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VICTORY: Second Federal Appeals Court Rules You Can't Be Fired for Being Queer

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February 26, 2018

Today, in a 10-3 decision, the full Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation violates the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the federal law that prohibits employers from discriminating against employees on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin and religion.

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Hawai'i Appeals Court Rejects Religious Justification for B&B that Refused Room to Lesbian Couple

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February 23, 2018

The Intermediate Court of Appeals of the State of Hawai`i affirmed a lower court ruling against a Hawai`i bed and breakfast that denied a room to a lesbian couple because of their sexual orientation.

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Lambda Legal: Senate Judiciary Committee Forces Through Yet Another Anti-LGBT Nominee, Howard Nielson

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February 8, 2018

Today, Sharon McGowan, Director of Strategy at Lambda Legal, issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee’s party-line vote to approve Howard Nielson, yet another Trump nominee with a significant history of anti-LGBT advocacy:

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Trump’s Assault on LGBT Rights Continues with Latest Judicial Nominee

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January 10, 2018

LGBT Legal Advocacy Organization Brings Together 15 National, State and Local LGBT Rights Organizations in Letter Detailing Howard Nielson’s Homophobic Record including his “Trump-ian” Attack on Gay Federal Judge

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Oregon Court Rules Against Bakery That Refused to Bake Wedding Cake for Lesbian Couple

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December 28, 2017

It's a decision that is both critically important and completely unsurprising.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Law & Policy Project, public accommodations, Religious Exemptions, Religiously Motivated Discrimination
The Senate Is Falling Over Itself to Fill Courts with Donald Trump’s Extremist Anti-LGBT Judges

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November 2, 2017

For lifetime appointments.

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Lambda Legal and ACLU Announce Proposed Settlement With North Carolina in Lawsuit Challenging Anti-LGBT Law

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October 18, 2017

Transgender people in North Carolina will not be barred from using public restrooms and other facilities that match their gender identity.

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Judge Who Refused Adoptions to Same-Sex Couples Resigns

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October 26, 2017

In May, Lambda Legal, the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Kentucky, Kentucky’s Fairness Campaign and University of Louisville Law Professor Sam Marcosson filed a complaint against Judge Nance for violating Kentucky’s Code of Judicial Conduct by recusing himself from any adoption proceedings involving lesbian, gay and bisexual people.

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Pennsylvania Lawmakers Are Trying to Prevent Transgender Children from Lower-Income Families from Receiving Health Care

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October 23, 2017

Pennsylvania lawmakers this week are considering a discriminatory and harmful amendment to the state’s Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) reauthorization legislation that would deny lower-income Pennsylvania transgender youth access to any transition-related health care services, including counseling.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Transgender Rights, Youth and Schools, Youth in Out-of-Home Care
Jeff Sessions Just Had to Answer to a Bunch of Senators over His Anti-LGBT Crusade

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October 18, 2017

Sessions has aligned DOJ with opponents of civil rights, including anti-LGBT forces working to turn back clock on LGBT rights.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Jeff Sessions

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VICTORY: Second Federal Appeals Court Rules You Can't Be Fired for Being Queer

zarda.jpg

Hawai'i Appeals Court Rejects Religious Justification for B&B that Refused Room to Lesbian Couple

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Lambda Legal: Senate Judiciary Committee Forces Through Yet Another Anti-LGBT Nominee, Howard Nielson

screen_shot_2018-02-08_at_11.44.54_am.png

Trump’s Assault on LGBT Rights Continues with Latest Judicial Nominee

16593510614_6d9c74f7b7_k.jpg

Oregon Court Rules Against Bakery That Refused to Bake Wedding Cake for Lesbian Couple

sweetcakes.png

The Senate Is Falling Over Itself to Fill Courts with Donald Trump’s Extremist Anti-LGBT Judges

trump_c_matt_johnson.jpg

Lambda Legal and ACLU Announce Proposed Settlement With North Carolina in Lawsuit Challenging Anti-LGBT Law

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Judge Who Refused Adoptions to Same-Sex Couples Resigns

rainbow_gavel.jpg

Pennsylvania Lawmakers Are Trying to Prevent Transgender Children from Lower-Income Families from Receiving Health Care

juliet2_copy.jpg

Jeff Sessions Just Had to Answer to a Bunch of Senators over His Anti-LGBT Crusade

sessions_hearing.png

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