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Texas Legislators are “Turning Back Time” to Target LGBTQ Kids in Foster Care. Here’s Why They’re Wrong.

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May 26, 2017

HB 3859 prohibits the state from punishing foster care and adoption agencies if they discriminate against queer young people or prospective parents who are LGBTQ or of differing faiths, even if the agency receives government funding.

See Also: Youth in Out-of-Home Care
Texas Senate Passes Damaging Child Welfare Bill: Lambda Legal Urges Governor to Veto

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May 22, 2017

"Those agencies that won't commit to putting children's needs first, and to nondiscrimination as a core promise to children and families, must not be allowed to operate as agents of the government."

See Also: Adoption and Parenting, Law & Policy Project, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Religious Exemptions, Same-sex relationships, Teens & Young Adults, Youth in Out-of-Home Care
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Must Be Stopped

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May 21, 2017

The Texas legislature today is considering several bills and potential amendments that target LGBT Texans – and specifically transgender schoolchildren, LGBT kids in the child welfare system and potential LGBT foster and adoptive parents – for discrimination.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Transgender Rights
Texas House Passes Damaging Child "Welfare" Bill HB 3859

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May 10, 2017

The Texas House of Representatives today passed HB 3859, a discriminatory bill that would allow child placement agencies in the state foster care system – including agencies receiving state and federal funding – to prioritize their religious beliefs above the needs of children in its care.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Same-sex relationships
Today I'm Testifying Against SB6 Before the Texas Senate Committee on State Affairs

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March 7, 2017

Omar Narvaéz's testimony against SB6 to the Texas Legislature.

See Also: Transgender Rights
Victory! Lambda Legal and EEOC Win Settlement for Healthcare Worker Fired for Being HIV Positive

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February 9, 2017

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Don’t Panic, Get Informed: Updating ID Docs Under the Trump Administration

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December 23, 2016

In the weeks since the presidential election, we have heard from many who want to know what this new era of conservative domination in the federal government will mean for the transgender community.

See Also: Donald Trump, Transgender Rights, Trump
Paroled! Lambda Legal Client Passion Star to Be Released After Years of Abuse

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December 6, 2016

Lambda Legal client Passion Star has been granted parole from Telford State Prison in Texas, 14 years after entering the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) system and suffering horrific abuse as a transgender woman incarcerated in male prisons.
Lambda Legal Joins Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of Healthcare Worker Fired for Being HIV Positive

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November 29, 2016

Lambda Legal today announced it will seek to join a federal discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against a Texas nursing facility that fired an employee after he disclosed he was living with HIV.

See Also: Employment and Rights in the Workplace, HIV
Joaquín Carcaño: My Latino Heritage Means Resilience, Strength and Survival

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October 15, 2016

My family had to fight for their lives and their place in this country. My heritage is about being able to take those blows and continue to stand our ground, to exist and resist. That’s what I’ve witnessed growing up, and it has motivated and empowered me in my HIV-related work.

See Also: HB2, Hispanic Heritage Month, Joaquin Carcaño, Latinx AIDS Awareness Day