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Louisiana Insurers to Continue Accepting Ryan White Funds as Lambda Legal Lawsuit Progresses

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February 25, 2014

BlueCross BlueShield of Louisiana (BCBS) and two other Louisiana insurers will continue to accept federally-funded third party premium funds for the time being as Lambda Legal’s lawsuit against the insurance companies progresses through the courts.

See Also: Health Care Fairness, HIV
Latino LGBT Activists Join Forces at “Unión=Fuerza”

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February 24, 2014

Being a double minority can lead to isolation and burnout. That’s why Lambda Legal’s Latino outreach program, Proyecto Igualdad, helps organize “Unión=Fuerza” for LGBT Latina and Latino activists.

See Also: Creating Change, Immigration and Asylum, Proyecto Igualdad, Transgender Rights
Victory! Lambda Legal Persuades Social Security to Give Survivor Benefits to 92-Year-Old Transgender Widow

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February 24, 2014

Today, after months of advocacy, Lambda Legal announced the Social Security Administration (SSA) paid Robina Asti, a 92-year-old transgender woman, the survivor benefits she was denied after her husband’s death.

See Also: Robina Asti, Seniors, Social Security Administration, Transgender Rights
Special Statement from Lambda Legal and the ACLU of Illinois on Marriage in Illinois

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February 24, 2014

We have been thrilled over the past few days as dozens of gay and lesbian couples from across Illinois have received their marriage licenses in Cook County.

See Also: Darby v. Orr, Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Victory! Court Grants Immediate Freedom to Marry to Illinois Same-sex Couples

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February 21, 2014

A federal court today ordered the Cook County Clerk’s office to provide marriage licenses immediately to same-sex couples seeking the freedom to marry, rather than require them to wait until June, the default implementation date for the marriage equality bill passed by the Illinois legislature last year.

See Also: Darby v. Orr, Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Lambda Legal in the News

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February 21, 2014

Here’s a roundup of news coverage of Lambda Legal’s federal class action lawsuit filed yesterday against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana (BCBS).

See Also: Discrimination, Health Care Fairness, HIV, Lambda Legal in the News
Lambda Legal Files Federal Lawsuit Against Louisiana Insurers for Dumping People with HIV

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February 20, 2014

Lambda Legal today filed a federal class action discrimination lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana against BlueCross BlueShield of Louisiana (BCBS), which will no longer accept the federally-funded premium subsidies that enable low-income Louisianans living with HIV to purchase health insurance.

See Also: Health Care Fairness, HIV

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Louisiana Insurers to Continue Accepting Ryan White Funds as Lambda Legal Lawsuit Progresses

hcpb_392.png

Latino LGBT Activists Join Forces at “Unión=Fuerza”

img_3414.jpg

Victory! Lambda Legal Persuades Social Security to Give Survivor Benefits to 92-Year-Old Transgender Widow

robina-392.jpg

Special Statement from Lambda Legal and the ACLU of Illinois on Marriage in Illinois

volpe-santos_392.jpg

Victory! Court Grants Immediate Freedom to Marry to Illinois Same-sex Couples

volpe-santos_392.jpg

Lambda Legal in the News

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Lambda Legal Files Federal Lawsuit Against Louisiana Insurers for Dumping People with HIV

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