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Upcoming Screenings of Lambda Legal's Video "Flying Solo"

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September 16, 2014

Lambda Legal's video, Flying Solo: A Transgender Widow Fights Discrimination, about 93-year-old transgender widow and veteran Robina Asti, will be playing at several film festivals this fall. This month it will show at the Maysles Documentary Center as part of the Doc Watchers series and at the Freso Reel Pride Film Festival as part of the Transcendent Trans Shorts series.

See Also: Robina Asti, Social Security Administration
Lambda Legal Asks Court for Swift Ruling to End Discriminatory Marriage Ban in Puerto Rico

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September 15, 2014

Today in the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, Lambda Legal filed a motion for summary judgment seeking to end the discriminatory ban on marriage for same-sex couples. Lambda Legal joined the lawsuit, Conde v.
Federal Judge Orders Arizona to Issue Death Certificate Recognizing Deceased Man’s Husband

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September 12, 2014

A federal district court judge ordered the state of Arizona today to provide a death certificate that accurately reflects a recently deceased Green Valley man’s marriage to another man.

See Also: Marriage, Same-sex relationships
The Despicable Antigay Attack on Arkansas’ Courts

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September 11, 2014

On May 9, 2014, Judge Chris Piazza, a state trial court judge in Arkansas, ruled that the state’s statutory and constitutional bans prohibiting marriage for same-sex couples violated the constitution of the United States, and had to be struck down.

See Also: Fair Courts Project
VIDEO: 45 Years Together: An Arizona Love Story

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September 11, 2014

Tomorrow Lambda Legal will ask the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona to order the State of Arizona to provide an accurate death certificate to Fred McQuire for his husband, George Martinez, who died on August 28. Watch our video about Fred and George, 45 Years Together: An Arizona Love Story.
Indiana Attorney General Seeks U. S. Supreme Court Review of Lambda Legal Marriage Case

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September 9, 2014

Today, Indiana Attorney General Zoeller asked the Supreme Court of the United States to review Baskin v. Bogan, the Lambda Legal lawsuit seeking marriage equality for same-sex couples in Indiana.

See Also: Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Watch Oral Arguments In 9th Circuit Marriage Cases

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September 8, 2014

Today the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit heard oral arguments in Sevcik v. Sandoval, Lambda Legal’s lawsuit challenging Nevada’s discriminatory marriage ban.

See Also: Marriage, Same-sex relationships