End the Ban on Surgery for Transgender Veterans!
Posted OnMay 6, 2016 byTransgender veterans can’t get coverage for the same medical care available to their fellow veterans — just because they are transgender. Tell the V.A. to amend the rule! The V.A.’s discriminatory rule singles out transgender veterans and prohibits coverage for medically necessary surgery to treat gender dysphoria. The V.A. offers other treatments, such as hormone…Read More…
Three More Plaintiffs Join Lawsuit Against North Carolina’s Discriminatory HB 2
Posted OnApril 21, 2016 byToday, Lambda Legal, the American Civil Liberties Union, and ACLU of North Carolina, joined by counsel from the law firm of Jenner & Block, announced they have added three new plaintiffs – a transgender student and a married lesbian couple – to the federal lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s sweeping anti-LGBT law, HB 2. Hunter Schafer…Read More…
Letter to North Carolina School Officials Re: HB 2
Posted OnMarch 30, 2016 byZubik v. Burwell
Posted OnFebruary 24, 2016 byLambda Legal filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the U.S. Supreme Court urging the Court to reject arguments made by religiously affiliated nonprofit organizations who argue that it burdens their religious beliefs simply to notify the federal government that they are opting out of providing their employees insurance coverage for contraceptives under the Affordable Care Act…Read More…
Brief of Amici Curiae Lambda Legal et al. in Support of Respondents
Posted OnFebruary 17, 2016 by15 in 2015: Lambda Legal’s Year in Review
Posted OnDecember 22, 2015 by2015 was a historic year in the fight for equality for LGBT people and those living with HIV, and Lambda Legal led the fight in courts and communities across the country. Here are some of the highlights of Lambda Legal’s work this year: Victory! Marriage Equality at the Supreme Court Our Ohio marriage case was…Read More…
Comments to Gender Identity Discrimination, Proposed Rule
Posted OnDecember 18, 2015 byLetter to YMCA of Pierce and Kitsap Counties
Posted OnDecember 17, 2015 bySi soy estudiante trans y quiero cambiar mi nombre y género en mis documentos en la escuela, ¿qué puedo hacer?
Posted OnOctober 22, 2015 byLa Ley de Derechos Educativos y Privacidad Familiar (FERPA, por sus siglas en inglés) es una ley federal que protege la privacidad de los expedientes estudiantiles. Los estudiantes transexuales y transgénero (también llamados trans) que buscan cambiar su nombre y género en los expedientes académicos, pueden lograrlo bajo esta ley. Bajo la ley FERPA, los…Read More…
Lawrence v. Office of Personnel Management
Posted OnSeptember 15, 2015 byCase on behalf of a transgender man discriminated against by his federal employer because it denied health care coverage.Read More…