Lambda Legal applauds the Macomb County Circuit Court's decision late yesterday to drop the bioterrorism charge against a man based on his alleged HIV status.

"We are glad the Court ruled with science. Being HIV-positive does not make a person a bioterrorist," said Bebe Anderson, Lambda Legal's HIV Project Director. "Discrimination and stigma remain problems for people living with HIV because of the misinformation about HIV. A court has to make decisions, as it did here, based on facts not fear."

Lambda Legal Statement on Benefits for Families of Federal Employees

In response to the move by the Obama Administration to offer benefits to the partners of gay federal employees, Lambda Legal issued the following statement on behalf of Jennifer C. Pizer, Marriage Project Director.

Lambda Legal Says DADT Compromise Shows Promise But Job Isn't Finished

In response to the recent compromise to repeal the military's policy on gay service members known as "Don't Ask Don't Tell," Lambda Legal released the following statement by Kevin Cathcart, Executive Director.

Lambda Legal Praises Congressman Gutierrez's Commitment to Same-Sex Couples and their Families in Comprehensive Immigration Reform

At a press conference today, Congressman Luis Gutierrez, the sponsor of the Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America's Security and Prosperity Act, announced his support of including same-sex couples and their families in the comprehensive immigration reform bill.

Lambda Legal Statement on the Nomination of Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court

In response to the nomination of Elena Kagan, Solicitor General of the United States, to the U.S. Supreme Court, Lambda Legal's Executive Director, Kevin Cathcart, made the following statement.

New York High Court Rules in Lambda Legal Case: Vermont Civil Union Establishes Parental Rights of Non-Biological Mother

"This is a terrific outcome for our client and her six-and-a-half-year-old son. New York has recognized the legal parent-child relationship established after this couple entered into a civil union in Vermont."

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