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Pregúntale a Lambda Legal: Personas LGBT de la Tercera Edad

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February 19, 2014

P: Mi pareja y yo hemos estado juntos por más de 30 años, y a medida que avanzamos en edad, nos preguntamos : ¿seremos capaces de obtener los beneficios de cada uno de Seguro Social si uno de nosotros sobrevive el otro ?

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Ask Lambda Legal: LGBT Seniors

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February 19, 2014

Q: My partner and I have been together for more than 30 years, and as we advance in age, we’re wondering: will we be able to get each other’s Social Security benefits if one of us lives longer than the other?

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Is the Fight for Marriage Equality Over?

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February 19, 2014

Lambda Legal Executive Director Kevin M. Cathcart tells Northeastern Law Magazine that momentum is growing, not just for marriage equality, but in all areas affecting the rights of LGBT people and those with HIV.

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What If We Held a Lawsuit … and Nobody Came?

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February 14, 2014

Recent twists in several marriage equality lawsuits have given rise to a fair question: What happens now?

See Also: Anti-LGBT Legislation and Amendments, Harris v. McDonnell, Marriage, Same-sex relationships, Sevcik v. Sandoval
Alabama's Chief Justice Roy Moore Has Outdone Himself — Again

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February 14, 2014

In a brazen and unprecedented political move, Chief Justice Roy Moore of the Alabama Supreme Court — who was reelected a year ago after being removed from the bench in 2003 for defying a federal court order to remove a monument of the Ten Commandments from his courtroom — inserted himself into the fight for the freedom to marry.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Legislation and Amendments, Discrimination, Fair Courts Project, Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Virginia Court Legalizes Marriage for Same-Sex Couples

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February 14, 2014

A federal court in Virginia has ruled that same-sex couples in the state will be allowed to marry and that all same-sex couples legally married elsewhere will have their marriages recognized.

See Also: Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Lambda Legal Files Administrative Complaints Against Two More Louisiana Insurers Targeting People with HIV

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February 13, 2014

Lambda Legal announced today that it has filed administrative complaints with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights against two additional Louisiana health insurers who are adopting BlueCross BlueShield of Louisiana's (BCBS's) approach and are no longer accepting federal Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) third-party premium subsidies for low-income Louisianans living with HIV.

See Also: HIV