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Lambda Legal Applauds NY Birth Certificate Policy Change for Transgender People

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June 5, 2014

Lambda Legal applauds Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and his administration for removing the surgical requirement for New Yorkers to obtain a gender marker change on their birth certificates. This change brings New York in line with a number of federal agencies and a growing number of states that are modernizing their standards for gender marker change.
Lambda Legal Applauds NYC Police Dept. Move to Limit Use of Condoms as Evidence of Prostitution

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May 12, 2014

Today, New York City Police Commissioner William Bratton announced that police will no longer use possession of condoms as evidence of prostitution in particular circumstances.

See Also: Criminal Justice
"Flying Solo" at Translations: The Seattle Transgender Film Festival

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April 24, 2014

Lambda Legal's video "Flying Solo: A Transgender Widow Fights Discrimination" about Robina Asti, a 92-year-old transgender widow, will be playing at Translations: The Seattle Transgender Film Festival.

See Also: Seniors, Transgender Rights
Victory! Lambda Legal Persuades Social Security to Give Survivor Benefits to 92-Year-Old Transgender Widow

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February 24, 2014

Today, after months of advocacy, Lambda Legal announced the Social Security Administration (SSA) paid Robina Asti, a 92-year-old transgender woman, the survivor benefits she was denied after her husband’s death.

See Also: Robina Asti, Seniors, Social Security Administration, Transgender Rights
Victory! New York Landlord Adds Same-Sex Spouse to Lease

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December 4, 2013

Today, Lambda Legal announced that Weinreb Management, a New York City-based management company, has complied with state and city law and added lesbian tenant Dava Weinstein's spouse, Dorothy Calvani, to her rent-stabilized lease.

See Also: Housing, Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Board of Immigration Appeals Rejects Ruling Based on Stereotypes About Coming Out

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October 31, 2013

Today, Lambda Legal and The Center for HIV Law & Policy (CHLP) announced that the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) has reversed an Immigration Judge's ruling that denied a Jamaican immigrant's application for protection under the U.N. Convention Against Torture (CAT) against being sent to Jamaica, and remanded the case back to the immigration court for further review.

See Also: HIV, Immigration and Asylum
Lambda Legal Urges NY High Court to Reinstate Hate Crime Conviction in Death of Transgender Woman

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October 7, 2013

Lambda Legal today filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the New York Court of Appeals urging the court to reinstate the 2009 conviction of Dwight DeLee, who was found guilty of first-degree manslaughter as a hate crime in the 2008 shooting death in Syracuse of Lateisha Green, a transgender woman. Lambda Legal Senior Staff Attorney Thomas Ude, Jr said:

See Also: Anti-LGBT Violence, Hate Crimes, People v. DeLee, Transgender Rights
Lambda Legal Sues NY Landlord to Add Same-Sex Spouse to Lease

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October 2, 2013

Lambda Legal filed a complaint today against a New York City landlord for refusing to add lesbian tenant Dava Weinstein’s spouse, Dorothy Calvani, to her rent-stabilized lease as is required by state and city law.

See Also: Discrimination, Housing, Marriage, Same-sex relationships
LGBT Organizations Urge NY City Council to Override Mayor's Veto of Law Prohibiting Discriminatory Profiling by Police

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August 15, 2013

Lambda Legal joined 34 local and national LGBT organizations to issue this statement.

See Also: Discrimination, Government Misconduct and Support for Discrimination
Lambda Legal Clients and Indian River Central School District Settle Antigay Harassment Lawsuit

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August 8, 2013

Today, Lambda Legal and the Indian River Central School District announced the settlement of a lawsuit filed on behalf of Charles Pratt and his younger sister, Ashley Petranchuk.

See Also: Bullying, Youth, Youth and Schools