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Ask Lambda Legal – Job Seeking While Openly Gay

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March 26, 2014

Q: I just graduated college, and am looking for my first full-time job. I was very active on campus advocating for LGBT rights, and I’m concerned about how that may affect my chance to find employment. What are my rights with regards to being out while job seeking?

See Also: Ask Lambda Legal, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Employment Non-Discrimination Act, ENDA, Michael Sam
Pregúntale a Lambda Legal – Buscando Trabajo Si Soy Gay

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March 26, 2014

P : Acabo de graduarme de la universidad, y estoy buscando mi primer trabajo. Yo era muy activo en mi campus en defensa de los derechos lésbico, gay, bisexual y transgénero (LGBT), y estoy preocupado que eso afecte negativamente mi oportunidad de encontrar empleo. ¿Cuáles son mis derechos con respecto a estar fuera del closet, mientras que busco empleo?

See Also: Ask Lambda Legal, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Employment Non-Discrimination Act, ENDA, Michael Sam
New Regulations to Prevent Sexual Abuse in Immigration Detention

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March 26, 2014

LGBT people in custody are particularly vulnerable and are at heightened risk for sexual assault and physical abuse.

See Also: Criminal Justice, Government Misconduct and Support for Discrimination, Immigration and Asylum, Transgender Rights
Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument in Case of For-Profit Companies Seeking Religious Exemption from ACA Requirements

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March 25, 2014

The U.S. Supreme Court today heard oral arguments in two cases challenging the Affordable Care Act’s requirement that FDA-approved contraception be among the basic preventive health care services included in insurance coverage for employees.

See Also: Health Care Fairness, Religious Exemptions, Reproductive Rights and Sexual Health
After Arizona’s SB 1062, the Supreme Court Sees a Sequel

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March 25, 2014

This morning, March 25, the U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments in two cases brought by for-profit corporations demanding special exemptions from the Affordable Care Act’s requirement that large employers provide comprehensive health insurance for their workers.

See Also: Affordable Care Act, Health Care Fairness, Religious Exemptions, Religiously Motivated Discrimination, U.S. Supreme Court
Lambda Legal Mourns the Loss of Chicago Activist Vernita Gray

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March 19, 2014

Late last night, after a years long battle with cancer, Chicago activist and Lambda Legal plaintiff Vernita Gray passed away at her home with her wife Patricia Ewert at her side.

See Also: Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Lambda Legal Tells Governor Christie Not to Play Politics with Our Courts

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March 17, 2014

As a gubernatorial candidate, Governor Christie often vowed he would reshape the “activist” New Jersey Supreme Court. In 2009, he stated: "I will remake the court and I will remake it in this one simple principle.