Iowa lawmakers are eager to pass laws criminalizing just about any activity. Yet they refuse to acknowledge when one of those laws turns out to be a mistake.
The Iowa Court of Appeals heard arguments in Lambda Legal’s case representing Nick Rhoades, an HIV-positive Iowan who was initially sentenced to 25 years in prison with registration as a sex offender after having a one-time sexual encounter with another man during which they used a condom.
(Des Moines, IA, September 11, 2013) — Today the Iowa Court of Appeals heard arguments in Lambda Legal’s case representing Nick Rhoades, an HIV-positive Iowan in his appeal for post-conviction relief.
Lambda Legal submitted a letter to the California Senate Appropriations Committee in support of AB 999, a bill that will give the state’s prison population access to condoms.
M. Dru Levasseur, Senior Attorney and Transgender Rights Project Director
P: Soy una mujer transgénero y a veces cuando salgo con mis amigos, la policía se acerca y me acosan, asumiendo que soy una prostituta. ¿Qué debo hacer?
M. Dru Levasseur, Senior Attorney and Transgender Rights Project Director
Q: I’m a transgender woman and sometimes when I’m out with friends, a police officer stops to harass me on the sidewalk, assuming I’m a prostitute. What should I do?
Lambda Legal submitted testimony explaining the negative impact of school disciplinary actions that push LGBTQ students out of schools and into juvenile justice systems.
