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White House Hosts Historic Meeting on LGBTQ People and People Living with HIV in the U.S. Criminal Justice System

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September 20, 2016

Today the White House hosted 150 formerly incarcerated LGBTQ people, policymakers & advocates to discuss unique challenges faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people and people living with HIV (PLHIV) in the criminal legal system.

See Also: Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice and Police Misconduct, HIV, Stop Prison Rape in Texas, Teens & Young Adults, Transgender Rights, Youth and Schools
As May 15 Deadline Looms, Lambda Legal Urges Texas Governor to Comply With Prison Rape Elimination Act

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May 1, 2015

With exactly two weeks remaining until the U.S. Justice Department’s May 15 deadline for the governors of all 50 states to confirm that their state is in compliance with the national standards set by the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), Lambda Legal urges Texas Governor Greg Abbott to adopt the PREA standards unconditionally and acknowledge that rape and sexual assault can no longer be accepted as part of the sentence served for any crime.

See Also: Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice and Police Misconduct, Stop Prison Rape in Texas
Victory! Texas Prison Officials Agree to Place Passion Star in Safekeeping

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March 30, 2015

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (“TDCJ”) announced that today it will place Lambda Legal client Passion Star in Safekeeping as had been requested in an emergency motion filed earlier this month to protect her from further sexual assault and threats to her life. Passion Star is a transgender woman currently incarcerated in a TDCJ male facility.

See Also: Government Misconduct and Support for Discrimination, Stop Prison Rape in Texas, Transgender Rights
#NotDoneYet - Transgender Rights

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December 18, 2014

Lambda Legal scored many amazing victories this year in the fight for the rights of LGBT people and people with HIV.

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Stop Prison Rape in Texas

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December 17, 2014

Lambda Legal launched a petition drive calling on the state of Texas and Texas Gov.-elect Greg Abbott to implement and abide by the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), the federal law signed by former President George W. Bush to address the problem of prison rape across the country. Texas is one of only seven states that has refused to comply with PREA.

See Also: Government Misconduct and Support for Discrimination, Stop Prison Rape in Texas, Transgender Rights

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