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VIDEO: 45 Years Together: An Arizona Love Story

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September 11, 2014

Tomorrow Lambda Legal will ask the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona to order the State of Arizona to provide an accurate death certificate to Fred McQuire for his husband, George Martinez, who died on August 28. Watch our video about Fred and George, 45 Years Together: An Arizona Love Story.
Lambda Legal Files Emergency Papers in Arizona Seeking Accurate Death Certificate for Husband of George Martinez

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September 3, 2014

Today Lambda Legal filed emergency papers asking the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona to order the State of Arizona to provide an accurate death certificate to Fred McQuire for his husband, George Martinez, who passed away early Thursday morning.

See Also: Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Meet the Families Fighting for Marriage in Arizona

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March 13, 2014

Lambda Legal has filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for Arizona on behalf of seven same-sex couples and the surviving spouses of two additional same-sex couples challenging Arizona’s discriminatory marriage ban. Here are their stories.

See Also: Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Lambda Legal Files Federal Lawsuit Seeking Marriage for Same-Sex Couples in Arizona

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March 13, 2014

Lambda Legal today filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for Arizona on behalf of seven same-sex couples and the surviving spouses of two additional same-sex couples challenging Arizona’s discriminatory marriage ban.

See Also: Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Lambda Legal Applauds Arizona Governor's Veto of Antigay Bill

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February 26, 2014

Everyone in Arizona deserves respect and inclusion, including same-sex couples and their families, and people of all faiths and backgrounds.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Discrimination, Religiously Motivated Discrimination
ArizoNO: Saying NO to Misuse of Religion to Discriminate

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February 26, 2014

Let’s be clear, the Arizona bill lifts the lid off a Pandora’s Box of religiously motivated discrimination.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Government Misconduct and Support for Discrimination
Court Certifies Lambda Legal Arizona Benefits Case as Class Action: Lawsuit Now Covers All Lesbian and Gay State Employees

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December 24, 2013

Yesterday, the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona certified as a class action Lambda Legal's lawsuit on behalf of lesbian and gay Arizona state employees fighting a move by the Arizona Legislature to eliminate health care coverage for their families.
Arizona Governor Loses Latest Bid to Strip Benefits from Lesbian and Gay State Employees

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June 27, 2013

The U.S. Supreme Court today denied a request by Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer to review a U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that maintains family health coverage for lesbian and gay State employees.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Diaz v. Brewer, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Marriage, Same-sex relationships, Sevcik v. Sandoval
Arizona AG Agrees to Civil Union Changes

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April 30, 2013

After meeting with Lambda Legal, Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne agreed yesterday to changes in a civil union ordinance in the city of Bisbee.

See Also: Civil Unions, Law & Policy Project, Same-sex relationships
Lambda Legal Rebuffs Arizona Attorney General

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April 29, 2013

Lambda Legal today issued a legal analysis documenting the ability of Bisbee and other Arizona municipalities to enact ordinances recognizing and protecting the committed family relationships of adult couples regardless of marital status, gender or sexual orientation.