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Lambda Legal Sounds Alarm Over Discriminatory Child Welfare Bill in Arizona

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April 1, 2022

“This bill is the very antithesis of religious freedom, is harmful to children and families, and should be stopped dead in its tracks.”

See Also: Youth in Out-of-Home Care
Lambda Legal Condemns New Laws Targeting Transgender Arizonans

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March 30, 2022

“These bills will make life harder for transgender kids across Arizona who should have the opportunity to grow up feeling loved and respected for who they are.”

See Also: Transgender Rights
Lambda Legal Condemns Arizona Legislature’s Discriminatory Trifecta

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March 24, 2022

The Arizona Legislature today forced through three discriminatory bills, two targeting transgender youth by limiting gender-affirming care and banning transgender girls from participating in school sports, and one imposing a 15-week abortion ban.

See Also: Health Care Fairness, Reproductive Rights and Sexual Health, Transgender Rights
VICTORY! Same-Sex Spouses Nationwide Gain Equal Access to Social Security Survivor's Benefits

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May 27, 2020

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Seniors
The Social Security Administration Is Refusing to Provide Survivor's Benefits to This 66-Year-Old Gay Widower

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March 6, 2020

Lambda Legal today asked a federal court to end the U.S. Social Security Administration’s (SSA) refusal to provide monthly spousal survivor’s benefits to a 66-year-old gay man whose husband and partner of 43 years died six months after Arizona began allowing same-sex couples to marry.

See Also: Same-sex relationships, Seniors
Arizona Supreme Court Grants Phoenix Stationery Shop Limited Religious License to Discriminate

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September 16, 2019

The Arizona Supreme Court today issued a 4-3 decision reversing a lower court ruling that had denied a Phoenix business owners’ request that they be exempt from the City of Phoenix anti-discrimination ordinance and instead be allowed to refuse service to same-sex couples.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Law & Policy Project
We're Seeking Relief for All Same-Sex Spouses Denied Equal Access to Social Security Survivor’s Benefits

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April 30, 2019

Lambda Legal today asked the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona to provide relief to all surviving same-sex spouses denied equal access to social security survivor’s benefits, including through certification of a class action.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Same-sex relationships
VICTORY! Arizona Repeals Anti-LGBTQ Curriculum Law After Filing of Lawsuit

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April 11, 2019

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey today signed into law an amendment that repeals the state’s anti-LGBTQ curriculum law that barred LGBTQ students from receiving medically accurate, age-appropriate information about non-heterosexual people in their health education classes.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Teens & Young Adults, Youth and Schools
NCLR and Lambda Legal Sue Arizona over Anti-LGBTQ Curriculum Law

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March 28, 2019

The National Center for Lesbian Rights and Lambda Legal, along with law professor Clifford Rosky and pro bono counsel Perkins Coie LLP, today filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of Equality Arizona, including its members who are public school students, challenging the State of Arizona’s anti-LGBTQ curriculum law.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Reproductive Rights and Sexual Health, Teens & Young Adults, Youth and Schools
The Social Security Administration Denied A Gay Widower Spousal Benefits. We're Suing.

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November 20, 2018

Lambda Legal today filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) on behalf of a 65-year-old gay man seeking spousal survivor’s benefits based on his 43-year relationship with his husband, who died seven months after Arizona began allowing same-sex couples to marry.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Same-sex relationships

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Lambda Legal Sounds Alarm Over Discriminatory Child Welfare Bill in Arizona

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Lambda Legal Condemns New Laws Targeting Transgender Arizonans

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Lambda Legal Condemns Arizona Legislature’s Discriminatory Trifecta

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VICTORY! Same-Sex Spouses Nationwide Gain Equal Access to Social Security Survivor's Benefits

1200x1200_ely-graphic.png

The Social Security Administration Is Refusing to Provide Survivor's Benefits to This 66-Year-Old Gay Widower

ely_taylor.jpeg

Arizona Supreme Court Grants Phoenix Stationery Shop Limited Religious License to Discriminate

we_are_getting_married_invitation.jpg

We're Seeking Relief for All Same-Sex Spouses Denied Equal Access to Social Security Survivor’s Benefits

ely_berryhill_collage.png

VICTORY! Arizona Repeals Anti-LGBTQ Curriculum Law After Filing of Lawsuit

two_non-binary_students_doing_work_together_in_class.jpg

NCLR and Lambda Legal Sue Arizona over Anti-LGBTQ Curriculum Law

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The Social Security Administration Denied A Gay Widower Spousal Benefits. We're Suing.

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