Vandy Beth Glenn was fired from her job as an editor in the Georgia General Assembly after telling her supervisor that she planned to transition from male to female.
For one year Phi Ngo and Joseph O'Leary lived together in family housing while Joseph worked toward a degree in history at the University of Hawaii (Manoa). But when the couple reapplied for family housing the following year, the university said no.
Since 1973, Lambda Legal has been making real changes in people's lives. In 2007, we maintained this tradition with even more groundbreaking victories. We have had major successes for parenting and workplace equality laws across the country, and have won significant victories for same-sex couples and relationship recognition.
In 2007, the United States House of Representatives passed the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), in a 235-184 vote, providing federal workplace protections for gays and lesbians, but not transgender people.
The Supreme Court of New York for Westchester County held that County Executive Spano can recognize out-of-state marriages of same-sex couples living in Westchester County.