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Federal Court Says Transgender People Must Be Allowed Medical Treatment in Prison: Lambda Legal and ACLU Applaud Ruling

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin yesterday struck down a law that barred transgender people from receiving medical care while they are incarcerated. The ACLU and Lambda Legal brought a challenge in January 2006 to the law on behalf of transgender prisoners, some of whom had been receiving hormones in Wisconsin prisons for years prior to the passage of the law.

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Lambda Legal: "The LGBT Community Owes Much to Justice Stevens."

Justice Stevens Wrote the Dissenting Opinion in Bowers v. Hardwick Which Became the Basis for the Majority Opinion in Lawrence v. Texas

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Lambda Legal Celebrates One Year Anniversary of Marriage Equality in Iowa

"One year of equality in Iowa has made same-sex couples and their children happier and more secure; made gay people everywhere prouder and safer; and reinforced the State of Iowa's leadership in protecting the rights of its citizens. That's a big win for everybody."

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Lambda Legal Condemns Virginia AG's Rejection of Policies Banning Antigay Discrimination at Public Colleges and Universities

(New York, NY March 8, 2010) - Today, Lambda Legal sent an open letter to Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli II in response to his written opinion instructing the state's public colleges and universities that they do not have the legal authority to ban discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.

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Advocacy Groups Release FAQ Guide for Maryland Same-Sex Couples Married Out of State

Today, Lambda Legal, American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland, the National Center for Lesbian Rights, Equality Maryland, and the American Civil Liberties Union released a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) guide for same-sex couples in Maryland who married out of state.

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SkyWest Changes Policy to Offer Equal Travel Benefits to Gay and Lesbian Employees

(Palm Springs, California, March 8, 2010) - SkyWest Airlines has announced that it now is offering equal travel benefits to its Delta-dedicated gay and lesbian employees with a same-sex spouse or domestic partner, reversing a policy that prompted a warning letter from Lambda Legal in October of last year.

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Lambda Legal Files Brief in Defense of Cleveland Domestic Partner Registry

(Cleveland, OH February 17, 2010) - Today, in the Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eighth Appellate District, Lambda Legal filed a friend-of-the-court brief in support of the city of Cleveland in a lawsuit brought by an antigay group attempting to strip away the newly enacted domestic partnership registry for same-sex couples and their families.

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Lambda Legal Congratulates D.C. Leaders, Residents on First Day of Marriage Equality

(Washington, D.C., March 3, 2010) — As the District of Columbia today opens civil marriage to lesbian and gay couples, Lambda Legal issued the following statement from National Marriage Project Director Jennifer C. Pizer:

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Louisiana Attorney General Again Appeals Decision Awarding Birth Certificate to Gay Parents of Adopted Son in Lambda Legal Case

(New Orleans, March 4, 2010) – Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell today filed a motion requesting that the full Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals review a February 20 decision by a three-judge panel ordering the Louisiana Registrar of Vital Statistics to respect a New York adoption by a same-sex couple of a Louisiana-born baby boy and issue an accurate birth certificate listing both parents.

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Lambda Legal: After Sixteen Years of Discrimination, It's Time to End the Policy

(New York, February 2, 2010) - In response to today's hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee on the repeal of the military's policy on gay service members known as "Don't Ask Don't Tell," Lambda Legal released the following statement by Kevin Cathcart, Executive Director:

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