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An Oregon Judge Refused to Marry Same-Sex Couples. We're Fighting Back.

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May 2, 2017

Judge Day directed court staff to use the court record system to investigate whether couples wishing to marry were of the same sex and, if so, to represent that he was unavailable, rather than unwilling, to marry them.

See Also: Fair Courts Project, Law & Policy Project, Marriage, Religious Exemptions, Same-sex relationships
Equality Act, LGBTQ Federal Non-Discrimination Bill, Reintroduced in Congress

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May 2, 2017

Today Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley and Rhode Island Representative David Cicilline were joined by Democratic Leaders in the Senate and House as well as members of the bipartisan LGBTQ Equality Caucus to reintroduce the Equality Act, a bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity in employment, housing, credit, education, and jury service.

See Also: Advocacy & Inclusion, Community Education, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Health Care Fairness, Law & Policy Project, Marriage, Relationships and Family Protections.Transgender Rights, Youth and Schools
We're Suing a Mississippi Funeral Home for Refusing to Transport and Cremate the Body of Gay Man

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May 2, 2017

Lambda Legal today announced it has joined a lawsuit against a Picayune, MS, funeral home for refusing to provide any service for Robert Huskey after his death, leaving his 82-year-old husband, Jack Zawadski, desperate to make other arrangements in the hours after his beloved spouse’s passing. The suit seeks damages for breach of contract, negligent misrepresentation, and the intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Marriage, Same-sex relationships, Seniors
Victory! Court Rules Landlord Discriminated Against LGBT Family

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April 5, 2017

A federal district court judge today ruled that a Boulder County property owner violated both the federal Fair Housing Act and the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act when she refused to rent a housing unit to Lambda Legal clients Rachel and Tonya Smith, a same-sex couple, one of whom is transgender, and their children, because she worried their “uniqueness” would jeopardize her standing in the community.

See Also: Housing, Marriage, Marriage Family and Relationship Protections, Same-sex relationships
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
After Marriage, 134,000 More Young People Are Surviving Each Year

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March 16, 2017

Our work — including but never limited to our marriage wins — exists because lives hang in the balance. Now we know yet one more way that's true.

See Also: Adoption and Parenting, Marriage, Protect LGBT Students in Illinois, Same-sex relationships, Stand Up to Defeat DOMA!, Teens and Young Adults
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
Victory! Wisconsin Court Orders Accurate Birth Certificates for Children of Same-Sex Spouses

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September 14, 2016

See Also: Adoption and Parenting, Marriage, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Same-sex relationships
Victory! New York High Court Rules Non-Biological Parents Can Seek Custody and Visitation

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August 30, 2016

Today the New York State Court of Appeals ruled that non-biological, non-married, non-adoptive parents can seek custody and visitation of children who were born into their relationships with the consent of the child’s biological parent.

See Also: Adoption and Parenting, Marriage, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Same-sex relationships
Ten Years Ago Today: “On Thursday morning, July 6, I was at my desk when the clerk’s office in Albany called … the news hit like a punch to the stomach.“

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July 6, 2016

The following blog post is an excerpt from Losing Forward: The Marriage Case in New York by Jeffrey Trachtman, a partner in the New York law firm Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP.

See Also: Marriage, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Same-sex relationships

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An Oregon Judge Refused to Marry Same-Sex Couples. We're Fighting Back.

istock-504187020_1.jpg

Equality Act, LGBTQ Federal Non-Discrimination Bill, Reintroduced in Congress

equalityact_branding_logo74111.png

We're Suing a Mississippi Funeral Home for Refusing to Transport and Cremate the Body of Gay Man

jack_2_copy.jpg

Victory! Court Rules Landlord Discriminated Against LGBT Family

smith_family_cropped.jpg

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

x20dsc_041520save20jgp20copy_copy.jpg

After Marriage, 134,000 More Young People Are Surviving Each Year

evan-kirby-101570_1200x630.jpg

Lambda Legal Celebrates Victory in Flower Shop Discrimination Case

flowers-blog.jpg

Victory! Wisconsin Court Orders Accurate Birth Certificates for Children of Same-Sex Spouses

jessamy_and_chelsea_2.jpg

Victory! New York High Court Rules Non-Biological Parents Can Seek Custody and Visitation

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Ten Years Ago Today: “On Thursday morning, July 6, I was at my desk when the clerk’s office in Albany called … the news hit like a punch to the stomach.“

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