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Wait, Lambda Legal Is Suing Whom???

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January 9, 2014

The Mayor and the City of Houston face the threat that antigay activists will obtain a court order forcing employees to lose valuable benefits.

See Also: Discrimination, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Freeman v. Parker, Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Lambda Legal Says Same-Sex Couples Must Be Included in Case Deciding Fate of Spousal Benefits

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January 9, 2014

Lambda Legal today asked a U.S. District Court judge to combine two separate lawsuits filed against Houston Mayor Annise Parker and the City of Houston, one seeking to prevent and the other to preserve the extension of spousal benefits, including health insurance, to the same-sex spouses of city employees.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Discrimination, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Lambda Legal Commemorates Transgender Day of Remembrance

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November 20, 2013

On this, the 15th annual Transgender Day of Remembrance, we honor those we have lost to anti-transgender hatred and violence, including Islan Nettles, who was beaten to death last August while she was simply walking down the street.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Violence, Criminal Justice, Discrimination, Transgender Day of Remembrance, Transgender Rights
Lambda Legal Sues School District in California on Behalf of Lesbian Teacher

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November 19, 2013

Lambda Legal filed a lawsuit in California Superior Court today claiming the Hesperia Unified School District and administrators at Sultana High School violated California law by not renewing the contract of an openly lesbian teacher in retaliation for supporting lesbian, gay and gender-nonconforming students' attempts to speak out about the harassment and discrimination directed at them.

See Also: Discrimination, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Schools
10 Years After Landmark Case, Matthew Cusick Is Still Speaking Out Against HIV Bias

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November 11, 2013

A decade later, Matthew Cusick still remembers every detail of what he calls “the worst day of my life.”

See Also: Discrimination, HIV, Matter of Matthew Cusick and Cirque du Soleil
ENDA's Religious Loophole

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November 7, 2013

The U.S. Senate has passed an inclusive Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA). But we still have some work to do.

See Also: Discrimination, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Employment Non-Discrimination Act, ENDA, Religious Exemptions, Religiously Motivated Discrimination
Lambda Legal Sues After Cab Driver Kicks Out Gay Couple for Exchanging a Kiss

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October 28, 2013

Lambda Legal filed a lawsuit today on behalf of Steven White and Matthew McCrea, a gay couple who were unlawfully refused service and forced to exit a Chicago cab after they exchanged a kiss.

See Also: Discrimination, public accommodations, Religiously Motivated Discrimination, Same-sex relationships
Lambda Legal Sues NY Landlord to Add Same-Sex Spouse to Lease

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October 2, 2013

Lambda Legal filed a complaint today against a New York City landlord for refusing to add lesbian tenant Dava Weinstein’s spouse, Dorothy Calvani, to her rent-stabilized lease as is required by state and city law.

See Also: Discrimination, Housing, Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Ending the "Panic"

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August 29, 2013

We look to courts for justice, not to reinforce prejudices.

See Also: Criminal Justice, Discrimination, Fair Courts Project, Government Misconduct and Support for Discrimination, Transgender Rights
Lambda Legal Urges Board of Immigration Appeals to Reject Stereotypes

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August 20, 2013

"How do you prove to a judge that you are gay?" says Senior Staff Attorney Thomas W. Ude, Jr. "Denying protection against torture in Jamaica based on stereotyped assumptions about the process of coming out is unjust."

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Discrimination, Government Misconduct and Support for Discrimination, Immigration and Asylum, In Re Anthony

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Wait, Lambda Legal Is Suing Whom???

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Lambda Legal Says Same-Sex Couples Must Be Included in Case Deciding Fate of Spousal Benefits

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Lambda Legal Commemorates Transgender Day of Remembrance

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Lambda Legal Sues School District in California on Behalf of Lesbian Teacher

frost_395.jpg

10 Years After Landmark Case, Matthew Cusick Is Still Speaking Out Against HIV Bias

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ENDA's Religious Loophole

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Lambda Legal Sues After Cab Driver Kicks Out Gay Couple for Exchanging a Kiss

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Lambda Legal Sues NY Landlord to Add Same-Sex Spouse to Lease

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Ending the "Panic"

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Lambda Legal Urges Board of Immigration Appeals to Reject Stereotypes

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