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Thank You, Edith Windsor.

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September 12, 2017

Thank you Edie. You will be remembered with deep respect and gratitude. We will miss you.

See Also: Marriage, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Same-sex relationships
Texas Supreme Court Ruling Revives Attacks on Same-Sex Marriage

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June 30, 2017

The Texas Supreme Court today defied the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges which ushered in the freedom to marry for same-sex couples nationwide, saying it leaves open questions whether Texas municipalities must extend access to spousal benefits including health insurance to the legal same-sex spouses of municipal employees in the same way it does for other married employees.

See Also: Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Same-sex relationships
U.S. Supreme Court Smacks Down Arkansas’s Attempt to Treat Married Same-Sex Parents Unequally

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June 26, 2017

The U.S. Supreme Court made clear that states may not treat same-sex married couples differently than other married couples.

See Also: Marriage, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Same-sex relationships
A Court Ruled That an Anonymous Sperm Donor Has Parental Rights, but This Lesbian Mom Doesn't. Lambda Legal Is Appealing.

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June 1, 2017

Today, Lambda Legal and local counsel Dianne Ellis filed an appeal in the Mississippi Supreme Court on behalf of Christina Strickland, a non-biological lesbian mother denied legal parentage to children she and her now ex-wife planned for and raised together.

See Also: Adoption and Parenting, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Same-sex relationships
Texas Senate Passes Damaging Child Welfare Bill: Lambda Legal Urges Governor to Veto

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May 22, 2017

"Those agencies that won't commit to putting children's needs first, and to nondiscrimination as a core promise to children and families, must not be allowed to operate as agents of the government."

See Also: Adoption and Parenting, Law & Policy Project, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Religious Exemptions, Same-sex relationships, Teens & Young Adults, Youth in Out-of-Home Care
Kentucky Judge Refuses Adoptions to Same-Sex Couples, Gets Hit with Ethics Complaint

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May 16, 2017

Today Lambda Legal, the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Kentucky, Kentucky’s Fairness Campaign and University of Louisville Law Professor Sam Marcosson filed a complaint against Judge W. Mitchell Nance for violating Kentucky’s Code of Judicial Conduct by recusing himself from any adoption proceedings involving lesbian, gay and bisexual people.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Marriage, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Same-sex relationships
Texas House Passes Damaging Child "Welfare" Bill HB 3859

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May 10, 2017

The Texas House of Representatives today passed HB 3859, a discriminatory bill that would allow child placement agencies in the state foster care system – including agencies receiving state and federal funding – to prioritize their religious beliefs above the needs of children in its care.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Same-sex relationships
Today We Were in Court at the 5th Circuit Fighting Mississippi's Anti-LGBT Law

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April 3, 2017

See Also: Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Religious Exemptions, Stand Up to Defeat DOMA!
Victory! Federal Court Orders Florida to Issue Accurate Death Certificates to Surviving Same-Sex Spouses in Lambda Legal Class Action

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March 23, 2017

Today, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida ruled that the state must issue accurate death certificates to all surviving same-sex spouses.

See Also: Marriage, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Same-sex relationships, Seniors
Lambda Legal Celebrates Victory in Flower Shop Discrimination Case

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February 16, 2017

In a unanimous ruling, the Court confirmed a simple principle: No business has the right to discriminate against LGBT people for any reason.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Marriage, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Religious Exemptions

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Thank You, Edith Windsor.

edie.jpg

Texas Supreme Court Ruling Revives Attacks on Same-Sex Marriage

gavel_on_flag.jpg

U.S. Supreme Court Smacks Down Arkansas’s Attempt to Treat Married Same-Sex Parents Unequally

istock-460897297.jpg

A Court Ruled That an Anonymous Sperm Donor Has Parental Rights, but This Lesbian Mom Doesn't. Lambda Legal Is Appealing.

strickland-social.png

Texas Senate Passes Damaging Child Welfare Bill: Lambda Legal Urges Governor to Veto

lambda-2017-4012-1200x630.png

Kentucky Judge Refuses Adoptions to Same-Sex Couples, Gets Hit with Ethics Complaint

rainbow_gavel.jpg

Texas House Passes Damaging Child "Welfare" Bill HB 3859

girl_with_two_dads.jpg

Today We Were in Court at the 5th Circuit Fighting Mississippi's Anti-LGBT Law

1200x630_barber_1.png

Victory! Federal Court Orders Florida to Issue Accurate Death Certificates to Surviving Same-Sex Spouses in Lambda Legal Class Action

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Lambda Legal Celebrates Victory in Flower Shop Discrimination Case

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