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White House Honors Lambda Legal Community Educator Marco Castro-Bojorquez

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November 24, 2015

Castro-Bojorquez was honored as a Champion of Change at a White House event yesterday that recognized individuals using art to make a difference in the lives of LGBT people.
Leaving a Legacy for the Future of the LGBT Rights Movement

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November 23, 2015

Please join me in honoring John Barham and Dick Auer’s legacy by creating your own legacy for equality to help us continue the fight for the rights of all LGBT people and those with HIV.

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Lambda Legal Settles Lawsuit on Behalf of Gay Couple Kicked Out of Taxi

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November 20, 2015

Lambda Legal settled yesterday a lawsuit filed on behalf of two gay men who were unlawfully forced to exit a taxi after they exchanged a brief kiss.

See Also: Discrimination, public accommodations
Why The "T" Matters to the LGBT Movement More Than Ever

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November 20, 2015

We unequivocally reject the ugly and divisive calls for Lambda Legal and other organizations to stop working on behalf of the rights of people who are transgender. We are one movement commonly seeking the liberty to be our true and full selves, to be free from acts of bias, and to live our lives with dignity.
Traveling While Trans: When the Security Line Is Anything But Secure

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November 19, 2015

On September 21, Shadi Petosky attempted to board a flight at the Orlando International Airport, when she was stopped by TSA agents who flagged her crotch as an “anomaly.”
What’s So Wrong With Indiana’s SB100?

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November 19, 2015

SB100 denies LGBT people protections others receive, invites discrimination against transgender people, eliminates local civil rights laws, and protects both licensed professionals who discriminate and religiously affiliated medical and social service providers that discriminate with public funds.

See Also: Religious Exemptions, Religiously Motivated Discrimination
Lambda Legal Commends Pennsylvania School District for Rejecting Discriminatory Policy

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November 19, 2015

The Northwestern Lehigh school board in New Tripoli, PA announced that it would continue its current practice to allow transgender students to use the bathrooms and single-sex facilities that match their gender identity. The Board explicitly rejected efforts by the anti-LGBT Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) to implement policies that would discriminate against transgender students.

See Also: Transgender Rights, Youth and Schools