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Después de DOMA: Lo que significa para ti

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August 7, 2013

Lambda Legal, en colaboración con otras 10 organizaciones que trabajan con las comunidades LGBT, emitió una serie de hojas informativas para proporcionar orientación a las parejas del mismo sexo y sus familias que intentan acceder los derechos, beneficios y protecciones federales.

See Also: DOMA, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Immigration and Asylum, Marriage at the Supreme Court, Proyecto Igualdad, Same-sex relationships, social security
Ninth Circuit Dismisses Appeal in Lambda Legal DOMA Case

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July 23, 2013

Citing the Supreme Court's recent DOMA decision, the Ninth Circuit dismissed the appeal in Lambda Legal's DOMA challenge on behalf of Karen Golinski, a federal court employee denied family health coverage for her spouse.

See Also: DOMA, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Golinski v. OPM, Health Care Fairness, Marriage at the Supreme Court
Lambda Legal, Freedom to Work Resolve EEOC Complaint on Behalf of Maryland Transgender Woman

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July 15, 2013

The woman filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and alleged that she was subjected to physical and verbal harassment in the workplace over a two-year period.

See Also: Discrimination, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, ENDA, Transgender Rights
Lambda Legal Applauds ENDA Passage Through Senate Committee

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July 10, 2013

Today, after the Senate Health, Labor, Education & Pensions Committee took a bipartisan 15-7 vote to send the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) to the Senate floor.

See Also: Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Employment Non-Discrimination Act
Arizona Governor Loses Latest Bid to Strip Benefits from Lesbian and Gay State Employees

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June 27, 2013

The U.S. Supreme Court today denied a request by Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer to review a U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that maintains family health coverage for lesbian and gay State employees.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Diaz v. Brewer, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Marriage, Same-sex relationships, Sevcik v. Sandoval
FAQ: After DOMA—What It Means for You

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June 26, 2013

Lambda Legal and 10 other national LGBT advocacy organizations jointly issued a series of factsheets to provide guidance to same-sex couples and their families as they navigate accessing federal rights, benefits, and protections.

See Also: Adoption and Parenting, DOMA, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Health Care Fairness, Immigration and Asylum, Marriage, Marriage at the Supreme Court, Military, Social Security Administration, U.S. Supreme Court
Restoring Honor to Service Members Discharged Under "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"

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June 21, 2013

The history of sexual orientation discrimination continues to tarnish the record of approximately 11,400 service members were discharged on the basis of their sexual orientation between World War II and the end of DADT in 2011.

See Also: Discrimination, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Government Misconduct and Support for Discrimination, Military, U.S. House of Representatives
County Settles With Iowa Transgender Woman Over Restroom Complaint

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June 21, 2013

Equal access to public restrooms for transgender people is a national issue that needs greater public awareness, says M. Dru Levasseur, Lambda Legal's Transgender Rights Project Director.

See Also: Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Government Misconduct and Support for Discrimination, Lambda Legal in the News, Transgender Rights
Historic Day for LGBT Rights in Puerto Rico

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May 29, 2013

Puerto Rico Gov. Alejandro García Padilla signed two bills into law today: one prohibiting employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, and one that includes same-sex couples in the domestic violence law.

See Also: Discrimination, Domestic Violence, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, ENDA, Proyecto Igualdad
Employment Non-Discrimination Act Re-Introduced in Congress

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April 25, 2013

Lambda Legal joined the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) and the Transgender Law Center in issuing the following statement.

See Also: Employment and Rights in the Workplace, ENDA, Religious Exemptions

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Después de DOMA: Lo que significa para ti

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Ninth Circuit Dismisses Appeal in Lambda Legal DOMA Case

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Lambda Legal, Freedom to Work Resolve EEOC Complaint on Behalf of Maryland Transgender Woman

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Lambda Legal Applauds ENDA Passage Through Senate Committee

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Arizona Governor Loses Latest Bid to Strip Benefits from Lesbian and Gay State Employees

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FAQ: After DOMA—What It Means for You

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Restoring Honor to Service Members Discharged Under "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"

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County Settles With Iowa Transgender Woman Over Restroom Complaint

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Historic Day for LGBT Rights in Puerto Rico

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Employment Non-Discrimination Act Re-Introduced in Congress

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