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Oregon Court Must Uphold Anti-Discrimination Law Against Homophobic Bakery (Again)

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January 9, 2020
We're Suing New York State for Prohibiting Transgender Minors from Correct Birth Certificates

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January 7, 2020

Today Lambda Legal filed a federal lawsuit challenging New York State’s policy categorically prohibiting transgender minors from correcting the sex designation on their birth certificates – a critically important document for transgender people seeking to navigate through life with accurate government documents.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Teens & Young Adults, Transgender Rights
A Decade of Justice: Defending Equality 2010-2020

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December 30, 2019

A look back at our victories from the decade.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments
The Trump Administration’s Assault On Courts and LGBTQ Protections Intensified in 2019

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December 20, 2019

See Also: Fair Courts Project
Federal Court To Pentagon: Turn Over Documents Used to Justify Transgender Military Ban

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December 18, 2019

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Illinois Must Issue an Accurate Birth Certificate to Child of Trans Parents

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December 17, 2019

Yesterday, Myles Brady Davis and Precious Brady-Davis announced the arrival of their child, who was born earlier this month. Myles, who carried and gave birth to their baby and identifies as transmasculine, and Precious, his wife who is a transgender woman, have requested that the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) issue an accurate birth certificate that does not misgender them and either describes them both as “co-parents,” or alternatively lists Myles in the field reserved for “Father/Co-Parent” and Precious as “Mother/Co-Parent.”

See Also: Adoption and Parenting, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Transgender Rights
The SAFE SEX Workers Study Act is Critical to the Health and Safety of Sex Workers

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December 17, 2019

It is past time that we take steps to address the daily threat of violence faced by people who trade sex.

See Also: Criminal Justice and Police Misconduct, Racial Justice & Low Income Advocacy, Transgender Rights
Outrageous: Lawrence VanDyke's Confirmation to Lifetime Judgeship on the Ninth Circuit an Affront to the LGBTQ Community

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December 11, 2019

Today, Sasha Buchert, Senior Attorney at Lambda Legal, issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate confirmed Lawrence VanDyke for a lifetime position to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

See Also: Fair Courts Project
The Defense Authorization Bill Should Have Ended the Transgender Military Ban

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December 10, 2019

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Military, Transgender Rights
The “Fairness for All” Act is an Affront to Existing Civil Rights Protections

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December 6, 2019

Today, national advocacy groups including the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Center for American Progress (CAP), the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), GLAAD, Lambda Legal, the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, the NAACP, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, the National Black Justice Coalition (BJC), National Fair Housing Alliance, National Partnership for Women and Families, National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance (NQAPIA), the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC), PFLAG National and the Transgender Law Center expressed strong opposition to the so-called “Fairness For All” Act, as introduced in Congress.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments