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Lambda Legal Commends New York State Division of Human Rights for Proposed Gender Identity Nondiscrimination Rule, Suggests Improvements

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December 18, 2015

Lambda Legal today submitted comments and suggested changes to New York State’s Division of Human Rights regarding a proposed gender identity nondiscrimination rule, under New York’s Human Rights Law.

See Also: Transgender Rights
Lambda Legal Seeks Accurate Birth Certificates for Children Born to Married Same-Sex Couples in North Carolina

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December 17, 2015

Today, Lambda Legal filed a federal lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina on behalf Melissa and Meredith Weiss, a married lesbian couple, seeking birth certificates listing both mothers as parents of their two sons.

See Also: Family, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Same-sex relationships, Weiss v. Brajer
One Year Later, LGBT Immigrants Are Still in Limbo

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December 2, 2015

This blog post was co-authored by Carmina Ocampo, Lambda Legal Staff Attorney and Immigrants’ Rights Program Strategist, and Francisco Dueñas, Director of Diversity, Inclusion and Proyecto Igualdad.
On World AIDS Day, Lambda Legal Launches Spanish-language HIV “Know Your Rights” Hub

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December 1, 2015

Today, in recognition of World AIDS Day 2015, Lambda Legal announced it has launched a Spanish-language version of its latest addition to the Lambda Legal “Know Your Rights” mobile-friendly information hub: Know Your Rights: HIV.

See Also: HIV
Why Lambda Legal Fights for Black Lives

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November 25, 2015

Combating police violence and misconduct directed at the LGBTQ and HIV-affected communities is not new to Lambda Legal. We have not been afraid to sue police departments and correctional facilities for harassing members of our community. With this history, we proudly stand with and fight for Black lives in the face of injustice.
White House Honors Lambda Legal Community Educator Marco Castro-Bojorquez

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November 24, 2015

Castro-Bojorquez was honored as a Champion of Change at a White House event yesterday that recognized individuals using art to make a difference in the lives of LGBT people.
Lambda Legal Settles Lawsuit on Behalf of Gay Couple Kicked Out of Taxi

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November 20, 2015

Lambda Legal settled yesterday a lawsuit filed on behalf of two gay men who were unlawfully forced to exit a taxi after they exchanged a brief kiss.

See Also: Discrimination, public accommodations
Traveling While Trans: When the Security Line Is Anything But Secure

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November 19, 2015

On September 21, Shadi Petosky attempted to board a flight at the Orlando International Airport, when she was stopped by TSA agents who flagged her crotch as an “anomaly.”
What’s So Wrong With Indiana’s SB100?

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November 19, 2015

SB100 denies LGBT people protections others receive, invites discrimination against transgender people, eliminates local civil rights laws, and protects both licensed professionals who discriminate and religiously affiliated medical and social service providers that discriminate with public funds.

See Also: Religious Exemptions, Religiously Motivated Discrimination
Lambda Legal Commends Pennsylvania School District for Rejecting Discriminatory Policy

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November 19, 2015

The Northwestern Lehigh school board in New Tripoli, PA announced that it would continue its current practice to allow transgender students to use the bathrooms and single-sex facilities that match their gender identity. The Board explicitly rejected efforts by the anti-LGBT Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) to implement policies that would discriminate against transgender students.

See Also: Transgender Rights, Youth and Schools