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Lambda Legal Urges Third Circuit to Uphold New Jersey Law Banning ‘Conversion Therapy’ for Minors

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March 6, 2014

Lambda Legal filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit urging the court to uphold the New Jersey law prohibiting state-licensed mental health providers from using dangerous efforts to change the identities of LGBTQ youth – sometimes referred to as “conversion therapy” or "ex-gay therapy."
What Happened in Kentucky Yesterday

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February 28, 2014

Recent developments in the Kentucky lawsuit involving same-sex couples have some people confused. Here’s what you need to know.

See Also: Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Gov. Rick Perry is Wrong on Marriage, Wrong on Courts

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February 28, 2014

Immediately after U.S. District Court Judge Orlando Garcia struck down Texas’ discriminatory ban denying same-sex couples the freedom to marry, Texas Governor Rick Perry attacked the ruling in the statement released by his office.

See Also: Fair Courts Project, Marriage
Lambda Legal Applauds Arizona Governor's Veto of Antigay Bill

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February 26, 2014

Everyone in Arizona deserves respect and inclusion, including same-sex couples and their families, and people of all faiths and backgrounds.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Discrimination, Religiously Motivated Discrimination
Lambda Legal and ACLU Seek to Intervene in Virginia Marriage Case

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February 26, 2014

Lambda Legal, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia filed a motion in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit to intervene on behalf of all Virginia’s same-sex couples and their families in Bostic v. Rainey.

See Also: Harris v. McDonnell, Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Lambda Legal Hails Decision Striking Down Texas Marriage Ban

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February 26, 2014

A U.S. District Court judge in Texas today struck down Texas’ discriminatory ban denying same-sex couples the ability to marry in the state.

See Also: Marriage, Same-sex relationships
ArizoNO: Saying NO to Misuse of Religion to Discriminate

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February 26, 2014

Let’s be clear, the Arizona bill lifts the lid off a Pandora’s Box of religiously motivated discrimination.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Government Misconduct and Support for Discrimination