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International Transgender Day of Visibility: Lambda Legal Congratulates Crispin Torres For Being Named To The Trans 100

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March 31, 2015

Today, March 31, is the 6th annual International Transgender Day of Visibility, when we celebrate those who have worked to elevate the powerful experiences of transgender people. Lambda Legal is proud to announce that Crispin Torres, Community Educator in Lambda Legal’s Midwestern Regional Office, has been named to the Trans 100.

See Also: Trans 100, Transgender Day of Visibility, Transgender Rights
Victory! Texas Prison Officials Agree to Place Passion Star in Safekeeping

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March 30, 2015

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (“TDCJ”) announced that today it will place Lambda Legal client Passion Star in Safekeeping as had been requested in an emergency motion filed earlier this month to protect her from further sexual assault and threats to her life. Passion Star is a transgender woman currently incarcerated in a TDCJ male facility.

See Also: Government Misconduct and Support for Discrimination, Stop Prison Rape in Texas, Transgender Rights
Gov. Pence, Stop Deceiving the Nation on SB 101

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March 29, 2015

Let's clarify a few things about Indiana's deeply flawed law.

See Also: Religious Exemptions, Religiously Motivated Discrimination
Indiana’s Rush to Invite Law-Breaking for Religious Reasons

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March 26, 2015

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence rushed today to sign SB 101, the “Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA)” — so-called, though it’s not restoring religious rights; it’s expanding them.

See Also: Religious Exemptions, Religiously Motivated Discrimination
Victory! Connecticut Expands Medicaid to Cover Transition-Related Healthcare

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March 26, 2015

On Wednesday, Connecticut’s Department of Social Services announced a change in the state’s Medicaid policy to provide coverage for medically necessary healthcare for transgender people. Learn more at Lambda Legal's Know Your Rights: Transgender Hub

See Also: Health Care Fairness, HIV
Gregory Packaging Stands with Lambda Legal to Affirm HIV-Positive Employee Posed No Safety Risk

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March 26, 2015

Lambda Legal and Gregory Packaging, Inc. today jointly announced the resolution of a lawsuit filed on behalf of Chanse Cox, who was dismissed from his job as a machine operator at Gregory Packaging’s Suncup juice manufacturing facility in Georgia after reporting he has HIV.
Lambda Legal Slams Indiana Gov. Pence’s Rush to Sign Discriminatory Religious Exemptions Bill

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March 25, 2015

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence today signed SB101, the deeply flawed bill designed to allow private businesses, individuals and organizations to discriminate against anyone in Indiana on religious grounds.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Law & Policy Project, Marriage, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Religious Exemptions, Same-sex relationships