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Americans United and Lambda Legal: Victory For Woman Rejected By Federally Funded Foster Care Agency Because She Is A Lesbian

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June 24, 2022

Organizations Voluntarily Dismiss Lawsuit Against U.S. Dept. Of HHS After Securing Ability For Tennessee Woman To Foster Refugee Children

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Federal Court To South Carolina: Fulton Doesn’t Do What You Think It Does

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December 3, 2021

“Eden and Brandy were harmed by government-sanctioned discrimination and have the right to be treated equally."

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Lambda Legal: Biden Admin Reversal of Discriminatory Trump-Era Policy That Harmed Prospective LGBTQ Parents Important First Step

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November 18, 2021

Leading civil rights advocacy group vows to continue fight until HHS ends all of its discriminatory policies.

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Lambda Legal and Americans United Reject Government Attempt to Duck LGBT Nondiscrimination Obligations

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November 17, 2021

“This proposal doubles down on the discrimination and harm caused when the federal government first sanctioned and enabled USCCB’s refusal to allow Fatma and Bryn to apply to foster a refugee child…”

See Also: Adoption and Parenting, Religious Exemptions
Lambda Legal and Americans United Sue U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services for Funding LGBTQ Discrimination in Refugee Foster Care Program

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October 13, 2021

Case Filed on Behalf of Tennessee Woman Rejected by Government-Funded Agency Because She Is a Lesbian

See Also: Adoption and Parenting, Religious Exemptions, Youth in Out-of-Home Care
NEW REPORT: Lambda Legal Report Reveals Alarming Scope and Scale of Anti-LGBTQ Discrimination, Underscoring Need for Urgent Action on the Equality Act

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March 10, 2021

As Congress considers comprehensive protections for LGBTQ people, statistical data collected and analyzed by Lambda Legal’s Help Desk reveals that widespread anti-LGBTQ discrimination continues to persist in communities everywhere, in many forms — underscoring the need for urgent action on the Equality Act.

See Also: Adoption and Parenting, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Health Care Fairness, Housing, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Reproductive Rights and Sexual Health, Transgender Rights
Victory! State Department Withdraws Appeal in Cases of Same-Sex Couples' Children Refused Passports

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October 27, 2020

Multiple federal district courts found the U.S. Department of State’s refusal to recognize the U.S. citizenship of the children born abroad to two married same-sex, U.S. citizen couples to be unlawful.

See Also: Adoption and Parenting, Immigration, Marriage, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Same-sex relationships
Trump Administration Appeals Court Decision Recognizing Citizenship of Same-Sex Couple’s Child

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August 17, 2020

On Friday, the U.S. State Department appealed the June 17th decision of a Maryland federal district court that recognized the birthright citizenship of Kessem Kiviti, the child of married U.S. citizens, Roee and Adiel Kiviti.

See Also: Adoption and Parenting, Immigration
Trump Signs Anti-LGBTQ Child Welfare Executive Order

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June 30, 2020

The motives behind the order aren’t pure and genuinely rooted in concern for the wellbeing of all vulnerable children, youth, and families.

See Also: Adoption and Parenting, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Youth in Out-of-Home Care
VICTORY: Lesbian Couple to Have Their Day in Court in Challenge to HHS and South Carolina Foster Care Policy

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May 8, 2020

The couple was turned away by a government-funded foster care agency because they, as a lesbian couple, did not meet the agency’s religious criteria, which excludes prospective foster parents who are not evangelical Protestant Christian or who are same-sex couples of any faith.

See Also: Adoption and Parenting, Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Youth in Out-of-Home Care

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Americans United and Lambda Legal: Victory For Woman Rejected By Federally Funded Foster Care Agency Because She Is A Lesbian

easter_v._hhs_-_kelly_easter.jpg

Federal Court To South Carolina: Fulton Doesn’t Do What You Think It Does

rainbow_flag_with_sunlight_cu.jpg

Lambda Legal: Biden Admin Reversal of Discriminatory Trump-Era Policy That Harmed Prospective LGBTQ Parents Important First Step

easter_v._hhs_-_kelly_easter.jpg

Lambda Legal and Americans United Reject Government Attempt to Duck LGBT Nondiscrimination Obligations

bryn_and_fatma.png

Lambda Legal and Americans United Sue U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services for Funding LGBTQ Discrimination in Refugee Foster Care Program

easter_v._hhs_-_kelly_easter.jpg

NEW REPORT: Lambda Legal Report Reveals Alarming Scope and Scale of Anti-LGBTQ Discrimination, Underscoring Need for Urgent Action on the Equality Act

shutterstock_1525868414.jpg

Victory! State Department Withdraws Appeal in Cases of Same-Sex Couples' Children Refused Passports

1200x630_kivitimize2.png

Trump Administration Appeals Court Decision Recognizing Citizenship of Same-Sex Couple’s Child

kiviti_cropped.jpeg

Trump Signs Anti-LGBTQ Child Welfare Executive Order

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VICTORY: Lesbian Couple to Have Their Day in Court in Challenge to HHS and South Carolina Foster Care Policy

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