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Illinois' Advocates Hail Great First Step to End Discrimination Against Transgender Individuals in Health Insurance Coverage

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July 29, 2014

Several Illinois-based advocacy groups joined together today to praise the Illinois Department of Insurance for taking a crucial first step in addressing discrimination against transgender Illinoisans in insurance coverage.

See Also: Health Care Fairness, Transgender Rights
Hoosier Same-Sex Couples to Get Their Day in Court

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July 25, 2014

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals today announced a date for oral arguments in Lambda Legal’s lawsuit seeking the freedom to marry for same-sex couples in Indiana.

See Also: Baskin v. Bogan, Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Lambda Legal Mourns the Loss of Transgender Client Naya Taylor

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June 26, 2014

Late last Friday Lambda Legal received word that its client, Naya Taylor, unexpectedly passed away after complications from a heart attack.

See Also: Health Care Fairness, Transgender Rights
Lambda Legal Applauds Historic Same-Day Senate Confirmation of Two Openly Gay Nominees to the Federal Bench

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June 17, 2014

Today, the U.S. Senate made judicial history by confirming Darrin Gayles to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida and Staci Yandle to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, marking the first time that two openly gay judicial nominees have been confirmed to the federal bench on the same day.

See Also: Fair Courts Project
In My Own Words: Donisha McShan

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June 10, 2014

I am a transgender woman. I first realized that I felt more like a girl than a boy when I was four years old, but it wasn’t until 1999 that I started hormone therapy. For the past fifteen years, I have lived openly in the world as a woman.

See Also: Transgender Rights
Lambda Legal Clients Wed in Chicago

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June 6, 2014

On Monday, Jim Darby and Patrick Bova, lead plaintiffs in Lambda Legal's lawsuit seeking marriage for same-sex couples in Illinois, were married after over 50 years of love and commitment. Questions about the marriage law in Illinois? Read our FAQ.

See Also: Darby v. Orr, Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Congratulations Jim and Patrick! Married After Five Decades in Love

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June 2, 2014

Today, Jim Darby and Patrick Bova, lead plaintiffs in Lambda Legal's lawsuit seeking marriage for same-sex couples in Illinois, were married after over 50 years of love and commitment.

See Also: Darby v. Orr, Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Lambda Legal Sues Doctor and Clinic for Denying Medical Care to Transgender Woman

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April 16, 2014

Yesterday, in the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois, Urbana Division, Lambda Legal filed a lawsuit on behalf of Naya Taylor, a transgender woman denied medical care after she requested hormone replacement therapy.

See Also: Health Care Fairness, Transgender Rights
Lambda Legal Mourns the Loss of Chicago Activist Vernita Gray

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March 19, 2014

Late last night, after a years long battle with cancer, Chicago activist and Lambda Legal plaintiff Vernita Gray passed away at her home with her wife Patricia Ewert at her side.

See Also: Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Victory! Court Grants Immediate Freedom to Marry to Illinois Same-sex Couples

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February 21, 2014

A federal court today ordered the Cook County Clerk’s office to provide marriage licenses immediately to same-sex couples seeking the freedom to marry, rather than require them to wait until June, the default implementation date for the marriage equality bill passed by the Illinois legislature last year.

See Also: Darby v. Orr, Marriage, Same-sex relationships