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Ask Lambda Legal: What Are My Housing Rights as an LGBT Senior?

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August 26, 2016

After the death of my partner, my children and I have been discussing moving me into a housing community for older adults, hopefully one that will also provide assisted living and long term care if I need it someday.

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Why I’m Suing Missouri’s Department of Corrections

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August 24, 2016

When I was 16, I was convicted of first-degree murder and criminal action and sentenced to life without the possibility of parole, plus 100 years. In the 21 years since then, I have been incarcerated at Potosi Correctional Center (PCC), a maximum-security prison in Mineral Point, Missouri for male inmates.

See Also: Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice and Police Misconduct, Health Care Fairness, Transgender Rights
Lambda Legal Honors NCAA for Leadership in Fight for LGBT Civil Rights in Indiana and Nation-wide

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August 24, 2016

On Friday, September 16, Lambda Legal will honor the NCAA at its annual Indiana Benefit, the largest annual LGBT civil rights event in the state, in recognition of the NCAA’s leadership in promoting fairness and equality for LGBT people in the Hoosier state and throughout the country.

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Lambda Legal Welcomes Nancy Marcus as New Senior Staff Attorney in Western Regional Office

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August 23, 2016

Lambda Legal announced today Nancy Marcus has joined the organization as Law and Policy Project Senior Staff Attorney, working out of its Western Regional Office in Los Angeles.

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Lambda Legal Sues Missouri Department of Corrections and Corizon Health Inc. for Denying Health Care to Incarcerated Transgender Woman

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August 22, 2016

Today, Lambda Legal filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of Jessica Hicklin, a 37-year-old transgender woman incarcerated at the Potosi Correctional Center, a facility for male inmates, in Mineral Point, Missouri. The case challenges a Missouri Department of Corrections (MDOC) “freeze-frame” policy that bars access to hormone therapy for inmates and others in custody if they were not receiving treatment prior to incarceration.

See Also: Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice and Police Misconduct, Transgender Rights
District Court Issues Injunction Against Guidance Protecting Transgender Students

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August 22, 2016

A U.S. District Court judge today issued a preliminary injunction against the federal government’s guidance to public school districts regarding their legal responsibility to allow transgender students to use the same restrooms as other students. The ruling came in the multi-state lawsuit, Texas v. United States.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Teens and Young Adults, Transgender Rights, Youth in Juvenile Justice
Immigration and Seventh Circuit Judges Reject Bisexual Man’s Request for Protection; Here’s Why They Were Wrong

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August 19, 2016

The Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals this week denied a petition from a Jamaican immigrant, 51-year-old Ray Fuller, for relief from an order sending him back to Jamaica where he feared being persecuted and tortured due to his bisexuality.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Bisexuality, Immigration