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The Social Security Administration Denied A Gay Widower Spousal Benefits. We're Suing.

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November 20, 2018

Lambda Legal today filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) on behalf of a 65-year-old gay man seeking spousal survivor’s benefits based on his 43-year relationship with his husband, who died seven months after Arizona began allowing same-sex couples to marry.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Same-sex relationships
Southern Poverty Law Center & Lambda Legal Sue DOJ and BOP for Records on Rollback of Protections for Incarcerated Trans People

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November 20, 2018

See Also: Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice and Police Misconduct, Transgender Rights
Lambda Legal and 75 National, State & Local Orgs To HHS: Don't Grant South Carolina a License to Discriminate

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November 19, 2018

Today, Lambda Legal and 75 national and state civil rights, child welfare, and faith organizations submitted a letter to U.S. Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Secretary Alex Azar urging him not to grant South Carolina’s request for an exemption from federal nondiscrimination law for faith-based, government-funded child welfare providers.

See Also: Adoption and Parenting, Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Religious Exemptions, Teens & Young Adults, Youth in Out-of-Home Care
Lambda Legal Condemns McConnell’s Decision to Advance Thomas Farr Nomination Despite History of Black Disenfranchisement

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November 16, 2018
VICTORY! Michigan Department of Corrections to Amend Policies for Incarcerated People Living With HIV

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November 14, 2018

Lambda Legal and Michigan Protection & Advocacy Service (MPAS) today announced the successful settlement of a 2015 lawsuit filed on behalf of John Dorn against the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC).

See Also: Criminal Justice, HIV
Lambda Legal Welcomes Avery Belyeu as New Regional Director of South Central Regional Office

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November 14, 2018

Lambda Legal announced today that Avery Belyeu will be joining the organization as director of its South Central Regional Office in Dallas.
56 Major Companies Respond to Alarming Effort to Erase Transgender People from Legal Protections

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November 2, 2018

56 major companies today issued a business statement in support of transgender equality.

See Also: Transgender Rights

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The Social Security Administration Denied A Gay Widower Spousal Benefits. We're Suing.

me_and_spider_2015_our_last_photo.jpg

Southern Poverty Law Center & Lambda Legal Sue DOJ and BOP for Records on Rollback of Protections for Incarcerated Trans People

prison_2.jpeg

Lambda Legal and 75 National, State & Local Orgs To HHS: Don't Grant South Carolina a License to Discriminate

sad_child.jpeg

Lambda Legal Condemns McConnell’s Decision to Advance Thomas Farr Nomination Despite History of Black Disenfranchisement

oppose_farr.png

VICTORY! Michigan Department of Corrections to Amend Policies for Incarcerated People Living With HIV

dorn_1.jpg

Lambda Legal Welcomes Avery Belyeu as New Regional Director of South Central Regional Office

avery_for_twitter.jpg

56 Major Companies Respond to Alarming Effort to Erase Transgender People from Legal Protections

trans-1792756_1920.jpg

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