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Victory! Iowa Supreme Court Reverses Conviction in Lambda Legal HIV Criminalization Case

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June 13, 2014

Today the Iowa Supreme Court set aside the conviction of Nick Rhoades, an HIV-positive Iowan who was initially sentenced to 25 years in prison, with required registration as a sex offender, after having a one-time sexual encounter with another man during which they used a condom.

See Also: Criminal Justice, HIV
Update on D.C. Restaurant Matter

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June 12, 2014

The article recently posted on the Bilerico Project blog regarding the administrative complaint we filed on behalf of Amira Gray with the Washington, D.C., Office of Human Rights (OHR) with respect to Ms.
The End of Medicare’s Ban on Sex Reassignment Surgeries: Providing Critical Health Care for Older Adults

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June 12, 2014

On Friday May 30, 2014, a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) review board ruled that transgender people receiving Medicare may no longer be automatically denied coverage for sex reassignment surgeries.
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at Lambda Legal 14th Annual Reception in Nation's Capitol

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June 11, 2014

Last night, Lambda Legal hosted its 14th annual Washington, D.C. reception at the Carnegie Institution for Science. Eric Holder, Attorney General of the United States and Kevin Cathcart, Lambda Legal Executive Director, were the featured speakers.

See Also: Eric Holder, U.S. Attorney General
Lambda Legal Files Complaint for Anti-LGBT Slur on Restaurant Receipt

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June 10, 2014

Lambda Legal filed a complaint today in the Washington, D.C., Office of Human Rights on behalf of Amira Gray, a transgender woman who was given a restaurant receipt with an anti-LGBT slur printed on it.

See Also: Transgender Rights
In My Own Words: Donisha McShan

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June 10, 2014

I am a transgender woman. I first realized that I felt more like a girl than a boy when I was four years old, but it wasn’t until 1999 that I started hormone therapy. For the past fifteen years, I have lived openly in the world as a woman.

See Also: Transgender Rights
Lambda Legal Clients Wed in Chicago

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June 6, 2014

On Monday, Jim Darby and Patrick Bova, lead plaintiffs in Lambda Legal's lawsuit seeking marriage for same-sex couples in Illinois, were married after over 50 years of love and commitment. Questions about the marriage law in Illinois? Read our FAQ.

See Also: Darby v. Orr, Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Lambda Legal Seeks to Join Appeal by Iowa Business that Denied Wedding Space to Same-Sex Couple

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June 5, 2014

Yesterday, Lambda Legal filed papers on behalf of Lee Stafford and Jared Ellars seeking to join an appeal between a Grimes, Iowa, commercial establishment that had refused to rent event space to them for their wedding and the Iowa Civil Rights Commission (ICRC).
Lambda Legal Urges President Obama: Stop Mass Deportations

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June 5, 2014

Lambda Legal joined 14 other LGBT rights groups in urging President Barack Obama to take "swift executive action" to suspend the detention and deportation of undocumented immigrants.
Congratulations Jim and Patrick! Married After Five Decades in Love

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June 2, 2014

Today, Jim Darby and Patrick Bova, lead plaintiffs in Lambda Legal's lawsuit seeking marriage for same-sex couples in Illinois, were married after over 50 years of love and commitment.

See Also: Darby v. Orr, Marriage, Same-sex relationships