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My Story: Joselyn Mendoza

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August 23, 2013

Lambda Legal is collecting stories of LGBT immigrants, documented and undocumented, and those who love them. Here is one such story, from guest blogger Joselyn Mendoza.

See Also: Immigration and Asylum, Proyecto Igualdad
The Constitution Requires that Chelsea Manning Should Receive Medical Care at Ft. Leavenworth

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August 22, 2013

Today following the announcement that Chelsea Manning may not receive proper care in prison, Lambda Legal issued the following statement by Transgender Rights Project Director Dru Levasseur.

See Also: Government Misconduct and Support for Discrimination, Transgender Rights
Minnesota Supreme Court Rejects Misuse of Criminal Law to Prosecute HIV-Positive Man

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August 21, 2013

Today, the Supreme Court of Minnesota upheld the decision of an intermediate appellate court overturning the conviction of Daniel James Rick, who is HIV positive, for the alleged criminal transmission of a communicable disease.

See Also: HIV
Lambda Legal Urges Board of Immigration Appeals to Reject Stereotypes

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August 20, 2013

"How do you prove to a judge that you are gay?" says Senior Staff Attorney Thomas W. Ude, Jr. "Denying protection against torture in Jamaica based on stereotyped assumptions about the process of coming out is unjust."

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Discrimination, Government Misconduct and Support for Discrimination, Immigration and Asylum, In Re Anthony
New Jersey Superior Court Hears Argument in Major Post-DOMA Courtroom Showdown on Marriage

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August 15, 2013

Today Lambda Legal presented oral argument on a motion for summary judgment before the New Jersey Superior Court in a case seeking marriage equality.

See Also: GSE v. Dow, Marriage, Same-sex relationships
New York Times Supports Lambda Legal's Case for Freedom to Marry in New Jersey

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August 15, 2013

The New York Times supports Lambda Legal's case for the freedom to marry in New Jersey and agrees that limiting same-sex couples to civil unions creates "obvious inequality."

See Also: Garden State Equality v. Dow, GSE v. Dow, Marriage, Same-sex relationships
LGBT Organizations Urge NY City Council to Override Mayor's Veto of Law Prohibiting Discriminatory Profiling by Police

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August 15, 2013

Lambda Legal joined 34 local and national LGBT organizations to issue this statement.

See Also: Discrimination, Government Misconduct and Support for Discrimination

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My Story: Joselyn Mendoza

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The Constitution Requires that Chelsea Manning Should Receive Medical Care at Ft. Leavenworth

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Minnesota Supreme Court Rejects Misuse of Criminal Law to Prosecute HIV-Positive Man

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Lambda Legal Urges Board of Immigration Appeals to Reject Stereotypes

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New Jersey Superior Court Hears Argument in Major Post-DOMA Courtroom Showdown on Marriage

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New York Times Supports Lambda Legal's Case for Freedom to Marry in New Jersey

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LGBT Organizations Urge NY City Council to Override Mayor's Veto of Law Prohibiting Discriminatory Profiling by Police

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