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When Consensual Sex Is a Crime

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December 7, 2012

Lambda Legal client Nick Rhoades was sentenced to 25 years in prison for practicing safe sex. He along with Lambda Legal HIV Project Director Scott Schoettes spoke with Sanjay Gupta of CNN.

See Also: HIV, Lambda Legal in the News, Rhoades v. Iowa
Antigay Group Asks Supreme Court to Take Up Lambda Legal's Nevada Marriage Case

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December 6, 2012

Lambda Legal will oppose the move by the Coalition for the Protection of Marriage to have the Court weigh in on our lawsuit seeking the freedom to marry in Nevada.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Legislation and Amendments, Lambda Legal in the News, Marriage, Sevcik v. Sandoval
Freedom to Marry Begins Today in Washington State!

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December 6, 2012

Lambda Legal's new FAQ has everything Washington same-sex couples need to know.

See Also: Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Doomsday for DOMA

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November 29, 2012

The Supreme Court may decide this week whether to review the so-called Defense of Marriage Act. Here’s everything you need to know.

See Also: DOMA, Golinski v. OPM, Marriage, Marriage at the Supreme Court, Same-sex relationships, U.S. Supreme Court
Federal Court's Ruling on Lambda Legal's Nevada Marriage Case is "Fabulous Fail"

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December 5, 2012

Las Vegas Review-Journal political columnist Steve Sebelius says that U.S. District Judge Robert Jones' ruling on a lawsuit against Nevada's constitutional ban on gay marriage will be overturned is almost a certainty.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Legislation and Amendments, Lambda Legal in the News, Marriage
Ask Lambda Legal: Boy Scouts

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December 4, 2012

Q: I am an Eagle Scout and I am gay. Having been involved with the Boy Scouts since I was six years old, I would like to become a scoutmaster for my local troop, but I don’t want to hide my sexual orientation. What should I do?

See Also: Ask Lambda Legal, Boy Scouts, BSA v. Dale, Cradle of Liberty Council BSA v. City of Philadelphia, Discrimination, U.S. Supreme Court, Youth
What Happened—or Didn’t Happen—at the Supreme Court Today

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December 3, 2012

Contrary to many people’s expectations, the Court did not issue any orders in any of the DOMA cases or in the Prop 8 case.

See Also: Diaz v. Brewer, DOMA, Golinski v. OPM, Hollingsworth v. Perry, Marriage, Same-sex relationships, U.S. Supreme Court

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When Consensual Sex Is a Crime

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Antigay Group Asks Supreme Court to Take Up Lambda Legal's Nevada Marriage Case

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Freedom to Marry Begins Today in Washington State!

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Doomsday for DOMA

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Federal Court's Ruling on Lambda Legal's Nevada Marriage Case is "Fabulous Fail"

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Ask Lambda Legal: Boy Scouts

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What Happened—or Didn’t Happen—at the Supreme Court Today

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