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Obama Signs Executive Order Banning Anti-LGBT Employment Discrimination by Federal Contractors and Protecting Transgender Federal Government Employees

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July 21, 2014

Today, President Obama signed an executive order banning discrimination against LGBT workers by federal contractors and against federal government employees who are transgender.

See Also: Employment and Rights in the Workplace
Obama to Sign Executive Order Banning Anti-LGBT Employment Discrimination by Federal Contractors: Lambda Legal Awaits Language

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July 18, 2014

Today, the White House announced that on Monday President Obama will sign an executive order banning discrimination against LGBT workers by federal contractors.

See Also: Employment and Rights in the Workplace
Top Four LGBT Movement Truths Worth Exporting

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July 18, 2014

Recently, I was honored to be invited by the US State Department to speak about Lambda Legal and the LGBT movement in the US for Pride month festivities at four US consulates in Mexico.

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Lambda Legal Calls for Halt to HIV-Based Criminal Prosecutions in Wake of Department of Justice Guidance

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July 17, 2014

Lambda Legal today called for a moratorium on all HIV-based criminal prosecutions until state legislatures take action to implement the reforms recommended in the recent Department of Justice (DOJ) guidance advising states to eliminate such prosecutions absent clear evidence of an intent to harm and a significant risk of actual transmission.

See Also: Criminal Justice, HIV
Lambda Legal Endorses the "Protect Women’s Health From Corporate Interference Act"

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July 9, 2014

Contraception is a core preventive health service for women, including bisexual women and lesbians, for treating endometriosis, related pelvic pain and other health problems as well as for preventing pregnancy. Coverage of all FDA-approved contraceptives was guaranteed by the Affordable Care Act.

See Also: Health Care Fairness, Hobby Lobby, Religious Exemptions, U.S. Supreme Court
Joint Statement on Withdrawal of Support for ENDA and Call for Equal Workplace Protections for LGBT People

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July 8, 2014

The provision in the current version of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) that allows religious organizations to discriminate based on sexual orientation and gender identity has long been a source of significant concern to us.

See Also: Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Employment Non-Discrimination Act, ENDA, Religious Exemptions, Transgender Rights
What the Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby Decision Means for LGBT People

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July 8, 2014

Fifty years ago, the Supreme Court upheld the right of individuals to access birth control despite the opposition of some religious sects. Since then, mainstream attitudes have changed. But fundamentalist religious views about reproductive health and sexuality still influence our politics and law.

See Also: Health Care Fairness, Hobby Lobby, Religious Exemptions, SCOTUS, U.S. Supreme Court