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As Puerto Rico Mourns Lives Lost In Orlando, Let Us Loudly Demand Equality and Acceptance

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June 21, 2016

As Puerto Rico and its diaspora come together in grief, Lambda Legal and I also mourn with LGBT people in Puerto Rico.

See Also: Discrimination, Gun Violence
A Bittersweet Anniversary of the Marriage Equality Ruling

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June 17, 2016

The following are remarks by Susan Sommer at the “Lambda Legal in DC” event held at the Newseum on June 15.

See Also: Discrimination, Gun Violence
LGBTQ and Gun Violence-Prevention Groups Call for Hate and Terror to Be Disarmed Following Orlando Shooting

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June 16, 2016

The Orlando tragedy, the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, highlights how vulnerable LGBTQ communities are to hate-fueled violence, especially LGBTQ communities of color.

See Also: Discrimination, Gun Violence
Lambda Legal Urges Court to Rule in LGBT Housing Discrimination Case

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June 16, 2016

"The facts are indisputable: Deepika Avanti refused to rent to Tonya and Rachel Smith because they are a same-sex couple and Rachel is transgender. Discrimination based on what the neighbors might say is not just wrong, it is unlawful."

See Also: Discrimination
Lambda Legal Settles Lawsuit on Behalf of Gay Couple Kicked Out of Taxi

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November 20, 2015

Lambda Legal settled yesterday a lawsuit filed on behalf of two gay men who were unlawfully forced to exit a taxi after they exchanged a brief kiss.

See Also: Discrimination, public accommodations
Human Rights Abuses of LGBT and HIV+ People in the U.S.

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October 30, 2014

In anticipation of the 2015 Universal Periodic Review (UPR), a comprehensive assessment of the human rights record of all UN member countries, Lambda Legal has authored a set of UPR comments surrounding the policing, detention and incarceration of LGBT people and people living with HIV.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Criminal Justice, Discrimination, Government Misconduct and Support for Discrimination, HIV, School-to-Prison Pipeline, Teens & Young Adults, Transgender Rights, Youth, Youth and Schools, Youth in Out-of-Home Care
Lambda Legal Applauds Arizona Governor's Veto of Antigay Bill

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February 26, 2014

Everyone in Arizona deserves respect and inclusion, including same-sex couples and their families, and people of all faiths and backgrounds.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Discrimination, Religiously Motivated Discrimination
Lambda Legal in the News

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February 21, 2014

Here’s a roundup of news coverage of Lambda Legal’s federal class action lawsuit filed yesterday against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana (BCBS).

See Also: Discrimination, Health Care Fairness, HIV, Lambda Legal in the News
Alabama's Chief Justice Roy Moore Has Outdone Himself — Again

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February 14, 2014

In a brazen and unprecedented political move, Chief Justice Roy Moore of the Alabama Supreme Court — who was reelected a year ago after being removed from the bench in 2003 for defying a federal court order to remove a monument of the Ten Commandments from his courtroom — inserted himself into the fight for the freedom to marry.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Legislation and Amendments, Discrimination, Fair Courts Project, Marriage, Same-sex relationships
From Marriage Recognition to the Jury Box, the Windsor Decision Continues to Extend the Promise of Equality

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January 30, 2014

Last week, a federal appeals court ruled that the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution prohibits excluding lesbians and gay men from juries based on their sexual orientation.

See Also: Discrimination, DOMA, Fair Courts Project, U.S. Supreme Court