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10 Years After Landmark Case, Matthew Cusick Is Still Speaking Out Against HIV Bias

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November 11, 2013

A decade later, Matthew Cusick still remembers every detail of what he calls “the worst day of my life.”

See Also: Discrimination, HIV, Matter of Matthew Cusick and Cirque du Soleil
ENDA's Religious Loophole

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November 7, 2013

The U.S. Senate has passed an inclusive Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA). But we still have some work to do.

See Also: Discrimination, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Employment Non-Discrimination Act, ENDA, Religious Exemptions, Religiously Motivated Discrimination
Transgender-Affirming Hospital Policies

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November 5, 2013

This blog post was co-authored by Dru Levasseur, Director of the Transgender Rights Project at Lambda Legal, and Shane Snowdon, Director of HRC's Health and Aging Program.

See Also: Affordable Care Act, Health Care Fairness, Transgender Rights
Victory! As Illinois Becomes 15th Marriage State Lambda Legal Celebrates

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November 5, 2013

With a vote of 61-54, today the Illinois House of Representatives passed The Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act, a historic vote that sends the bill first to the Senate for a concurring vote and then to Governor Pat Quinn who has pledged to sign it.

See Also: Darby v. Orr, Marriage, Same-sex relationships
LGBT Advocates Issue Guidance to Hospitals for Treating Transgender Patients

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November 5, 2013

Lambda Legal, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC Foundation), and the LGBT Rights Committee of the New York City Bar Association, with pro bono assistance from Hogan Lovells US, LLP, have jointly released a unique, groundbreaking publication that will provide much-needed guidance to hospitals seeking to improve health care for transgender patients.

See Also: Health Care Fairness, Transgender Rights
Timeline: Lambda Legal Fighting for Marriage in Illinois

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November 1, 2013

Lambda Legal has been fighting for the freedom to marry in Illinois for years — and we won't stop until all families are treated equally under the law. As the state legislature prepares to consider a marriage bill next week, here's a look back at some of the milestones on the road to equality.

See Also: Darby v. Orr, Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Board of Immigration Appeals Rejects Ruling Based on Stereotypes About Coming Out

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October 31, 2013

Today, Lambda Legal and The Center for HIV Law & Policy (CHLP) announced that the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) has reversed an Immigration Judge's ruling that denied a Jamaican immigrant's application for protection under the U.N. Convention Against Torture (CAT) against being sent to Jamaica, and remanded the case back to the immigration court for further review.

See Also: HIV, Immigration and Asylum