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If You're Queer and Not Angry About the State of Paid Family Leave in This Country, You Should Be

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December 15, 2017

Paid leave policies are essential – not just to those in traditional nuclear family structures, but also to those with chosen families.

See Also: Adoption and Parenting, Marriage, Relationships and Family Protections, Same-sex relationships, Teens & Young Adults
Supreme Court of Hawai’i Hears Parenting Case Testing Marriage Equality Ruling

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December 14, 2017

The Supreme Court of Hawai’i today heard oral argument in the case of C.C. v. D.D., in which Lambda Legal is urging the Court to uphold a lower court ruling that, just like different-sex spouses, same-sex spouses must be treated as the presumed parents of children born during their marriage, with equal rights and equal responsibilities, including legal parentage and child support.

See Also: Adoption and Parenting, Marriage, Relationships and Family Protections, Same-sex relationships, Youth and Schools
15 in 2015: Lambda Legal’s Year in Review

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December 26, 2015

2015 was a historic year in the fight for equality for LGBT people and those living with HIV, and Lambda Legal led the fight in courts and communities across the country. Here are some of the highlights of Lambda Legal’s work this year:

See Also: Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice and Police Misconduct, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Fair Courts Project, Health Care Fairness, HIV, Housing, Immigration, LAWS AND AMENDMENTS, Marriage, RACIAL JUSTICE & LOW-INCOME ADVOCACY, Relationships and Family Protections, Seniors, Transgender Rights, Youth and Schools, Youth in Out-of-Home Care
WHEREAS, Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore has Completely Lost the Public’s Trust and is Not Fit to Serve

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February 9, 2015

This blog post was co-written by Lambda Legal's Fair Courts Project Manager, Eric Lesh, and Senior Attorney Beth Littrell.

See Also: Fair Courts Project, Marriage, Relationships and Family Protections, Religious Exemptions, Same-sex relationships
Fifth Circuit Hears Oral Argument in Lambda Legal Case Seeking Marriage for Same-Sex Couples in Louisiana

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January 9, 2015

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit heard oral arguments in Robicheaux v. Caldwell, the appeal challenging Louisiana’s discriminatory marriage ban. The appeal was brought by Forum For Equality Louisiana and seven same-sex Louisiana couples represented by Lambda Legal and New Orleans Attorneys Dalton Courson, Lesli Harris, Scott Spivey and Richard Perque.

See Also: Marriage, Relationships and Family Protections, Same-sex relationships
Freedom of Religion is Not Freedom to Discriminate Against Gay Customers

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August 4, 2014

Lambda Legal and the Hawai‘i Civil Rights Commission today urged the Intermediate Court of Appeals of the State of Hawai`i to reject a new argument that the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores allows a commercial business operating a bed and breakfast to refuse accommodation to a lesbian couple, and thereby violate Hawai`i’s antidiscrimination law, by invoking the business owner’s religious beliefs as a defense.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, LAWS AND AMENDMENTS, Marriage, Relationships and Family Protections, Religious Exemptions, Same-sex relationships
Hawai‘i Court Rules for Lesbian Couple Turned Away by Bed & Breakfast

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April 16, 2013

The First Circuit Court of Hawai‘i yesterday issued a ruling in favor of a lesbian couple who filed a discrimination lawsuit against Aloha Bed & Breakfast after the business turned them away because of their sexual orientation.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, LAWS AND AMENDMENTS, Marriage, Relationships and Family Protections, Religious Exemptions, Same-sex relationships

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