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Victory! State Department Withdraws Appeal in Cases of Same-Sex Couples' Children Refused Passports

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October 27, 2020

Multiple federal district courts found the U.S. Department of State’s refusal to recognize the U.S. citizenship of the children born abroad to two married same-sex, U.S. citizen couples to be unlawful.

See Also: Adoption and Parenting, Immigration, Marriage, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Same-sex relationships
Lambda Legal to Colorado Supreme Court: Marriage is Marriage!

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June 24, 2020

Today the Colorado Supreme Court heard two cases addressing the recognition of common law marriages of same-sex couples.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Marriage, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Same-sex relationships
The Social Security Administration Is Refusing to Provide Survivor's Benefits to This 66-Year-Old Gay Widower

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March 6, 2020

Lambda Legal today asked a federal court to end the U.S. Social Security Administration’s (SSA) refusal to provide monthly spousal survivor’s benefits to a 66-year-old gay man whose husband and partner of 43 years died six months after Arizona began allowing same-sex couples to marry.

See Also: Same-sex relationships, Seniors
Judge Sides with Same-Sex Partners Denied Equal Access to Social Security Survivor’s Benefits

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January 31, 2020

A federal magistrate judge today recommended striking down as unconstitutional the U.S. Social Security Administration’s (SSA’s) categorical denial of survivor’s benefits to surviving same-sex partners who were barred from marrying due to discriminatory state marriage bans.

See Also: Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Same-sex relationships, Seniors
7 Questions LGBTQ People Have for the 2020 Presidential Candidates

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October 10, 2019

As the 2020 election approaches, all eyes are on D.C. (and sometimes on Twitter).

See Also: Adoption and Parenting, Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice and Police Misconduct, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Fair Courts Project, Health Care Fairness, HIV, Housing, Intersex, Law & Policy Project, Marriage, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Military, Racial Justice & Low Income Advocacy, Religious Exemptions, Reproductive Rights and Sexual Health, Same-sex relationships, Teens & Young Adults, Transgender Rights
Same-Sex Georgia Couple Sues U.S. State Department for Refusing to Recognize Their One-Year-Old Daughter’s Citizenship

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July 23, 2019

The State Department’s policy treats married same-sex couples as if their marriages did not exist.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Immigration, Marriage Family and Relationship Protections, Same-sex relationships
We're Seeking Relief for All Same-Sex Spouses Denied Equal Access to Social Security Survivor’s Benefits

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April 30, 2019

Lambda Legal today asked the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona to provide relief to all surviving same-sex spouses denied equal access to social security survivor’s benefits, including through certification of a class action.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Same-sex relationships
This NC Widower Was Denied Social Security Survivor's Benefits. We're Suing.

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January 17, 2019

Lambda Legal today filed a motion on behalf of a 75-year-old gay man arguing that the Social Security Administration’s denial of spousal survivor’s benefits to him, on the grounds that he was not married for long enough despite discriminatory marriage laws that prevented him from marrying earlier, is unconstitutional.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Same-sex relationships, Seniors
Lambda Legal Sues Social Security Administration for Third Same-Sex Widower Denied Survivor’s Benefits

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December 13, 2018

This is the third related lawsuit Lambda Legal has filed in the past year.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Same-sex relationships, Seniors
Same-Sex Couple Blocked from Serving as Foster Parents Deserve Their Day in Court

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November 30, 2018

The couple was denied the opportunity to apply to serve as foster parents for refugee children because they did not “mirror the Holy Family.”

See Also: Adoption and Parenting, Same-sex relationships

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