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Mississippi’s Anti-LGBT Law Reaches Fifth Circuit: Lambda Legal Joins Legal Advocates Filing Opening Briefs

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December 16, 2016

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Law & Policy Project, Religious Exemptions, Transgender Rights
Lambda Legal Fights in Court for Security Guard Forced Out of Her Job for Being a Lesbian

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December 15, 2016

Today the U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments in Lambda Legal’s case on behalf of Jameka Evans, a security guard who was harassed, punished and eventually forced to leave her job because she is a lesbian. This case, Evans v. Georgia Regional Hospital, has the potential to change the landscape for LGBT employees across the country.

See Also: Employment and Rights in the Workplace
Taking LGBT Workplace Discrimination to Federal Court

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December 15, 2016

Lambda Legal's Gregory R. Nevins explains how federal law protects LGBT people from workplace discrimination.
Post-Election FAQ

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December 1, 2016

Everything you need to know about the rights of LGBT individuals and people with HIV under a Trump administration.
Lambda Legal Joins Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of Healthcare Worker Fired for Being HIV Positive

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November 29, 2016

Lambda Legal today announced it will seek to join a federal discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against a Texas nursing facility that fired an employee after he disclosed he was living with HIV.

See Also: Employment and Rights in the Workplace, HIV
Taking LGBT Workplace Discrimination to Federal Court

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November 29, 2016

Greg Nevins is Counsel and Employment Fairness Program Director at Lambda Legal. We asked him to explain why we argue anti-LGBT employment discrimination cases as sex discrimination cases.

See Also: Employment and Rights in the Workplace
Victory for Intersex Client!

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November 22, 2016

Lambda Legal is urging the State Department to issue accurate passports for non-binary people. This comes after a judge found that the State Department violated federal law in denying a passport to Lambda Legal client Dana Zzyym, a U.S. citizen and Navy veteran who is intersex.

See Also: Intersex Rights
Post-Election Teleconference

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November 17, 2016

Lambda Legal's post-election teleconference:Now What?What You Need to Do Before Trump Swears In
Victory! North Carolina to Issue Accurate Birth Certificates for All Children Born to Married Same-Sex Couples

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November 16, 2016

In a victory for all North Carolina same-sex couples with children born after they got married, the State has agreed to change its policies to enable those couples to get accurate birth certificates listing both parents.
School District Argues Transgender Students Do Not Have Equal Rights

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November 15, 2016

A suburban Pittsburgh school district asked a federal district court judge yesterday to dismiss Lambda Legal’s lawsuit on behalf of three transgender students.