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"Flying Solo" Screening at Upcoming Film Festivals this November

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November 4, 2014

Lambda Legal's short documentary, Flying Solo: A Transgender Widow Fights Discrimination, about 93-year-old WWII veteran and pilot Robina Asti, will be showing this month at the San Francisco Trans Film Fest as part of the opening night program, and at the Mezipatra Queer Film Festival in the Czech Republic several times throughout the month.

See Also: Robina Asti, Seniors, social security, ssa, transgender
"Flying Solo" at Seattle Lesbian and Gay Film Festival

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October 10, 2014

Lambda Legal's short documentary, Flying Solo: A Transgender Widow Fights Discrimination, about 93-year-old WWII veteran and pilot Robina Asti, will be showing next week at the Seattle Lesbian and Gay Film Festival. It will play as part of the Transcendent Trans Shorts series along with eight other short films.

See Also: Robina Asti, Seniors, social security, ssa, transgender
Upcoming Screenings of Lambda Legal's Video "Flying Solo"

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September 16, 2014

Lambda Legal's video, Flying Solo: A Transgender Widow Fights Discrimination, about 93-year-old transgender widow and veteran Robina Asti, will be playing at several film festivals this fall. This month it will show at the Maysles Documentary Center as part of the Doc Watchers series and at the Freso Reel Pride Film Festival as part of the Transcendent Trans Shorts series.

See Also: Robina Asti, Social Security Administration
"Flying Solo" Screening at OutFest and NewFest This Month

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July 2, 2014

Lambda Legal's video, "Flying Solo: A Transgender Widow Fights Discrimination," about 92-year-old transgender widow and veteran Robina Asti, will be playing at two film festivals this month.

See Also: Robina Asti, Seniors, Transgender Rights
Social Security Administration Updates Procedures for Transgender Spouses Following Lambda Legal Advocacy

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April 2, 2014

Yesterday, the Social Security Administration (SSA) updated its policies and procedures regarding the ability of transgender individuals to receive benefits through their spouses.

See Also: Marriage, Robina Asti, Seniors, Social Security Administration, Transgender Rights
Victory! Lambda Legal Persuades Social Security to Give Survivor Benefits to 92-Year-Old Transgender Widow

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February 24, 2014

Today, after months of advocacy, Lambda Legal announced the Social Security Administration (SSA) paid Robina Asti, a 92-year-old transgender woman, the survivor benefits she was denied after her husband’s death.

See Also: Robina Asti, Seniors, Social Security Administration, Transgender Rights
Video: Flying Solo, A Transgender Widow Fights Discrimination

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January 29, 2014

At 92, Robina Asti, a WWII veteran and pilot, tells her story of living as a transgender woman since 1976 and her fight to be treated like any other widow.

See Also: Robina Asti, Social Security Administration, Transgender Rights

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