Lambda Legal

Social Security Administration Sued for Third Same-Sex Widower Denied Survivor’s Benefits

By The Seattle Lesbian

December 26, 2018

Michael Ely and James “Spider” Taylor in their final photo together before Taylor's death.

This is the third lawsuit Lambda Legal has filed in the past year challenging Social Security’s requirement that couples be married for at least nine months to qualify for survivor’s benefits. ...

Trump Quietly Starts Firing Service Members Living with HIV Just Before the Holidays

By The Seattle Lesbian

December 26, 2018

Politics National

The plaintiffs received notification just days before Thanksgiving, denying their discharge appeals despite compliance with fitness assessments and medical treatment, as well as strong support from commanding officers. ...

DOJ and BOP Sued for Records on Rollback of Protections for Transgender Prisoners

By The Seattle Lesbian

November 29, 2018

Transgender inmate Passion Star will be moved to Safekeeping following repeated acts of violence and rape.

National

The changes weaken protections for incarcerated transgender people – who are already 10 times more likely than the general prison population to be targeted for violence. ...

Lambda Legal and 75 Orgs Urge HHS Not to Grant SC License to Discriminate

By The Seattle Lesbian

November 20, 2018

Faith and Religion National

South Carolina had requested the waiver on behalf of Miracle Hill Ministries, one of the state’s largest foster agencies that explicitly rejects non-Protestant and LGBT potential foster and adoptive families and people seeking to mentor children in its care. ...

Pride Journey: Indianapolis

By The Seattle Lesbian

November 15, 2018

Travel

Indianapolis is home to many LGBT organizations, most notably, Indiana Youth Group (IYG) a drop-in center for youth ages 12-20 that identify as LGBTQ+. ...

Michigan to Amend Policy Directive for Incarcerated People Living with HIV

By The Seattle Lesbian

November 15, 2018

National

The lawsuit was filed after Mr. Dorn was disciplined far more severely than another incarcerated man based solely on his HIV status, which was in violation of Section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act. ...

Patchwork of Employment Protections Leaves LGBT Employees at Risk

By The Seattle Lesbian

October 30, 2018

National

A new brief from the Movement Advancement Project, the ACLU and Lambda Legal examines the existing federal, state and local laws and court rulings that offer protections to LGBT workers. ...

Lambda Legal Sues Kansas for Discriminatory Anti-Transgender Policy

By The Seattle Lesbian

October 16, 2018

National

Lambda Legal filed a federal lawsuit Monday challenging Kansas’s refusal to correct the gender marker on Kansas birth certificates for transgender individuals. ...