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Meet the Plaintiffs in Cousins et al. v. The School Board of Orange County et al.

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July 27, 2022

Lambda Legal, the Southern Poverty Law Center, Southern Legal Counsel, and private counsel Baker McKenzie filed a federal lawsuit challenging Florida enacted House Bill 1557, commonly referred to as the “Don’t Say Gay” law.

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Florida Families and Advocacy Groups Sue to Block the Florida Law Known as “Don’t Say Gay”

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July 26, 2022

Late yesterday, Lambda Legal, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), Southern Legal Counsel (SLC), and private counsel Baker McKenzie filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Florida enacted House Bill 1557, commonly referred to as the “Don’t Say Gay” law.

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Lambda Legal: Proposed New ACA Rule Critical First Step to Restore Protections for LGBTQ+ People

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July 25, 2022

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Meet Our Lawyers: Shelly Skeen

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July 25, 2022

Name: Shelly Skeen Title: Senior Attorney Pronouns: she/her/hers Location: South Central Regional Office (Dallas, TX)
Lambda Legal Calls for Swift U.S. Senate Action on Respect for Marriage Act

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July 20, 2022

“We applaud our champions in the House, and today call on the U.S. Senate to act with similar speed and bipartisanship to reassure American families that marriage discrimination is and remains unlawful.”

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Lambda Legal Announces Co-Chairs of 2022 Indiana Benefit

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July 12, 2022
Texas Court Blocks State From Investigating More Trans Youth and Their Families

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July 8, 2022

Today the Travis County District Court entered a second injunction against the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) and Commissioner Masters, barring them from implementing the agency’s rule expanding the definition of child abuse to presumptively treat the provision of gender affirming care as child abuse against two more families, Mirabel Voe and her son Antonio, and Wanda Roe and her son Tommy.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Health Care Fairness, Transgender Rights