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June 2022

Meet Our Lawyers: Richard Saenz

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June 15, 2022

Richard Saenz (he/him) Senior Attorney, Criminal Justice & Police Misconduct Strategist Location: New York (HDQ) Twitter: @saenzr03
Lambda Legal Names Jennifer C. Pizer as Acting Chief Legal Officer

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June 14, 2022

“I’m beyond proud to lead Lambda Legal’s team of incredibly talented attorneys during this critical time.”
Victory! Court Rules for Transgender North Carolina State Employees Denied Health Care Coverage

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June 10, 2022

In lawsuit filed by Lambda Legal and TLDEF, U.S. District Court finds that the North Carolina state health plan’s categorical exclusion of medically necessary gender-affirming health care is discriminatory and unlawful.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Health Care Fairness, Transgender Rights
Texas Court Issues Emergency Stop to Gov. Abbott’s Anti-Trans Directive to Investigate Families of Transgender Youth

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June 10, 2022

The Travis County District Court granted a temporary restraining order on Friday to block the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) from investigating PFLAG families who are supporting their transgender children with medically necessary health care, including the three plaintiff families in the case.

See Also: Transgender Rights, Youth and Schools
Meet Our Lawyers: Nicholas "Guilly" Guillory

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June 10, 2022

Name: Nicholas "Guilly" Guillory Title: Tryon Garner Memorial Law Fellow Pronouns: He/Him/His Location: South Central Regional Office (Dallas, TX)
Lambda Legal Launches New Podcast

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June 9, 2022

“Making the Case,” hosted by Alex Berg, will feature interviews with Lambda Legal attorneys on their work litigating some of the most consequential lawsuits on behalf of LGBTQ+ people and everyone living with HIV.
PFLAG National, Lambda Legal, and ACLU File New Lawsuit to Stop Texas from Persecuting Parents with Transgender Kids

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June 8, 2022

Lambda Legal, the American Civil Liberties Union, and the ACLU of Texas, along w

See Also: Transgender Rights, Youth and Schools
Lambda Legal Celebrates Biden Administration’s Decision to Abandon Appeal of Court Order Striking Down Discriminatory Restrictions on Service Members Living with HIV and Welcomes Pentagon’s Policy Change

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June 8, 2022

Lambda Legal celebrates the Biden administration’s announcement yesterday that it will no longer defend discriminatory restrictions that prevented service members living with HIV from deploying and commissioning as officers in the U.S. military.

See Also: HIV, Military
Health and LGBTQ Legal Advocates to Florida: Gender-Affirming Care Is Safe, Effective and Essential; Transgender Floridians Cannot Be Erased

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June 6, 2022

Lambda Legal, Southern Legal Counsel, Florida Health Justice Project, and National Health Law Program today issued the following statement in response to yesterday’s announcement from the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA), which oversees Florida’s Medicaid Program, that it will start a rule-making process concerning Medicaid coverage for gender-affirming health care
Meet Our Lawyers: Sruti J. Swaminathan

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June 1, 2022

Name: Sruti J. Swaminathan Job Title: Staff Attorney for Youth Pronouns: they/them, she/her Location: New York (H.D.Q.)

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