Lambda Legal has sent a letter of support to the Snoqualmie School District on behalf of Mount Si High School senior and local GSA president Jacqueline Ferland, and her father, Daniel.

10/11/2010

"Eight teenage and adult males were arraigned Sunday on a range of charges including sexual assault, robbery, intimidation and hate crimes. Two were held in lieu of $100,000 bond, and the others were held without bond. Police said a ninth member of the Latin King Goonies, as the group called itself, was still at large.

10/8/2010

by Legal Director Jon Davidson

While Lambda Legal's fight for marriage equality grabs a lot of headlines, it is just a fraction of the work we do to seek protection and benefits for same-sex couples and their families.

10/1/2010

10/1/2010

9/22/10

"President Obama has had an effect as well, said Jennifer Pizer, director of the national marriage project of the Western regional office of Lambda Legal, a public interest legal group for gay issues.

"Activists have criticized the president for the Justice Department's defense of the federal laws being challenged, but he has also urged the repeal of laws that discriminate against gay men and lesbians.

9/15/2010

"Gay-rights activists are hailing Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s decision to bring legislation to repeal the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy to the Senate floor next week.

"But advocates and congressional aides are cautioning that the measure still faces daunting obstacles before the policy can be repealed — some of which have nothing to do with the gays-in-the-military issue.

9/13/2010

"For 17 years, Maj. Margaret Witt rose steadily through the Air Force and Air Force Reserves, winning plaudits from colleagues, strong performance reviews from superiors and service medals from the department. A flight nurse, she treated wounded troops during Desert Storm and was featured in Air Force promotional materials for years.

"Major Witt is also a lesbian.

(Sacramento, Calif., September, 9 2010) - Today Lambda Legal, the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California (ACLU-NC), and HIV & AIDS Legal Services Alliance (HALSA) sent a letter to David Maxwell-Jolly, Director of the California Department of Health Care Services, demanding a full explanation for the unauthorized and illegal disclosures of confidential identifying information of approximately 5,000 HIV-positive Medi-Cal recipients. The information was released over a two-and-a-half-year period, beginning in 2007, to a third party service provider. In addition, Lambda Legal, the ACLU-NC, and HALSA seek immediate assurances from the state agency that no additional unauthorized, illegal disclosures will occur.