Lambda Legal has won victories in two class action lawsuits on behalf of surviving same-sex partners and spouses across the country who were denied Social Security survivor’s benefits because they were unable to be married for at least nine months before their partners and spouses died because of discriminatory state marriage laws.
“It took six years, but to have an accurate passport, one that doesn’t force me to identify as male or female but recognizes I am neither, is liberating.”
"There is no place in any sport for discrimination of any kind…The global athletic community grows stronger when we welcome and champion all athletes – including LGBTQI+ athletes.”
On National Coming Out Day we celebrate the LGBTQ+ community, encourage people to live openly and proudly, and take a stand against homophobia and transphobia. Every time we muster the courage to come out, we affirm our right to human dignity and an equal place in the world.
Today, Lambda Legal filed a motion seeking leave to add two additional plaintiffs—a Medicaid participant and a public employee—to its federal class-action lawsuit challenging West Virginia's blanket exclusion of health care coverage for transgender people in West Virgini
Amicus Brief Filed Today in 'New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen' Argues Sweeping Away Sensible Gun Regulations On Who May Carry a Firearm Endangers LGBTQ+ People Targeted With Deadly Hate Crimes Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender