Lambda Legal Thanks AG Holder for Courage and Leadership

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder will announce Thursday his plans to step down. AG Holder established his place in history as a leader in the pursuit of civil rights and justice for people in many communities in our country, including LGBT people and people living with HIV. Under his leadership, the Department of Justice did something especially remarkable and powerful: it switched sides and joined the fight for the freedom to marry, moving the U.S. government from the wrong to the right side of history. Instead of defending the mean-spirited and harmful Defense of Marriage Act, he helped to bring it down. Since then, the Department of Justice has followed through in bringing about wide federal recognition of marriages entered by same-sex couples.  He stood firmly in defense of the Constitution and justice; he spoke eloquently about equality, and he led forcefully. We thank Attorney General Holder for his courage and his service to our country.