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Lambda Legal & College in Texas Reach Agreement in Discrimination Lawsuit Brought by Lesbian Professor

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July 17, 2012

Tarrant County College (TCC) and former professor Jacqueline Gill have agreed to settle the federal discrimination lawsuit Lambda Legal brought against TCC on Gill's behalf. The suit claimed that TCC officials discriminated against Gill because of her sexual orientation.

See Also: Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Gill v. Devlin
The Couple Behind the Case

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July 12, 2012

An interview with the plaintiff in Lambda Legal's DOMA challenge, Karen Golinski.

See Also: DOMA, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Golinski v. OPM, Health Care Fairness, Marriage, Same-sex relationships
A Groundswell of Support for Lambda Legal's DOMA Challenge

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July 11, 2012

More than 130 members of Congress—plus dozens of companies, unions, bar associations, legal scholars and historians—are urging the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to find the so-called Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional.

See Also: DOMA, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Golinski v. OPM, Health Care Fairness, Marriage, Same-sex relationships, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Supreme Court
"Familia Es Familia" Campaign Spotlights Family Ties for LGBT Latinos

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July 10, 2012

This past weekend, Familia Es Familia, a bilingual education campaign highlighting the importance of family ties when discussing LGBT issues in the Latino community, was unveiled at the annual conference of the National Council of La Raza (NCLR).

See Also: Families, Proyecto Igualdad
A Whirlwind Season for Student Rights in New York

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July 9, 2012

Two near-simultaneous developments have left many people understandably confused about whether students in New York are protected from harassment and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

See Also: Bullying, Youth and Schools
Teleconference: Safeguarding Our Civil Rights

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July 9, 2012

Join Lambda Legal and the Center for American Progress on July 16 for a strategy teleconference on fair and functional federal courts.

See Also: Events, Fair Courts Project
The Dangers of Solitary Confinement for Transgender Prisoners and Detainees

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July 9, 2012

Lambda Legal recently joined five other LGBT advocacy organizations in urging a Senate panel to stop the discriminatory placement of transgender inmates and immigrant detainees in solitary confinement.

See Also: Government Misconduct and Support for Discrimination, Immigration and Asylum, Transgender Rights, U.S. Senate
New York Daily News Reports on NYC Landlord-Tenant Discrimination Dispute

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July 6, 2012

After marrying her longtime partner in New York state, Regina Hawkins-Balducci tried to add her wife’s name to the lease on her rent-stabilized apartment in Harlem. Her landlord refused, even though Hawkins-Balducci presented him with the couple’s marriage certificate.

See Also: Discrimination, Housing, In re Balducci, Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Analysis: Justice Dept. Presses Supreme Court to Resolve DOMA Challenges

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July 5, 2012

Prop 8 Trial Tracker's Scottie Thomaston analyzes the Justice Department's petitions to the U.S. Supreme Court to review two legal challenges to the so-called Defense of Marriage Act.

See Also: Golinski v. OPM, Health Care Fairness, Lambda Legal in the News, Marriage, Same-sex relationships, U.S. Supreme Court
Justice Dept. Asks Supreme Court to Hear DOMA Challenge

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July 3, 2012

The Justice Department filed a request today that the U.S. Supreme Court hear Lambda Legal’s challenge to the so-called Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in the Golinski v. OPM case.

See Also: Golinski v. OPM, Marriage, Same-sex relationships, U.S. Supreme Court