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June 2021

BREAKING: State Department to Allow X Gender Markers on U.S. Passports

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June 30, 2021

Lambda Legal Plaintiff Dana Zzyym, Intersex and Nonbinary U.S. Navy Veteran, Anticipates the Accurate Passport They’ve Been Seeking for Six Years.

See Also: Transgender Rights
VICTORY! Alaska Removes Medicaid Ban on Transition-Related Health Care

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June 29, 2021

“Transition-related health care is essential health care, full stop. Our clients are delighted that the State of Alaska has, at long last, recognized that fact.”

See Also: Health Care Fairness, Transgender Rights
The Hope and Incompleteness of Pride: LGBTQ Refugees are Repeatedly Denied the Right to the Complexity of their Identities and Lives

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June 28, 2021

By Nora Huppert and Jennifer C. Pizer

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Immigration
In Victory for Transgender Student, Supreme Court Declines to Hear Bathroom Dispute

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June 28, 2021

“Gavin’s persistent fight for the rights of transgender young people stands as a reminder that the fight is far from over; he is a beacon of hope. Thank you, Gavin.”

See Also: Transgender Rights, Youth and Schools
Lambda Legal Applauds Signing of Gender Recognition Act Into Law

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June 24, 2021

"We welcome Governor Cuomo signing this bill and hope the state continues to ensure all transgender, nonbinary, and gender non-conforming New Yorkers have access to correct documentation."

See Also: Transgender Rights
Lambda Legal Applauds as US Department of Education Issues Guidance on Combatting LGBTQI+ Harassment in School

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June 23, 2021

“On the same day as the U.S. Supreme Court underscores schools’ responsibility for ensuring a safe educational environment, this critical guidance details what that environment should look like, and what protections LGBTQI+ students have.”
VICTORY: New York State Commits to Issuing Accurate Drivers Licenses and State ID cards with ‘X’ Gender Marker

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June 23, 2021

"The work is far from done—but this is a significant step in the right direction.”

See Also: Transgender Rights
In Upholding Student Speech Rights, Supreme Court Stresses Schools’ Duty To Protect Students From Bullying

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June 23, 2021

"Schools have a responsibility to respond to harmful behavior that targets a student..."

See Also: Youth and Schools
Lambda Legal Applauds VA’s Commitment to Provide Lifesaving Health Care for Transgender Veterans

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June 19, 2021

Today, U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough announced his commitment to removing the categorical exclusion of transition-related surgical care from the Department of Veterans Affairs’ health plan and to providing comprehensive health care for transgender veterans. Lambda Legal Staff Attorney Sasha Buchert issued the following statement:

See Also: Transgender Rights
Supreme Court Rules Philadelphia Discriminated Against Catholic Foster Care Agency

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June 17, 2021

Lambda Legal calls ruling “troubling but, importantly, it refused to give a free pass to people or agencies that want to discriminate against LGBTQ people for religious reasons.”

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Religious Exemptions, Youth in Out-of-Home Care

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