Isabella was born in 2002, after Janet and Lisa, then a couple, decided to have a child together. Lisa was artificially inseminated to conceive the child. The current custody and visitation case began in 2003, when Lisa filed papers in Vermont asking the court to dissolve her and Janet's civil union and decide the custody of their child. The court granted temporary custody to Lisa and visitation to Janet. The court later determined that Janet is Isabella's legal parent.

In light of continuing delays in the House of Representatives, we must state clearly and unequivocally: Passing basic job protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people must happen now. At a time when our government is deeply focused on the critical issue of employment, it is inexcusable to delay action on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA). Each and every job lost to prejudice based on sexual orientation and gender identity needlessly compounds the unemployment challenges facing our nation. We call on Congress for the immediate passage of ENDA.

(Trenton, January 7, 2010) - Today Lambda Legal announced plans to go back to court to seek marriage equality after the New Jersey Senate failed to pass a marriage bill, effectively ending hope for passage this session.

(New York, June 17, 2009) — President Obama’s planned announcement today misses the mark, according to Lambda Legal's Executive Director, Kevin Cathcart.

"While ending any of the discrimination against gay and lesbian federal employees is a welcome step, today's planned announcement falls far short of our hopes and expectations.

"President Obama clearly understands how important it is for people to have health insurance coverage to protect their loved ones, and this plan does not provide that.

(New York, December 22, 2009) - Today, Lambda Legal announces that M. Dru Levasseur has joined Lambda Legal as its Transgender Rights Attorney.

"I am very excited to be joining the team here at Lambda Legal and to have the opportunity to be part of the amazing work they do," said Dru Levasseur, Transgender Rights Attorney at Lambda Legal.

(Palm Springs, California, October 29, 2009) — Lambda Legal has sent a letter to SkyWest and Delta Airlines warning the companies that their treatment of gay employees' spouses and registered domestic partners violates not only the airlines' own policies, but also California law.

(New York, August 18, 2009) — After over twenty years of barring people living with HIV from traveling or immigrating to the United States, the federal government is one step closer to getting this baseless, discriminatory law off the books, according to comments submitted yesterday by Lambda Legal to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

(New York, November 9, 2009) — Tomorrow, as the New York legislature is expected to return to Albany for a special session, Lambda Legal urges Senators to finish up the business they left undone in the summer and pass a marriage equality bill to guarantee the legal rights and responsibilities of marriage for same-sex couples and their families in New York.

Statement from Susan Sommer, Director of Constitutional Litigation at Lambda Legal:

(San Francisco, January 20, 2010) — Lambda Legal today filed suit against the federal government in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The lawsuit requests an order directing the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to obey prior rulings by Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals Chief Judge Alex Kozinski awarding spousal health insurance benefits to Ninth Circuit judicial attorney Karen Golinski.

(New York, August 6, 2009) — In response to the confirmation of Sonia Sotomayor, to the U.S. Supreme Court, Lambda Legal’s Executive Director, Kevin Cathcart, made the following statement: