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Victory! Court Orders Florida School District to Allow Transgender Student to Use the Men’s Restroom

School Board in St. Augustine, FL, a suburb of Jacksonville, discriminated against Drew Adams, a 17-year-old boy, by denying him access to the boys’ restroom because he is transgender.

“I am so grateful that I can just focus on being a regular kid at school. I have so many other things on my mind, like getting into my top college choice, so I don’t want to have to worry about whether I can use the boys’ restroom.,” said Drew Adams. “It was upsetting to think my school didn’t want me because I am transgender, and I hope no one else has to feel like that.”

Lambda Legal and Black AIDS Institute Launch “CUT THE STIGMA” Campaign to Combat HIV Discrimination

“Black people living with HIV are often confronted with discrimination connected to stigma and misinformation in public places of importance within our community.  The barbershop is a sacred social space, where Black Americans debate social, cultural and political ideas. HIV discrimination destroys those safe spaces.”

Lambda Legal y el Black AIDS Institute lanzan campaña “Elimina el Estigma” para combatir la discriminación contra el VIH

“Los afroamericanos que viven con VIH enfrentan repetidamente discrimen relacionado al estigma y desinformación en espacios públicos de importancia para la comunidad. La barbería es un espacio social sagrado, donde los afroamericanos debaten ideas sociales, culturales y políticas. La discriminación por el VIH destruye esos espacios seguros.”

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Lambda Legal Asks Court to Stop Pentagon from Discharging HIV-Positive Service Members

Today, Lambda Legal and OutServe-SLDN, along with pro bono counsel from Winston & Strawn LLP, asked a federal court to halt implementation of a new Department of Defense policy resulting in the discharge of service members living with HIV.

Anti-LGBT Advocate David Porter Moves Forward

Today, Sharon McGowan, Legal Director and Chief Strategy Officer of Lambda Legal, issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee’s vote to approve David Porter, Donald Trump’s nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit:

Lambda Legal on Withdrawal of Ryan Bounds’ Nomination

Today, Sharon McGowan, Legal Director and Chief Strategy Officer of Lambda Legal, issued the following statement after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was forced to withdraw Ryan Bounds, Donald Trump’s nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit:

Ninth Circuit Denies Another Trump Administration Effort to Implement Transgender Military Ban

Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied yet another attempt by the Trump Administration to implement its discriminatory plan to ban transgender people from serving openly in the U.S. Armed Services.

Puerto Rico Begins Allowing Transgender People to Change Their Birth Certificates

Starting today, the Puerto Rican government must provide accurate birth certificates to transgender Puerto Ricans that reflect their gender identity.

Puerto Rico Comienza a Permitir Correcciones de Género en Certificados de Nacimiento de Personas Transgénero

Desde hoy, el gobierno de Puerto Rico deberá proveer certificados de nacimiento corregidos a personas transgénero que reflejen su identidad de género.

Hawai`i Supreme Court Declines to Hear Case of B&B That Denied Room to Lesbian Couple

The Hawai`i Supreme Court today rejected a petition from a Hawai`i bed & breakfast seeking review of a lower court ruling that the business had violated Hawai’i’s anti-discrimination statute when it denied a room to a lesbian couple because of their sexual orientation.

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