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Gov. Cuomo Announces Regulations to Protect Transgender New Yorkers

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October 22, 2015

Today, news outlets announced that Governor Cuomo has directed the New York State Human Rights Division to issue rules protecting transgender New Yorkers in housing, employment, credit and public accommodations.

See Also: Transgender Rights
LGBT Groups Call on New York City Lawmakers to Protect Rights in Police Encounters

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June 29, 2015

Today, Lambda Legal joined over two dozen local, state and national LGBT and HIV prevention groups to call on the New York City Council to pass the Right to Know Act to protect LGBT New Yorkers’ rights in police encounters.

See Also: Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice and Police Misconduct
New York State Governor Cuomo Acts to Remove Juveniles from State Prisons

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June 25, 2015

New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday that he will issue an executive order to remove 16- and 17-year-olds from state prisons, moving them instead to separate facilities under the supervision of the Department of Corrections and the Office of Children and Family Services. The Governor made this announcement during an end-of-session press conference, where he discussed a tentative legislative agreement on a number of outstanding issues.

See Also: Criminal Justice and Police Misconduct, Youth in Out-of-Home Care
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.
New York to Require Insurers to Cover Transgender Healthcare

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December 11, 2014

Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued guidance today to health insurance companies that they are barred from discriminating against transgender individuals by denying them medically necessary treatment.

See Also: Health Care Fairness, Transgender Rights
Lambda Legal Applauds New York City Law to Ease Birth Certificate Changes for Transgender People

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December 9, 2014

The New York City Council has announced that it has passed a bill eliminating the surgery requirement for transgender people seeking to change the sex designation on their birth certificates.

See Also: Transgender Rights
Lambda Legal Condemns Police Violence, Urges NYPD Accountability

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December 3, 2014

Today, less than two weeks after the announcement that Officer Darren Wilson would not be indicted for the killing of Michael Brown, a Staten Island grand jury decided that Officer Daniel Pantaleo, who was shown on tape using a chokehold to restrain Eric Garner that ultimately led to Garner’s death, will not be indicted.

See Also: Government Misconduct and Support for Discrimination
Meet Lambda Legal Attorneys at Lavender Law 2014

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August 19, 2014

If you are attending the National LGBT Bar Assocation's 2014 Lavender Law Conference & Career Fair this week, join Lambda Legal's attorneys at the Sheraton New York - Times Square.
People Magazine: "Robina Asti Wins an Important Legal Battle for Transgender Couples"

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July 31, 2014

Lambda Legal client Robina Asti has been featured in People Magazine.

See Also: Seniors, Transgender Rights
"Flying Solo" Screening at OutFest and NewFest This Month

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July 2, 2014

Lambda Legal's video, "Flying Solo: A Transgender Widow Fights Discrimination," about 92-year-old transgender widow and veteran Robina Asti, will be playing at two film festivals this month.

See Also: Robina Asti, Seniors, Transgender Rights