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We're Suing a Mississippi Funeral Home for Refusing to Transport and Cremate the Body of Gay Man

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May 2, 2017

Lambda Legal today announced it has joined a lawsuit against a Picayune, MS, funeral home for refusing to provide any service for Robert Huskey after his death, leaving his 82-year-old husband, Jack Zawadski, desperate to make other arrangements in the hours after his beloved spouse’s passing. The suit seeks damages for breach of contract, negligent misrepresentation, and the intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Marriage, Same-sex relationships, Seniors
Today We Were in Court at the 5th Circuit Fighting Mississippi's Anti-LGBT Law

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April 3, 2017

See Also: Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Religious Exemptions, Stand Up to Defeat DOMA!
Meet The People Fighting Mississippi's Hateful Anti-LGBT HB 1523

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April 3, 2017

Meet our plaintiffs in Barber v. Bryant, Lambda Legal's case with co-counsel against Mississippi's hateful HB 1523.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Religious Exemptions
Mississippi’s Anti-LGBT Law Reaches Fifth Circuit: Lambda Legal Joins Legal Advocates Filing Opening Briefs

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December 16, 2016

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Law & Policy Project, Religious Exemptions, Transgender Rights
LGBT Advocates Urge District Court Not to Let States Game the System

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July 28, 2016

Five leading national civil and LGBT rights organizations late yesterday filed an amicus (friend-of-the-court) brief in the multi-state lawsuit challenging the Obama administration’s guidance regarding public school districts’ responsibility to allow transgender students to use the same restrooms as other students.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Law & Policy Project, Transgender Rights
Lambda Legal Demands Accurate Driver’s License for Mississippi Transgender Woman

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July 19, 2016
Lambda Legal Calls for Mississippi HB 1523 Records to Watchdog Against Discrimination

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June 30, 2016

Today Lambda Legal announced that as part of its watchdog efforts as HB 1523 — Mississippi’s anti-LGBT law — takes effect tomorrow, it has sent demands to a dozen Mississippi government agencies and officials for records relating to the law and its impact.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Religious Exemptions
Frequently Asked Questions about Mississippi's HB 1523

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April 6, 2016

On April 5, 2016, Mississippi governor Phil Bryant signed HB1523, an anti-LGBT bill that invites a broad range of individuals, private businesses, and medical and social services agencies to discriminate based on religious beliefs about marriage, non-marital sexual relationships, and conformity with gender stereotypes. This FAQ is designed to help answer questions about this new law.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Law & Policy Project, Religious Exemptions
Lambda Legal Condemns Passage of Anti-LGBT Mississippi Bill HB 1523

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April 5, 2016

Mississippi legislators and Gov. Bryant have ignored the voices of reason and responsibility and have exposed many already terribly vulnerable in the state to yet more discrimination, abuse and violence.

See Also: LAWS AND AMENDMENTS, Religious Exemptions, Religiously Motivated Discrimination
Lambda Legal Helps Georgia Same-Sex Couples Take Stand for Marriage

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January 7, 2013

Lesbian and gay couples in Decatur, Ga., will request—and be denied—marriage licenses, in a public demonstration to highlight the harms of discriminatory state laws and to call for full equality under federal law.

See Also: Marriage, Same-sex relationships, WE DO Campaign

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We're Suing a Mississippi Funeral Home for Refusing to Transport and Cremate the Body of Gay Man

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Today We Were in Court at the 5th Circuit Fighting Mississippi's Anti-LGBT Law

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Meet The People Fighting Mississippi's Hateful Anti-LGBT HB 1523

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Mississippi’s Anti-LGBT Law Reaches Fifth Circuit: Lambda Legal Joins Legal Advocates Filing Opening Briefs

gavel_rainbow_istock-481086498.jpg

LGBT Advocates Urge District Court Not to Let States Game the System

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Lambda Legal Demands Accurate Driver’s License for Mississippi Transgender Woman

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Lambda Legal Calls for Mississippi HB 1523 Records to Watchdog Against Discrimination

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Frequently Asked Questions about Mississippi's HB 1523

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Lambda Legal Condemns Passage of Anti-LGBT Mississippi Bill HB 1523

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Lambda Legal Helps Georgia Same-Sex Couples Take Stand for Marriage

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