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Indiana News Roundup

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April 3, 2015

Lambda Legal's experts talk to the press about the latest developments.
In My Own Words: Josh Garza

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April 3, 2015

High school is stressful for most students, but for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) students, it can actually be quite hostile. At my high school, McAllen Memorial High School, especially, LGBT students have always been singled out and bullied for being different. The bullying was so bad that many students walked the hallways in fear of being harassed or attacked.

See Also: Teens and Young Adults, Youth and Schools
Legal Teams Announce Advocates Who Will Argue in Supreme Court Marriage Equality Cases

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March 31, 2015

Counsel for plaintiffs from the Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee marriage lawsuits today announced that Mary L. Bonauto and Doug Hallward-Driemeier will represent the plaintiffs at the cases’ scheduled April 28 arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court.

See Also: Marriage, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Same-sex relationships
International Transgender Day of Visibility: Lambda Legal Congratulates Crispin Torres For Being Named To The Trans 100

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March 31, 2015

Today, March 31, is the 6th annual International Transgender Day of Visibility, when we celebrate those who have worked to elevate the powerful experiences of transgender people. Lambda Legal is proud to announce that Crispin Torres, Community Educator in Lambda Legal’s Midwestern Regional Office, has been named to the Trans 100.

See Also: Trans 100, Transgender Day of Visibility, Transgender Rights
Victory! Texas Prison Officials Agree to Place Passion Star in Safekeeping

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March 30, 2015

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (“TDCJ”) announced that today it will place Lambda Legal client Passion Star in Safekeeping as had been requested in an emergency motion filed earlier this month to protect her from further sexual assault and threats to her life. Passion Star is a transgender woman currently incarcerated in a TDCJ male facility.

See Also: Government Misconduct and Support for Discrimination, Stop Prison Rape in Texas, Transgender Rights
Victory! Connecticut Expands Medicaid to Cover Transition-Related Healthcare

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March 26, 2015

On Wednesday, Connecticut’s Department of Social Services announced a change in the state’s Medicaid policy to provide coverage for medically necessary healthcare for transgender people. Learn more at Lambda Legal's Know Your Rights: Transgender Hub

See Also: Health Care Fairness, HIV
Gregory Packaging Stands with Lambda Legal to Affirm HIV-Positive Employee Posed No Safety Risk

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March 26, 2015

Lambda Legal and Gregory Packaging, Inc. today jointly announced the resolution of a lawsuit filed on behalf of Chanse Cox, who was dismissed from his job as a machine operator at Gregory Packaging’s Suncup juice manufacturing facility in Georgia after reporting he has HIV.
Lambda Legal Applauds Puerto Rico Government for No Longer Defending Discriminatory Marriage Ban

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March 20, 2015

Today, Puerto Rico’s Secretary of Justice César Miranda announced that he will submit a brief saying he would no longer oppose the right of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Puerto Ricans to marry in support Lambda Legal’s lawsuit seeking to end the discriminatory ban on marriage for LGBT people on the island, saying he agrees the ban is unconstitutional and should be lifted.

See Also: Marriage, Same-sex relationships
8 cosas que las parejas del mismo sexo deben saber sobre los impuestos (versión de 2015)

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March 18, 2015

Es la temporada de declarar impuestos y hay muchas cosas nuevas para las parejas del mismo sexo que estén casadas.

See Also: Marriage, Same-sex relationships, Taxes
8 Things Same-Sex Couples Need to Know About Taxes (Updated for 2015)

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March 18, 2015

It's tax season and for married same-sex couples, there’s much to navigate that’s new! Shortly after the Supreme Court struck down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), the federal government began recognizing the marriages of same-sex couples for federal tax (and other) purposes.

See Also: Taxes