Publications & Resources

The Illinois Supreme Court has ordered a lower court to file a name change petition and fee-waiver request for Daunn Turner — a disabled, transgender woman. A circuit court judge had originally denied the name change and fee waiver, saying Turner’s name change was “not that important.”

LGBT people face real discrimination in the workplace, yet there is still no federal law that expressly forbids this kind of discrimination. The federal Employment Nondiscrimination Act (ENDA)* seeks to put an end to this. Executive Director Kevin M. Cathcart submitted an open letter to congress urging for the passage of this bill.

The New York Assembly has passed legislation to legalize marriage for same-sex couples by a bipartisan vote of 85 – 61. The Marriage Equality Bill now heads to the senate for a vote.

Lambda Legal argues in an Ohio appeals court that the state's antigay amendment cannot be used to deprive our client Therese Leach of a relationship with her 11-year-old son.

A court of appeals has held that the military's “Don't Ask, Don't Tell” policy must satisfy a heightened standard of review before barring a model officer from serving.

Lambda Legal mourns the passing of Mildred Loving, whose interracial marriage sparked controversy more than 40 years ago.