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The Guardian: Virginia Thrown Into Equality Wrangle After Rejection of Gay Judge

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May 17, 2012

The Guardian (UK) reports on the blocked judicial appointment of Tracy Thorne-Begland, an openly gay local prosecutor in Richmond, Virgina.

See Also: Fair Courts Project, Lambda Legal in the News
Chicago Tribune: Illinois Governor Pat Quinn Supports Marriage Equality

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May 14, 2012

National Marriage Project Director Camilla Taylor talks to the Chicago Tribune about President Obama's announcement and the fight for marriage equality in Illinois

See Also: Lambda Legal in the News, Marriage, President Obama
Iowa Supreme Court Justices Honored for Their Courage

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May 8, 2012

Three of the Iowa Supreme Court Justices who ruled in favor of Lambda Legal's landmark case establishing marriage equality in Iowa received the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award on Monday.

See Also: Fair Courts Project, Lambda Legal in the News, Marriage, Varnum v. Brien
Keeping the Pressure On Regarding Workplace Discrimination

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May 4, 2012

Why doesn't President Obama issue an executive order banning federal contractors from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity? Lambda Legal Executive Director Kevin Cathcart weighs in.

See Also: Discrimination, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Employment Non-Discrimination Act, Lambda Legal in the News
The Trans Tell Your Story Project

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May 3, 2012

Lambda Legal recently hosted an event in Atlanta to share some of the stories we've collected as part of our Trans Tell Your Story project.

See Also: Lambda Legal in the News, Trans Tell Your Story Project, Transgender Rights
Las Vegas Review Journal Profiles Nevada Marriage Plaintiffs Mary Baranovich and Beverly Sevcik

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April 30, 2012

The Las Vegas Review Journal has a lovely profile this morning of Mary Baranovich and Beverly Sevcik, lead plaintiffs in our federal lawsuit seeking marriage equality in Nevada. The couple met more than 40 years ago, raised three children and now have four grandchildren. From the article: Beverly Sevcik, 73, and Mary Baranovich, 76, cannot get married.

See Also: Lambda Legal in the News, Las Vegas, Sevcik v. Sandoval
Lawrence v. Texas in the Headlines

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March 16, 2012

When the U.S. Supreme Court decided Lawrence v. Texas in 2003, it was the most significant breakthrough in the fight for equality for LGBT people.

See Also: Bowers v. Hardwick, Kevin Cathcart, Lambda Legal in the News, Lawrence v. Texas, Sodomy Laws, U.S. Supreme Court
The Fairness of Hate Crime Laws

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March 7, 2012

Controversy accompanies prosecutions under hate crime laws, and perhaps that’s inevitable; the pattern of discrimination that shows people have been targeted based upon their personal traits springs from prejudices we have not conquered.

See Also: Hate Crimes, Lambda Legal in the News
Lawrence v. Texas: Extreme Truth

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March 7, 2012

The 2003 Supreme Court decision in Lawrence v. Texas, striking down all remaining state sodomy laws, changed the legal landscape for lesbian, gay and bisexual people in America forever.

See Also: Bowers v. Hardwick, Kevin Cathcart, Lambda Legal in the News, Lawrence v. Texas, Sodomy Laws, U.S. Supreme Court
DOMA Complicates Gay Divorces

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February 17, 2012

We all know that the so-called Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) means multiple obstacles for same-sex couples who want to tie the knot. But what happens when couples break up? More DOMA roadblocks.

See Also: DOMA, Lambda Legal in the News, Marriage