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Brutal Attack on Ugandan Transgender Activist Beyonce Karungi

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November 18, 2015

Though our mission is to pursue and protect the rights of LGBT people and people living with HIV nationwide, Lambda Legal is routinely asked to consult with groups around the globe. Over the past couple of years, Lambda Legal attorneys and education staff have met with groups of LGBT and HIV activists visiting from Australia, China, Kyrgystan and Uganda—to name a few.

See Also: Transgender Awareness Week 2015, Transgender Rights
Lambda Legal Blasts Newly Introduced Indiana Bill

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November 17, 2015

This bill is a wolf in sheep’s clothing. This doesn’t protect LGBT people—it is a road map for discrimination against LGBT people.

See Also: Indiana, Law and Policy Project
Lambda Legal and CREEC Urge Delta Airlines to Amend Pension Plan to Grant Benefits to Surviving Same-Sex Spouses

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November 17, 2015

Lambda Legal and the Civil Rights Education and Enforcement Center (CREEC) sent a letter to Delta Airlines on behalf of Dan Walter, a gay widower who was denied spousal survivor benefits after the death of his husband and partner of 21 years, Jay Beadle, who had 36 years of decorated service as an airline employee. The letter urges the LGBT-friendly Fortune 100 company to amend its pension plan terms to allow surviving same-sex spouses to receive survivor benefits even if their marriages did not meet the plan’s one-year marriage requirement.
Lambda Legal Calls for Comprehensive Protections for LGBT Hoosiers

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November 17, 2015

Lambda Legal sent an open letter to Indiana Gov. Mike Pence and leaders of the Indiana House and Senate urging them to include sexual orientation and gender identity to the existing categories that enjoy protection from discrimination under Indiana law.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Law & Policy Project, Religious Exemptions
Lambda Legal Launches Interactive “Know Your Rights in Court” Online Resource and Video

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November 13, 2015

Lambda Legal has debuted one of its newest resources, “Know Your Rights in Court” on the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people and people living with HIV when navigating the court system. The hub is accompanied by an interactive video, in which Lambda Legal Fair Courts Project Director Eric Lesh helps answer some of the most frequently asked questions.

See Also: Fair Courts Project, Know Your Rights
Lambda Legal to Hold Events Across the Country to Mark Transgender Awareness Week

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November 12, 2015

Lambda Legal announced a series of events it is hosting, co-hosting or participating in to mark Transgender Awareness Week (Nov. 16-20). Focusing on themes of both remembrance and resilience, these national events highlight the wealth of experiences and perspectives of transgender people, as well as the work of our partners and allies.

See Also: Transgender Awareness Week 2015, Transgender Rights
Lambda Legal's Camilla Taylor Inducted Into Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame

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November 11, 2015

The committee cited Taylor “for her successful prosecution of Lambda Legal’s marriage lawsuit in Iowa and her further work on behalf of the LGBT communities.”
Lambda Legal Urges Le Roy Central School District to Retain Safe and Affirming Bathroom Policy

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November 9, 2015

Lambda Legal sent a letter to the Le Roy Central School District urging the school board to adopt inclusive bathroom policies that are consistent with the District’s current practice of respecting the gender identity of its students and in line with federal and state law.

See Also: Transgender Rights, Youth and Schools
When Policing Makes Schools More Unsafe

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November 5, 2015

Last week, the world watched in horror as a 16-year-old Black girl was thrown around a classroom by police Deputy Ben Fields, a white school resource officer stationed in Spring Valley High School.

See Also: Racial Justice and Low-Income Advocacy, Racism, School-to-Prison Pipeline
Houston Voters Reject Equal Rights Ordinance

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November 3, 2015

Today, Houston voters went to the polls and rejected the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance (HERO), defeating a citywide ordinance that would have prohibited discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodation on the basis of race, age, gender, pregnancy, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or military status.

See Also: HERO, Texas