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U.S. State Department Passport Policies “Absurd,” Lambda Legal Tells Court

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April 22, 2016

Lambda Legal today urged the U.S. District Court in Colorado to deny the federal government’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit Lambda Legal filed on behalf of an intersex client, Dana Zzyym. The U.S.

See Also: Intersex, Transgender Rights
Three More Plaintiffs Join Lawsuit Against North Carolina’s Discriminatory HB 2

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April 21, 2016

Today, Lambda Legal, the American Civil Liberties Union, and ACLU of North Carolina, joined by counsel from the law firm of Jenner & Block, announced they have added three new plaintiffs - a transgender student and a married lesbian couple - to the federal lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s sweeping anti-LGBT law, HB 2.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Transgender Rights
Lambda Legal Urges Pine-Richland School District to Maintain Safe and Affirming Bathroom Policy

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April 18, 2016

Tonight at the Pine-Richland School District school board meeting Lambda Legal attorney Omar Gonzalez-Pagan will stand with transgender students and their parents if recently proposed discriminatory policies are discussed.

See Also: Transgender Rights, Youth and Schools
The Devastating Blow of HB 2 Will Not Be Fixed by the Band-Aid of an Executive Order

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April 12, 2016

Governor Pat McCrory issued an executive order today banning discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity for state employees.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Law & Policy Project, Transgender Rights
Groups Challenging HB2 Respond to UNC Position on Discriminatory Law

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April 7, 2016

The University of North Carolina system today announced that it has chosen to follow House Bill 2, a sweeping anti-LGBT law that would prevent transgender students, employees, and visitors from using the restrooms that correspond to their gender identity.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Law & Policy Project, Transgender Rights
Day of Silence: Lambda Legal Stands with LGBTQ Students and Their Allies

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April 7, 2016

April 15th is GLSEN's annual Day of Silence. A powerful annual expression of strength and solidarity, this year this witness takes place as elected representatives in North Carolina, Mississippi and elsewhere move aggressively to enact hateful anti-LGBTQ legislation that will serve only to heighten the very anti-LGBTQ bullying that Day of Silence seeks to combat.

See Also: Day of Silence, GLSEN, Transgender Rights, Youth and Schools
In My Own Words: Elsie's Story

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March 31, 2016

“Mommy, I had the best time of my life!” said my beautiful 8-year-old daughter Elsie after returning from the Daddy-Daughter dance at her school. It was a bumpy road to get here, but Elsie’s happiness made it all worth it. This is our story about how Lambda Legal helped make this day possible.

See Also: Transgender Rights, Youth and Schools
Equality Advocates Respond to Attorney General’s Announcement on HB 2

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March 29, 2016

North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper said today that his office “will not defend the constitutionality of the discrimination in House Bill 2,” the sweeping anti-LGBT law the North Carolina General Assembly passed and Governor Pat McCrory signed last week.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, HB2, North Carolina, Transgender Rights
Federal Court Orders Texas Prison Chief to Remain Defendant in Transgender Woman’s Abuse Case

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March 14, 2016

Today, a U.S. District Court rejected an attempt to remove Brad Livingston, executive director of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ), as a defendant in Zollicoffer v.

See Also: Criminal Justice and Police Misconduct, Passion Star, PREA, Racial Justice and Low-Income Advocacy, Transgender Rights
LGBT Groups Denounce TSA Rule Codifying Body Scanners

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March 3, 2016

The National Center for Transgender Equality, Lambda Legal, and the American Civil Liberties Union's LGBT & HIV Project, denounce the Transportation Security Administration (TSA)’s decision to codify its use of full body scanners in a final rule.

See Also: Transgender Rights