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Lambda Legal, ACLU and ACLU of Alabama to Challenge State Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth

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April 28, 2021

“If Alabama lawmakers insist on passing this cruel, dangerous, and unconstitutional legislation into law, the state will immediately have a lawsuit to deal with.”

See Also: Teens & Young Adults, Transgender Rights, Youth and Schools
Lambda Legal Condemns Arkansas Legislature Overriding Veto of Youth Medical Care Ban

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April 7, 2021

“I want transgender youth who see what is happening in legislatures throughout the country to know that they are not alone.”

See Also: Teens & Young Adults, Trangender rights
Lambda Legal Condemns South Dakota and Mississippi Bills Targeting Trans Youth

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March 11, 2021

“To trans youth in South Dakota, Mississippi and all across the country, trust that there is an entire community of people who celebrate you, stand with you, and believe that you deserve to feel safe and respected.”

See Also: Teens & Young Adults, Transgender Rights, Youth and Schools
10 Things LGBTQ People and People Living with HIV Need from the Biden-Harris Administration

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January 20, 2021

Lambda Legal has filed 46 federal lawsuits against the Trump administration to beat back their efforts to harm LGBTQ people and everyone living with HIV.

See Also: 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, Immigration, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Military, Racial Justice & Low Income Advocacy, Religious Exemptions, Reproductive Rights and Sexual Health, Teens & Young Adults, Transgender Rights, Youth and Schools, Youth in Out-of-Home Care
6 LGBTQ Rights Fights to Watch in 2020

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January 15, 2020

We’re only two weeks into 2020 and there is no shortage of action.

See Also: Adoption and Parenting, Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, HIV, Intersex, Law & Policy Project, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Military, Religious Exemptions, Teens & Young Adults, Transgender Rights, Youth and Schools, Youth in Out-of-Home Care
We're Suing New York State for Prohibiting Transgender Minors from Correct Birth Certificates

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January 7, 2020

Today Lambda Legal filed a federal lawsuit challenging New York State’s policy categorically prohibiting transgender minors from correcting the sex designation on their birth certificates – a critically important document for transgender people seeking to navigate through life with accurate government documents.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Teens & Young Adults, Transgender Rights
Lambda Legal to 11th Circuit Court: School District Must Treat Transgender Students Equally

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December 5, 2019

Today, Lambda Legal asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit to affirm a lower court ruling holding that a suburban Jacksonville, Florida, school district must treat transgender student Drew Adams equally by allowing him to use the restroom that matches his gender identity.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Teens & Young Adults, Transgender Rights, Youth and Schools
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
Tennessee Senate Must Reject Effort to Deny Children Loving Families

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April 25, 2019

The Tennessee State Senate is soon to vote on Tennessee SB 1304, a license-to-discriminate bill that allows taxpayer-funded child welfare agencies to reject foster or adoptive parents based upon the agency’s religious beliefs.

See Also: Adoption and Parenting, Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Religious Exemptions, Teens & Young Adults, Youth in Out-of-Home Care
VICTORY! Arizona Repeals Anti-LGBTQ Curriculum Law After Filing of Lawsuit

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April 11, 2019

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey today signed into law an amendment that repeals the state’s anti-LGBTQ curriculum law that barred LGBTQ students from receiving medically accurate, age-appropriate information about non-heterosexual people in their health education classes.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Teens & Young Adults, Youth and Schools

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Lambda Legal, ACLU and ACLU of Alabama to Challenge State Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth

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Lambda Legal Condemns Arkansas Legislature Overriding Veto of Youth Medical Care Ban

shutterstock_1235860834_0.jpeg

Lambda Legal Condemns South Dakota and Mississippi Bills Targeting Trans Youth

shutterstock_1235860834.jpg

10 Things LGBTQ People and People Living with HIV Need from the Biden-Harris Administration

ll_fb_tw_1.22_2b.jpg

6 LGBTQ Rights Fights to Watch in 2020

pride_phone.jpg

We're Suing New York State for Prohibiting Transgender Minors from Correct Birth Certificates

ted_eytan.jpg

Lambda Legal to 11th Circuit Court: School District Must Treat Transgender Students Equally

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7 Questions LGBTQ People Have for the 2020 Presidential Candidates

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Tennessee Senate Must Reject Effort to Deny Children Loving Families

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VICTORY! Arizona Repeals Anti-LGBTQ Curriculum Law After Filing of Lawsuit

two_non-binary_students_doing_work_together_in_class.jpg

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