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Lambda Legal y Black & Pink National lanzan la encuesta “Protected & Served?”

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May 5, 2022

“Toda persona que se relaciona con el sistema legal penal, ya sea víctima o sospechosa de un delito, acusada o condenada por cometer un delito, tiene derechos legales y debe ser tratada de manera justa.”

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Lambda Legal and Black & Pink National Launch “Protected & Served?” Survey

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May 5, 2022

Today, Lambda Legal

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Lambda Legal Applauds Federal Bureau of Prisons for Revising Manual for Incarcerated Transgender People

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January 25, 2022

Lambda Legal applauded the federal Bureau of Prisons for its revisions to the “Transgender Offender Manual,” improvin

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Lambda Legal Commends the Senate’s Confirmation of Kristen Clarke to Lead the Civil Rights Division at the U.S. Department of Justice

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May 25, 2021

"Her confirmation as the first Black woman to lead the Civil Rights Division is welcome and long overdue."

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Lambda Legal Demands More Work Be Done in Wake of Chauvin Verdict

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April 20, 2021

"We mourn George Floyd, Daunte Wright, Adam Toledo, and every victim of police violence. We recommit to continuing to work for racial justice and fairer laws."

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Lambda Legal Celebrates Repeal of “Walking While Trans” Ban and Recognizes the Leadership and Advocacy of Transgender Women of Color

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February 2, 2021

Lambda Legal today hailed the elimination of the “Walking While Trans” ban, Section 240.37 of the New York penal law relating to loitering for the purpose of engaging in a prostitution offense.

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10 Things LGBTQ People and People Living with HIV Need from the Biden-Harris Administration

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January 20, 2021

Lambda Legal has filed 46 federal lawsuits against the Trump administration to beat back their efforts to harm LGBTQ people and everyone living with HIV.

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Abuse and Neglect of Transgender People in Prisons and Jails: A Lawyer’s Perspective

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November 25, 2020

We must invest in and center transgender people who are the most impacted.

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OPINION: The appointment of Amy Coney Barett to the Supreme Court should ring alarm bells for the LGBT+ community

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October 6, 2020

If Amy Coney Barrett is confirmed to the Supreme Court, the body, already leaning to the right, would be an ultra-conservative court the likes that we have not seen in decades.

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Lambda Legal: Black and Brown LGBTQ People Particularly Vulnerable to State-sponsored Violence

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June 9, 2020

Lambda Legal late yesterday submitted written testimony to the newly formed Presidential Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice highlighting the disproportionate levels of violence and abuse that LGBTQ people, especially LGBTQ people of color, experience in the U.S. criminal legal system.

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Lambda Legal y Black & Pink National lanzan la encuesta “Protected & Served?”

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Lambda Legal and Black & Pink National Launch “Protected & Served?” Survey

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Lambda Legal Applauds Federal Bureau of Prisons for Revising Manual for Incarcerated Transgender People

scales_of_justice_against_blurred_court_room_cu.jpg

Lambda Legal Commends the Senate’s Confirmation of Kristen Clarke to Lead the Civil Rights Division at the U.S. Department of Justice

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Lambda Legal Demands More Work Be Done in Wake of Chauvin Verdict

scales_of_justice_against_blurred_court_room_cu.jpg

Lambda Legal Celebrates Repeal of “Walking While Trans” Ban and Recognizes the Leadership and Advocacy of Transgender Women of Color

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10 Things LGBTQ People and People Living with HIV Need from the Biden-Harris Administration

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Abuse and Neglect of Transgender People in Prisons and Jails: A Lawyer’s Perspective

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OPINION: The appointment of Amy Coney Barett to the Supreme Court should ring alarm bells for the LGBT+ community

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Lambda Legal: Black and Brown LGBTQ People Particularly Vulnerable to State-sponsored Violence

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