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Lambda Legal Applauds NY Birth Certificate Policy Change for Transgender People

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June 5, 2014

Lambda Legal applauds Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and his administration for removing the surgical requirement for New Yorkers to obtain a gender marker change on their birth certificates. This change brings New York in line with a number of federal agencies and a growing number of states that are modernizing their standards for gender marker change.
Lambda Legal Urges President Obama: Stop Mass Deportations

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June 5, 2014

Lambda Legal joined 14 other LGBT rights groups in urging President Barack Obama to take "swift executive action" to suspend the detention and deportation of undocumented immigrants.
Congratulations Jim and Patrick! Married After Five Decades in Love

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June 2, 2014

Today, Jim Darby and Patrick Bova, lead plaintiffs in Lambda Legal's lawsuit seeking marriage for same-sex couples in Illinois, were married after over 50 years of love and commitment.

See Also: Darby v. Orr, Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Help Protect Asylum Seekers: Sign the Petition

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May 30, 2014

Lambda Legal has signed on to a petition asking for just treatment of asylum seekers in the United States, and we need your help. Click here and sign now! The petition states:

See Also: Immigration and Asylum, Proyecto Igualdad
Lambda Legal Mourns the Passing of Maya Angelou

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May 28, 2014

In response to Maya Angelou’s passing, Lambda Legal released the following statements.

See Also: Maya Angelou
Lambda Legal Hails Good Day for New Jersey Court, But Remains Troubled by Process

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May 21, 2014

Today, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie announced that he will renominate Stuart Rabner as Chief Justice of the state Supreme Court and that the state Senate will then hold confirmation hearings to fill one of the two vacancies on the bench. This news comes after months of advocacy by legal and community organizations urging Gov.

See Also: Fair Courts Project
Lambda Legal in Puerto Rico

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May 15, 2014

For more than 15 years, Lambda Legal has been working together with leaders, advocates and community organizers in Puerto Rico to defend and secure the rights of LGBT and HIV-affected Puerto Ricans.

See Also: Proyecto Igualdad