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Indiana Advocate Krisztina Inskeep to be Honored with Lambda Legal’s 2017 Leadership Award

(Indianapolis, August 28, 2017) — On Friday, September 22, Lambda Legal will honor Krisztina Inskeep at its Indiana Benefit, the largest annual LGBTQ civil rights event in the state. Every year, Lambda Legal gives special honors to a leader whose work advances the civil rights for LGBTQ people and everyone living with HIV in the Hoosier state. This year Lambda Legal is proud to honor Krisztina Inskeep with the Indiana Benefit’s 2017 Leadership Award.

Lambda Legal Hails Signature of Important Bills in Illinois That Protect and Affirm LGBTI People

(Chicago, IL, August 25, 2017) – Today, House Bill 1785, which updates the Illinois Vital Records Act to make it easier for transgender and intersex people who were born in the state to amend the gender marker on their birth certificates, became law. The law now requires “clinically appropriate” treatment as determined by a licensed medical or mental health professional in order to change the gender marker, as opposed to an affidavit from a physician who performed surgery on the individual, effectively eliminating the outdated surgical requirement and bringing Illinois in line with federal passport and US consular birth certificate standards.

Lambda Legal Sues U.S. Departments of Education and Justice for Documents about Withdrawal of Guidance on Transgender Students

NEW YORK (August 23, 2017) – Lambda Legal yesterday filed a federal lawsuit to compel the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice to release information about their decision to withdraw guidance detailing the protections transgender students have under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which bans discrimination in education on the basis of sex. After the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice rescinded the guidance in February, Lambda Legal filed Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests for documents and communications on the decision to withdraw the guidance. The U.S.

We Stand United Against Racism – Lambda Legal Responds to Violence in Charlottesville

In response to the racist violence that shook in Charlottesville, VA, Friday and Saturday, Lambda Legal CEO Rachel B. Tiven issued the following statement.

Lambda Legal Sues Houston to Defend Benefits for City Employees’ Same-Sex Spouses

(Houston, August 10, 2017) — Lambda Legal and co-counsel Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP filed a federal lawsuit today on behalf of three married couples against Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner and the City of Houston to preserve health coverage and other benefits for the same-sex spouses of city employees.

Lambda Legal Reacts to Reported Guidance on Transgender Military Ban: “See you in court, President Trump”

(New York, August 5, 2017) -- The Trump administration reportedly has finalized its transgender military ban policy.

Lambda Legal Attorney Eric Lesh Honored by National LGBT Bar Association

(New York, August 3, 2017) – The National LGBT Bar Association today named Lambda Legal Fair Courts Project Director Eric Lesh to its annual list of Best LGBT Lawyers Under 40.

Lambda Legal Blasts Trump and the DOJ Over Plans to Undermine and Sabotage Affirmative Action Policies, Dismantling Civil Rights Progress and Targeting of People of Color

Today, Lambda Legal CEO Rachel B. Tiven blasted the Trump administration and Attorney General Jeff Sessions over new reports revealing plans to undermine and attack affirmative action policies.

Lambda Legal Lawsuit Forces End to School District Anti-Transgender Bathroom Policy

(Pittsburgh, PA, July 25, 2017) — Lambda Legal today announced it has reached a settlement with the Pine-Richland School District, forcing the district to end a discriminatory, anti-transgender policy that prevented transgender students from using the bathroom that matches who they are.

Lambda Legal’s Camilla Taylor Named One of Crain’s Chicago “Most Influential Woman Lawyers”

(Chicago, IL, July 31, 2017)—Crain’s Chicago Business today announced the selection of Lambda Legal Senior Counsel, Camilla Taylor, as one of the Most Influential Women Lawyers in Chicago. Lambda Legal congratulates Camilla Taylor on this special recognition.

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