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NEW REPORT: Lambda Legal Report Reveals Alarming Scope and Scale of Anti-LGBTQ Discrimination, Underscoring Need for Urgent Action on the Equality Act

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March 10, 2021

As Congress considers comprehensive protections for LGBTQ people, statistical data collected and analyzed by Lambda Legal’s Help Desk reveals that widespread anti-LGBTQ discrimination continues to persist in communities everywhere, in many forms — underscoring the need for urgent action on the Equality Act.

See Also: Adoption and Parenting, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Health Care Fairness, Housing, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Reproductive Rights and Sexual Health, Transgender Rights
Lambda Legal Hails Biden Administration for Explicitly Extending Fair Credit Protections to LGBTQ People

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March 9, 2021

The U.S. Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) today issued guidance explicitly extending the protections of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) to LGBTQ individuals.

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Lambda Legal Applauds Passage of Equality Act by U.S. House of Representatives

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February 25, 2021

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 5, the Equality Act.
Watch Now: Our LGBTQ State of the Union with Leading Legal Experts

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February 24, 2021
Lambda Legal Hails Introduction of the Equality Act

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February 18, 2021

Today, U.S. Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI) and U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) announced the introduction of the Equality Act, federal legislation that will update existing federal nondiscrimination laws, including the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Fair Housing Act, to confirm that discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity is unlawful discrimination based on sex.
Foster Youth and LGBTQ Advocacy Groups Celebrate Biden Administration’s Agreement to Halt Discriminatory HHS Rule Change In Response to Legal Challenge

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February 10, 2021

In response to a lawsuit filed by a foster youth and alumni group as well as LGBTQ service and advocacy organizations, the U.S.
HIV Criminalization is a Racial Justice Issue

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February 7, 2021
Lambda Legal Celebrates Repeal of “Walking While Trans” Ban and Recognizes the Leadership and Advocacy of Transgender Women of Color

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February 2, 2021

Lambda Legal today hailed the elimination of the “Walking While Trans” ban, Section 240.37 of the New York penal law relating to loitering for the purpose of engaging in a prostitution offense.

See Also: Criminal Justice and Police Misconduct, Transgender Rights
Lambda Legal Celebrates Senator Heather Steans, Stalwart of LGBTQ Civil Rights in Illinois

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January 29, 2021

“Illinois’ LGBTQ community is stronger, and our state is a more equal place thanks to Senator Heather Steans.”
Lambda Legal Mourns Passing of Carmen Vázquez, LGBTQ Movement Hero/ Lambda Legal Lamenta el Fallecimiento de Carmen Vázquez, heroína del movimiento LGBTQ

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January 28, 2021

Lifelong LGBTQ and social justice activist, Carmen Vázquez, passed away yesterday from complications due to Covid-19.

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NEW REPORT: Lambda Legal Report Reveals Alarming Scope and Scale of Anti-LGBTQ Discrimination, Underscoring Need for Urgent Action on the Equality Act

shutterstock_1525868414.jpg

Lambda Legal Hails Biden Administration for Explicitly Extending Fair Credit Protections to LGBTQ People

shutterstock_1910041840.jpg

Lambda Legal Applauds Passage of Equality Act by U.S. House of Representatives

shutterstock_1844144053.jpg

Watch Now: Our LGBTQ State of the Union with Leading Legal Experts

vid_graphic.jpg

Lambda Legal Hails Introduction of the Equality Act

ll_fbtw_2.18.png

Foster Youth and LGBTQ Advocacy Groups Celebrate Biden Administration’s Agreement to Halt Discriminatory HHS Rule Change In Response to Legal Challenge

dhhs-logo-reflex-blue-cmyk_small-01.png

HIV Criminalization is a Racial Justice Issue

hiv_274.jpg

Lambda Legal Celebrates Repeal of “Walking While Trans” Ban and Recognizes the Leadership and Advocacy of Transgender Women of Color

trans_flag_wwt.jpg

Lambda Legal Celebrates Senator Heather Steans, Stalwart of LGBTQ Civil Rights in Illinois

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Lambda Legal Mourns Passing of Carmen Vázquez, LGBTQ Movement Hero/ Lambda Legal Lamenta el Fallecimiento de Carmen Vázquez, heroína del movimiento LGBTQ

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