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Hawai‘i Court Rules for Lesbian Couple Turned Away by Bed & Breakfast

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April 16, 2013

The First Circuit Court of Hawai‘i yesterday issued a ruling in favor of a lesbian couple who filed a discrimination lawsuit against Aloha Bed & Breakfast after the business turned them away because of their sexual orientation.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, LAWS AND AMENDMENTS, Marriage, Relationships and Family Protections, Religious Exemptions, Same-sex relationships
We're Urging an Immigration Court Not To Deport HIV-Positive Man Convicted of Solicitation

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April 11, 2013

Lambda Legal and the HIV Law Project yesterday submitted a friend-of-the-court brief asking the Bureau of Immigration Appeals (BIA) to overturn an Immigration Judge’s ruling ordering the deportation of an HIV-positive immigrant convicted of solicitation for oral sex.

See Also: Government Misconduct and Support for Discrimination, HIV, Immigration and Asylum
Fl School Changes Tune, Now Says Lesbian Student Can Participate in Day of Silence

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April 11, 2013

On the heels of a Lambda Legal lawsuit, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida ruled that because the DeSoto County school district promised it would not interfere with Amber Hatcher, 16, and other students' rights to participate GLSEN’s Day of Silence this year, on April 19, 2013, an injunction was not necessary.
Nation's Leading LGBT Advocacy Organizations Stand in Solidarity for Immigration Reform

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April 10, 2013

Today national lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) advocacy organizations join local, state and national immigration, civil rights and LGBT groups and advocates marching for justice for all immigrants on National Immigration Day of Action.
The Inaugural Trans 100: 100 Amazing Trans Americans You Should Know

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April 9, 2013

The Trans 100 is a list of "one hundred people who are actively doing serious, diﬃcult work that is too often overlooked, too often ignored," said Toni D'orsay.

See Also: Transgender Rights
Video: 40 Years Moving History Forward

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April 9, 2013

Celebrating Lambda Legal's 40th year, this video is a look back at our landmark victories and milestones that have led us to where we are now in the LGBT movement.
In Brief: Supreme Court Analysis | Florida School Case

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April 8, 2013

In Brief is a monthly online newsletter about Lambda Legal's groundbreaking litigation, education and public policy work.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, DOMA, Golinski v. OPM, Hollingsworth v. Perry, In Brief, Marriage, Marriage at the Supreme Court, Prop 8, Same-sex relationships, Transgender Rights, Youth, Youth and Schools