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Surgery for Our Communities: Inflicted or Accessed?

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April 22, 2016

Lambda Legal, its clients and its allies continue to fight misunderstanding, immense prejudice, stigma and shaming of intersex and transgender people. Here's the key to the fight for justice

See Also: Intersex Rights
U.S. State Department Passport Policies “Absurd,” Lambda Legal Tells Court

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April 22, 2016

Lambda Legal today urged the U.S. District Court in Colorado to deny the federal government’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit Lambda Legal filed on behalf of an intersex client, Dana Zzyym. The U.S.

See Also: Intersex, Transgender Rights
Lambda Legal Sues Boulder County Property Owner for Denying Housing to LGBT Family

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January 14, 2016

Lambda Legal filed a federal discrimination lawsuit against a Boulder County property owner who violated the federal Fair Housing Act and the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act by refusing to rent a housing unit she owns in Gold Hill, Colorado, to a same-sex couple, one of whom is transgender, and their children because she worried their “uniqueness” would jeopardize her standing in the community.

See Also: Family, Housing
Intersex 101

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October 26, 2015

Intersex is an umbrella term used to describe a wide range of natural bodily variations. Intersex people are born with sex characteristics that do not fit typical binary notions of bodies designated “male” or “female.” In some cases, intersex traits are visible at birth, while in others they are not apparent until puberty. Some intersex variations may not be visibly apparent at all.

See Also: Intersex Rights
15 Inspiring Moments for LGBT & HIV+ People in 2014

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December 26, 2014

2014 was an amazing year for the LGBT and HIV rights movements.
Live Blog: Marriage Updates October 2014

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October 17, 2014

Check back here for a live blog of marriage updates from around the country.

See Also: Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Marriage Cases Update: What You Need to Know

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October 9, 2014

It’s only Thursday and already so much has happened since Monday, when the Supreme Court announced that it would not take up cases from Indiana, Oklahoma, Utah, Virginia and Wisconsin that struck down state bans on marriage for same-sex couples — making it possible for same-sex couples to begin marrying in those five states.

See Also: Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Supreme Court Allows All Marriage Decisions to Stand: Marriages Will Begin Soon in Five States

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October 6, 2014

The U.S. Supreme Court today allowed marriage case decisions from the Seventh Circuit, Fourth Circuit and Tenth Circuit Courts of Appeal to stand meaning that same-sex couples in five more states Indiana, Wisconsin, Virginia, Utah and Oklahoma will be able to marry – perhaps as soon as later today.

See Also: Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Lambda Legal Celebrates as Colorado Civil Union Law Goes Into Effect

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May 1, 2013

Another state takes an important step forward in recognizing and protecting same-sex couples and their families.

See Also: Civil Unions
Lambda Legal Applauds As Colorado Passes Civil Union Bill

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March 12, 2013

Today, the Colorado House of Representatives passed the Colorado Civil Union Act, granting same-sex couples access to the range of rights, protections and obligations enjoyed by married couples under Colorado law.

See Also: Marriage, Same-sex relationships