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40 Years of Lambda Legal—Part 1: The 1970s

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January 14, 2013

Learn more about our four decades of history—and of pushing history forward.

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New Tax Law May Help Lambda Legal

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January 10, 2013

Thanks to Congress' last-minute "fiscal cliff" tax law, taxpayers age 70 1/2 or older have special tax incentives to help Lambda Legal with a January donation from their IRA.

See Also: Life Planning, Planned giving, Take the Power, Taxes
Jeanne Manford, 1920-2013

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January 9, 2013

Lambda Legal honors the life and legacy of Jeanne Manford, the founder of Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) and pioneer of the straight ally movement, who died yesterday at age 92.

See Also: Adoption and Parenting, Families, Youth
Lambda Legal Clients Testify on Illinois Marriage Bill

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January 8, 2013

The Illinois Senate Executive Committee heard testimony last week from Lambda Legal clients Mercedes Santos and Theresa Volpe about why having the freedom to marry is important to their family.

See Also: Darby v. Orr, Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Lambda Legal Helps Georgia Same-Sex Couples Take Stand for Marriage

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January 7, 2013

Lesbian and gay couples in Decatur, Ga., will request—and be denied—marriage licenses, in a public demonstration to highlight the harms of discriminatory state laws and to call for full equality under federal law.

See Also: Marriage, Same-sex relationships, WE DO Campaign
Illinois Marriage Update

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January 5, 2013

After this week’s whirlwind of activity in the state legislature, we are certain of one thing - momentum for the freedom to marry is undeniable and growing stronger. Lambda Legal has been working in the Midwestern states to secure respect for our relationships and families for 20 years, and we will pursue every opportunity to get the job done. We look forward to continuing to work with Sen.

See Also: Darby v. Orr
Lambda Legal Clients Eagerly Await Illinois Vote for Freedom to Marry

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January 3, 2013

From Reuters: Theresa Volpe and Mercedes Santos' 8-year-old daughter, Ava, has learned about the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s in school. So her school friends understand when she tells them her two moms are fighting for their civil rights to marry -- it's just hard to explain it to grown-ups sometimes, Volpe and Santos say.

See Also: Darby v. Orr, Marriage, Same-sex relationships
New Law May Allow Anti-LGBT Discrimination in Armed Forces

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January 3, 2013

President Obama signed into law yesterday a defense budget bill including a clause that may allow service members to invoke “religious conscience” as a defense for illegal discrimination. The President promised to protect the rights of lesbian and gay service members.

See Also: Don't Ask Don't Tell, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Government Misconduct and Support for Discrimination, Military, President Obama, Religiously Motivated Discrimination
Couple in Lambda Legal Marriage Case Urges Illinois Lawmakers to Pass Freedom-to-Marry Bill

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January 2, 2013

The Illinois Senate Executive Committee will hear testimony tomorrow from Lambda Legal clients Mercedes Santos and Theresa Volpe about why having the freedom to marry is important to their family.

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

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December 28, 2012

Tomorrow, Maine will become the 8th state to grant same-sex couples the freedom to marry – congratulations and well wishes to all of the happy couples and their families who have waited so long. In commemoration of this historic day, Camilla Taylor, Marriage Project Director for Lambda Legal released the following statement: