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Scout Schultz’s Killing Was a Symptom of Systemic Transphobia

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September 25, 2017

It is on all of us to remember Scout and fight on in their name.

See Also: Criminal Justice and Police Misconduct, Racial Justice & Low Income Advocacy, Transgender Rights
Donald Trump's Judicial Nominee Referred to Transgender Children as Part of "Satan's Plan"

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September 20, 2017

Jeff Mateer is under fire as news reports surface past remarks that reveal a record of extreme hostility toward the LGBT community.

See Also: Fair Courts Project, Teens & Young Adults, Transgender Rights
Lambda Legal and OutServe-SLDN Ask Court to Halt Transgender Military Ban

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September 14, 2017

Lambda Legal and OutServe-SLDN today asked a federal court to halt immediately all steps taken to implement the Trump Administration’s discriminatory plan to ban transgender individuals from serving openly in the U.S. Armed Services.

See Also: Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Military, Transgender Rights
Lambda Legal Sues U.S. Departments of Education and Justice for Documents about Trans Student Guidance Withdrawal

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August 23, 2017

Yesterday, Lambda Legal filed a federal lawsuit to compel the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice to release information about their decision to withdraw guidance detailing the protections transgender students have under Title IX.

See Also: Teens & Young Adults, Transgender Rights, Youth and Schools
Toilet Flushing: Adiós TX SB3

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August 17, 2017

In a stunning move Tuesday night, the Texas House and Senate ended the month-long special session a full day early. That wise conclusion lifted a cloud of fear from thousands of Texas families because it ended the imminent threat of “bathroom bills” that were pending in both chambers of the Texas legislature.

See Also: Teens & Young Adults, Transgender Rights, Youth and Schools
Settled: Lawsuit Forces An End To School District's Anti-Transgender Bathroom Policy

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August 1, 2017

Lambda Legal today announced it has reached a settlement with the Pine-Richland School District, forcing the district to end a discriminatory, anti-transgender policy that prevented transgender students from using the bathroom that matches who they are.

See Also: Transgender Rights, Youth and Schools
Trump's #TransBan Shows He Has No Idea What Trans People Trying to Enlist Actually Deal With

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July 28, 2017

Lambda Legal client Payton McGarry recounts his experience in trying to enlist in the military as a transgender man.

See Also: Community Education, Advocacy & Inclusion, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Military, Transgender Rights, Youth and Schools
6 Reasons the Texas Legislature Needs to Stop Messing with Texans

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July 27, 2017

The Texas Senate voted 21-10 on Tuesday to approve SB 3 – a so-called "bathroom bill" – which aims to prohibit transgender Texans from using restroom and changing facilities consistent with their gender identity, and to exclude transgender girls from playing sports with teammates who have the same gender identity. It is yet one more example of extremely harmful, lie-fueled legislation designed to drive transgender people from public life.

See Also: Transgender Rights
Lambda Legal and OutServe-SLDN Will Sue if Tweet Becomes Policy

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July 26, 2017

Lambda Legal and OutServe-SLDN promise to take immediate legal action to protect transgender service members and recruits should President Donald Trump follow through on his early morning tweet threatening to ban transgender military service.

See Also: Military, Transgender Rights
Lambda Legal and ACLU Challenging Fake Repeal of North Carolina’s Discriminatory "Bathroom Bill"

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July 21, 2017

Today, Lambda Legal, the ACLU and ACLU of North Carolina announced they have taken steps to expand the federal lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s sweeping anti-LGBT law HB 2 to include a challenge to its discriminatory replacement, HB 142.

See Also: Transgender Rights