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Lambda Legal to Challenge Discriminatory Military Service Policy Preventing People Living with HIV from Enlisting in U.S. Armed Forces

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November 10, 2022

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, HIV, Military
On Election Day, Theresa & Mercedes Recall the Significance of Marriage Equality

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November 7, 2022

Where Are They Now?" is a blog series where we catch up with past Lambda Legal plaintiffs. For November, we are highlighting Theresa Volpe & Mercedes Santos, who we represented in Darby v. Orr, a 2012 case that advocated for marriage equality for same-sex couples in Illinois.

See Also: Marriage Relationships and Family Protections
Judge Refuses to Block Florida Law Known as “Don’t Say Gay or Trans”

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October 21, 2022

Yesterday, a U.S. District Court refused to halt Florida’s enacted House Bill 1557, commonly referred to as the “Don’t Say Gay or Trans” law, and dismissed the case altogether, but is allowing the plaintiffs an opportunity to file an amended complaint by November 3.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Youth and Schools
The Everyday People That Helped Us Make LGBTQ+ History, Together

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October 12, 2022
Lambda Legal Appoints Jennifer C. Pizer Permanent Chief Legal Officer

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October 7, 2022

Today, Lambda Legal announced that Jennifer C. Pizer has been named permanent Chief Legal Officer (CLO). Pizer has served as the organization’s acting CLO since June, leading a department of twenty-six attorneys and eleven paraprofessionals with offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York City, and Washington, D.C.
The 6 Supreme Court Cases LGBTQ+ People Need to Watch This Term

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October 4, 2022

Still reeling from the last Supreme Court term, in which the Court dismantled almost 50 years of abortion protections under Roe v.

See Also: Fair Courts Project
Staff Attorney Kell Olson Wants Everyone, Regardless Of Age, To Stand Up For Queer Youth

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September 30, 2022

Kell Olson Staff Attorney Pronouns: he/him

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Lambda Legal to Challenge Discriminatory Military Service Policy Preventing People Living with HIV from Enlisting in U.S. Armed Forces

isaiah_wilkins_photo.jpg

On Election Day, Theresa & Mercedes Recall the Significance of Marriage Equality

mercedestheresa.jpg

Judge Refuses to Block Florida Law Known as “Don’t Say Gay or Trans”

fl.jpg

The Everyday People That Helped Us Make LGBTQ+ History, Together

lgbtq_history_month_.png

Lambda Legal Appoints Jennifer C. Pizer Permanent Chief Legal Officer

do9a7163a.jpeg

The 6 Supreme Court Cases LGBTQ+ People Need to Watch This Term

shutterstock_1385367863.jpg

Staff Attorney Kell Olson Wants Everyone, Regardless Of Age, To Stand Up For Queer Youth

kellolsonheadshot.jpg

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