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Publications & Resources

Publications & Resources

  • Antigay Adoption Law Gone for Good

    Heather Finstuen, Anne Magro and their daughters.

  • Denying Access to Marriage Harms Families: Social Security

    Most employees in the United States see a “FICA” deduction — reducing their take-home pay — on every paycheck. FICA stands for the Federal Insurance Contribution Act. Those deductions are what employees pay into the federal Social Security system to fund benefits not only for retirement, but also for when a spouse dies or becomes disabled. The principal goal of these benefits is to provide a safety net, similar to life insurance.

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  • Victory — Health Benefits Saved Again!

    Susan Gray, Yvonne Keller and their two childern

  • Transgender woman denied job

    Izza Lopez, a 26-year-old transgender woman, accepted a job as a scheduler with River Oaks Imaging and Diagnostic, a medical imaging company in Houston. After resigning from her position with her then-current employer, Lopez received a call from River Oaks rescinding the job offer because of her "misrepresentation" of herself as a woman.

  • NY School District Withdraws Challenge to Human Rights Law

  • Custody Case Heats Up

    For four years Lambda Legal has defended Janet Jenkins against her ex-partner who is trying to use Virginia's antigay amendment to obtain sole custody of their child. The case is now before the state's highest court.

  • Protecting Employees When the State Doesn't

  • Website Nixes Gay Couples

    An Internet adoption site may have to pull its business from a second state after refusing to allow same-sex couples to post their prospective adoptive-parents' profile online.

  • The Alito Agenda

    I. Introduction Lambda Legal is an advocacy organization. We’re committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and people with HIV. As an advocate, we have a vision of what’s just. Some call it an agenda.

  • Equal Pay for Equal Work...At Last

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