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March 2021

Case Concerns the Regulation of Student Speech Off-Campus and on Personal Social Media

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March 31, 2021

“Student misconduct that involves hate, bias, or prejudice can have a devastating impact on victims and often reverberates across campus and the broader school community."

See Also: Youth and Schools
Lambda Legal Celebrates Historic Confirmation of Dr. Rachel L. Levine as HHS Assistant Secretary for Health

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March 24, 2021

See Also: Health Care Fairness
Remembering Robina Asti

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March 18, 2021

Robina, who was a transgender WWII veteran and the founder of The Cloud Dancers Foundation, died peacefully at the age of 99 on March 18, 2021—she would have turned 100-years-old on April 7, 2021.

See Also: Seniors, Transgender Rights
Lambda Legal Stands in Solidarity with AAPI Community After Tragic Violence in Georgia

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March 17, 2021

"We stand in grief and solidarity with Asian Americans in Atlanta and throughout the country to denounce racism, violence, and xenophobia."

See Also: Racial Justice & Low Income Advocacy
Senate Committee Holds Hearing on the Equality Act, Marking an Important Step Toward Becoming Law

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March 17, 2021

“The Equality Act would be an important step toward fulfilling this country’s promise of equality for all… There has never been an opportunity like the one before us now to take this important legislation all the way.”

See Also: Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Health Care Fairness, Housing, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Racial Justice & Low Income Advocacy, Same Sex Relationships, Transgender Rights
Lambda Legal Condemns South Dakota and Mississippi Bills Targeting Trans Youth

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March 11, 2021

“To trans youth in South Dakota, Mississippi and all across the country, trust that there is an entire community of people who celebrate you, stand with you, and believe that you deserve to feel safe and respected.”

See Also: Teens & Young Adults, Transgender Rights, Youth and Schools
NEW REPORT: Lambda Legal Report Reveals Alarming Scope and Scale of Anti-LGBTQ Discrimination, Underscoring Need for Urgent Action on the Equality Act

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March 10, 2021

As Congress considers comprehensive protections for LGBTQ people, statistical data collected and analyzed by Lambda Legal’s Help Desk reveals that widespread anti-LGBTQ discrimination continues to persist in communities everywhere, in many forms — underscoring the need for urgent action on the Equality Act.

See Also: Adoption and Parenting, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Health Care Fairness, Housing, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Reproductive Rights and Sexual Health, Transgender Rights
Lambda Legal Hails Biden Administration for Explicitly Extending Fair Credit Protections to LGBTQ People

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March 9, 2021

The U.S. Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) today issued guidance explicitly extending the protections of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) to LGBTQ individuals.

See Also: Housing

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