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Lambda Legal and Transgender Law Center Petition VA to Provide Surgery for Transgender Veterans

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May 10, 2016

Late yesterday, Lambda Legal and Transgender Law Center, with co-counsel WilmerHale, petitioned with the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to change the rule that categorically excludes transition-related surgery for transgender veterans.

See Also: Military, Transgender Rights
President Obama: Honor the Stonewall Rebellion

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May 10, 2016

This place is part of our American heritage, and the people who stood up for justice in this place are part of the American story.
ACLU and Lambda Legal Applaud Justice Dept. Lawsuit Against North Carolina on HB 2

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May 9, 2016

While Governor McCrory has doubled down on discrimination against transgender people in North Carolina, the Department of Justice is living up to its name in seeking to uphold the legal protections for transgender people in the state.
ACLU and Lambda Legal Statement on North Carolina’s Lawsuit Against Federal Government

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May 9, 2016

North Carolina Gov. McCrory today filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice that asks a federal court to determine that House Bill 2, the discriminatory law that removes local legal protections for LGBT people and prohibits transgender people from using public facilities that correspond to their gender identity, does not violate civil rights laws.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Transgender Rights
U.S. Justice Department: North Carolina’s HB 2 Violates Civil Rights Act

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May 4, 2016

The U.S. Department of Justice today notified North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory that HB 2, the sweeping anti-LGBT law that prevents transgender students, employees, and visitors from using restrooms that correspond to their gender identity, has placed the state in violation of Title VII of the U.S. Civil Rights Act, Title IX, and the Violence Against Women Act.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, HB2, Transgender Rights
Lambda Legal Applauds New Chicago Public Schools Guidelines for Transgender Students, Staff and Adults

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May 3, 2016

Today, Chicago Public Schools (CPS) announced new guidelines aimed at providing a more inclusive and welcoming environment for transgender students, employees and adults, including specific language establishing that transgender people have equal access to the facilities that correspond to their gender identity.

See Also: Transgender Rights, Youth and Schools
Lambda Legal Announces the Appointment of Rachel B. Tiven as CEO

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May 2, 2016

"Rachel's track record of strengthening and growing mission-driven organizations into national forces for legal, political, and social change made her the clear choice to lead Lambda Legal going forward," said Tracey Wallace and Stephen Winters, co-chairs, Lambda Legal Board of Directors.
#WeAreMunster

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April 28, 2016

“What are we going to do to protect people in our town?” This was a question I asked myself about a year ago when it was clear to me that my state, or at least our state politicians, didn’t care about me or my family.
Surgery for Our Communities: Inflicted or Accessed?

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April 22, 2016

Lambda Legal, its clients and its allies continue to fight misunderstanding, immense prejudice, stigma and shaming of intersex and transgender people. Here's the key to the fight for justice

See Also: Intersex Rights
U.S. State Department Passport Policies “Absurd,” Lambda Legal Tells Court

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April 22, 2016

Lambda Legal today urged the U.S. District Court in Colorado to deny the federal government’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit Lambda Legal filed on behalf of an intersex client, Dana Zzyym. The U.S.

See Also: Intersex, Transgender Rights