(Los Angeles, November 4, 2009) — In response to last night's apparent wins in Washington State and Kalamazoo, Michigan, and loss in Maine, Lambda Legal Marriage Project Director Jennifer C. Pizer released the following statement:

(New York, August 12, 2009) — The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York today rejected Howard K. Stern’s claim that being called gay is defamatory per se and ruled that he is not entitled to collect damages on this basis. Lambda Legal argued this point in a friend-of-the-court brief filed in March 2009.

Alexandria, VA — (November 2, 2009) CSWE and Lambda Legal jointly released the results of a study on sexual orientation and gender expression in social work programs aimed to determine the level of preparation for students to serve lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) individuals and LGBT youth in out-of-home care. This nationwide survey revealed that program directors and faculty need more resources to increase their knowledge on sexual orientation and gender expression and to further infuse content on LGBT individuals and youth throughout curricula areas.

(New York, January 28, 2010) - Today, Lambda Legal sent an open letter to Atlanta Falcons fullback Ovie Mughelli and his attorney challenging his claims that reports posted on blogs about his alleged relationship with another man were defamatory.

1/28/2010

"Gay leaders offered only a lukewarm reception Wednesday night for President Obama's statement, in his State of the Union address, that he would work for the repeal of the military’s discriminatory policy against gays.

"...Kevin Cathcart, executive director of Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, issued a statement saying 'We have heard promises before about ending Don't Ask, Don't Tell.' While Cathcart said Lambda was happy to hear President Obama's remark, he added that 'the time has finally come to fulfill that promise.'"

(New York, January 27, 2010) — In response to President Obama's remarks expressing his intention to end the military's discriminatory policy on gay service members known as "Don't Ask Don't Tell" (DADT), Lambda Legal released the following statement from Kevin Cathcart, Executive Director:

(New York, January 27, 2010) - Today, upon the introduction of the Student Non-Discrimination Act in the U.S. House of Representatives Lambda Legal released the following statement by Hayley Gorenberg, Deputy Legal Director of Lambda Legal:

"At Lambda Legal, we've encountered extraordinary cases of violence and discrimination against LGBT young people in schools - and sometimes against the allies who try to support them. The Student Non-Discrimination Act takes a big step toward a safer and healthier environment in every public school.

(New York, January 26, 2010) - Today, Lambda Legal announces that Judith Pfenninger joins the staff as its Chief Financial Officer. As the CFO, Pfenninger is responsible for all aspects of Lambda Legal’s accounting, treasury and budgeting functions, and supervises all finance and database management staff.

"I am very excited to be at Lambda Legal and to lead such a talented team," said Judith Pfenninger, Chief Financial Officer at Lambda Legal.

(Johnson City, Tennessee, January 25, 2010) - Today Lambda Legal announces the resolution of a lawsuit against the Johnson City Police Department in Tennessee, on behalf of Kenneth Giles whose photo was made available to the media, contrary to the Department's usual practices.

1/22/2010

"A woman married to a woman is suing the Office of Personnel Management because it is blocking her wife from receiving federal health insurance benefits available to spouses.