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Lambda Legal Urges Third Circuit to Uphold Ruling Protecting LGBTQ Foster Youth and Parents

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October 5, 2018

By seeking out a license to discriminate against same-sex couples, CSS harms the very children it purports to serve.

See Also: Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Religious Exemptions, Same-sex relationships, Youth in Out-of-Home Care
Lambda Legal Names Former Board Member Richard Burns as Interim CEO

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October 4, 2018

Today, Lambda Legal announced Richard Burns, former Lambda Legal board member and former executive director of the NYC LGBT Community Center, as interim CEO while it conducts a search for a permanent replacement for Rachel Tiven who resigned from the role in August.
California Superior Court Denies Motion to Dismiss in Lambda Legal HIV Program Data Breach Lawsuit

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October 4, 2018

The Superior Court of California (San Francisco) on Monday denied A.J. Boggs & Company’s motion to dismiss a class action lawsuit Lambda Legal filed on behalf of a California man living with HIV and 92 others whose confidential medical records – including their HIV status – were compromised by a data breach of A.J. Boggs & Company’s California AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) online enrollment system.

See Also: HIV
Court Says NC Law Does Not Bar Transgender People from Public Facilities

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October 1, 2018

U.S. District Judge Thomas Schroeder also said that he would allow a challenge to the law’s ban on local LGBT nondiscrimination policies to go forward.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, HB142, HB2, Transgender Rights
Lambda Legal Sues Social Security on Behalf of Lesbian Seeking Spousal Survivor's Benefits

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September 25, 2018

Lambda Legal today filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) on behalf of a 63-year-old lesbian seeking spousal survivor's benefits based on her relationship with her partner of 27 years, who died in 2006 before same-sex couples in the State of Washington were able to marry.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Same-sex relationships
Lambda Legal Applauds as California Becomes First State to Guarantee Gender-Affirming Health Care for Transgender Foster Youth

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September 21, 2018

Lambda Legal today added its voice to the chorus of praise for AB 2119, which was signed into law by California Governor Jerry Brown.

See Also: Teens & Young Adults, Transgender Rights, Youth and Schools, Youth in Out-of-Home Care
Victory! State Department Cannot Rely on its Binary-Only Gender Policy to Deny Passport to Nonbinary Intersex Citizen

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September 19, 2018

A U.S. District Court Judge today ruled that the U.S. State Department exceeded its authority under the Passport Act of 1926 when it denied a passport to Lambda Legal client Dana Zzyym, a U.S. Navy veteran who is intersex and non-binary, and does not identify as male or female.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Intersex, Transgender Rights
61 LGBTQ Organizations Urge Senate to Postpone Kavanaugh Hearing and to Properly Investigate the Allegations of Sexual Assault

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September 18, 2018

Today, Lambda Legal joined with 60 national, state and local advocacy organizations, representing the interests of LGBTQ people and everyone living with HIV to urge the Senate Judiciary Committee to postpone any further activity pertaining to Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination until they are able to conduct a thorough investigation of the sexual assault allegations made against him.
Lambda Legal Demands Senate Halt Kavanaugh Nomination Process and Asks Senators to Join the Call to Investigate Sexual Assault Allegations

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September 17, 2018

See Also: Fair Courts Project
Court Rules Case Challenging Defense Department's Discriminatory HIV Policies to Proceed

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September 14, 2018

Today, a Virginia federal court ruled a case filed by Lambda Legal and OutServe-SLDN, along with pro bono counsel from Winston & Strawn LLP, challenging the military's discriminatory policies governing the enlistment, deployment, and promotion of service members living with HIV will continue by denying the government's motion to dismiss.

See Also: HIV, Military

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Lambda Legal Urges Third Circuit to Uphold Ruling Protecting LGBTQ Foster Youth and Parents

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Lambda Legal Names Former Board Member Richard Burns as Interim CEO

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California Superior Court Denies Motion to Dismiss in Lambda Legal HIV Program Data Breach Lawsuit

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Court Says NC Law Does Not Bar Transgender People from Public Facilities

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Lambda Legal Sues Social Security on Behalf of Lesbian Seeking Spousal Survivor's Benefits

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Lambda Legal Applauds as California Becomes First State to Guarantee Gender-Affirming Health Care for Transgender Foster Youth

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Victory! State Department Cannot Rely on its Binary-Only Gender Policy to Deny Passport to Nonbinary Intersex Citizen

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61 LGBTQ Organizations Urge Senate to Postpone Kavanaugh Hearing and to Properly Investigate the Allegations of Sexual Assault

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Lambda Legal Demands Senate Halt Kavanaugh Nomination Process and Asks Senators to Join the Call to Investigate Sexual Assault Allegations

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Court Rules Case Challenging Defense Department's Discriminatory HIV Policies to Proceed

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