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Arizona Lawmakers Refuse to Stop Discriminating Against LGBT Students

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May 12, 2016

If you’re teaching students about their health, especially sexual health, you shouldn’t omit information that’s critical for some people. Yet this is exactly what an Arizona law mandates.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Teens and Young Adults, Youth and Schools
Ask Lambda Legal: My Child Just Came Out To Me, Now What?

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May 11, 2016

My daughter recently came out as lesbian, and while I was shocked at first, I want to be there for her and be supportive. But to be honest, I don’t know where to start, or what the best resources are for more information. There is so much online, and I’m not sure what to trust. What do you recommend?

See Also: Ask Lambda Legal, Family, Teens and Young Adults, Youth and Schools
Lambda Legal and Transgender Law Center Petition VA to Provide Surgery for Transgender Veterans

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May 10, 2016

Late yesterday, Lambda Legal and Transgender Law Center, with co-counsel WilmerHale, petitioned with the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to change the rule that categorically excludes transition-related surgery for transgender veterans.

See Also: Military, Transgender Rights
President Obama: Honor the Stonewall Rebellion

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May 10, 2016

This place is part of our American heritage, and the people who stood up for justice in this place are part of the American story.
ACLU and Lambda Legal Applaud Justice Dept. Lawsuit Against North Carolina on HB 2

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May 9, 2016

While Governor McCrory has doubled down on discrimination against transgender people in North Carolina, the Department of Justice is living up to its name in seeking to uphold the legal protections for transgender people in the state.
ACLU and Lambda Legal Statement on North Carolina’s Lawsuit Against Federal Government

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May 9, 2016

North Carolina Gov. McCrory today filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice that asks a federal court to determine that House Bill 2, the discriminatory law that removes local legal protections for LGBT people and prohibits transgender people from using public facilities that correspond to their gender identity, does not violate civil rights laws.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Transgender Rights
Lambda Legal Responds to Lawsuit Targeting Transgender Students in Illinois

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May 4, 2016

This lawsuit seeks to create a problem where there is none. It is discriminatory fearmongering, pure and simple.