The New LGBTQ+ Bill of Rights

The New LGBTQ+ Bill of Rights

Fifty years ago, a small group of advocates dared to demand rights that seemed out of reach — and Lambda Legal helped win them all. Now, we’re calling for a New LGBTQ+ Bill of Rights, carrying that fight forward. We need you with us.

Our Bold Vision

Lambda Legal’s New LGBTQ+ Bill of Rights is our vision for what full equality looks like for every LGBTQ+ person and everyone living with HIV in this country. Through the courts, legislation, and public education, we will build the legal and cultural foundation that makes these rights not just possible, but permanent.

Health

Quality, affordable, and culturally competent health care that allows all LGBTQ+ people and people living with HIV to thrive.

Education

Inclusive public education that respects and cultivates the full potential of every student, regardless of gender identity or sexual orientation.

Opportunity

A society that offers all LGBTQ+ people meaningful access to the American economy and our society.

Family

A culture of belonging where all LGBTQ+ people and their families are loved and valued.

Rally outside the Supreme Court during oral arguments in U.S. v. Skrmetti

Democracy

A constitutional republic that truly represents and serves LGBTQ+ individuals.

“It is one of the great stories of American history: how a despised, disenfranchised, and marginalized minority leveraged our democratic system to win its rights. Today, that story is under direct assault.”

Read more in The Advocate.

Kevin Jennings
Chief Executive Officer
“What I’m really excited about with this Bill of Rights is that it’s giving us a roadmap to increase the work that we are doing in a policy space around the country and to start charting a path forward toward the realization of this Bill of Rights.”

Read more from Cathryn in The Advocate.

Cathryn Oakley
Deputy Legal Director for Policy

Rising Together: Our 5-Year Blueprint for the Future

Rising Together is Lambda Legal’s five-year strategic plan, guided by three core goals: Stop Bad Laws through litigation, Pass Good Laws through policy and advocacy, and Change Public Opinion through education. Over the next five years, Lambda Legal will grow our legal team, evolve our arguments, and go on offense — creating new laws and policies that protect our community before our rights are threatened, and investing in the education that changes hearts, minds, and public opinion. At the heart of this plan is a New LGBTQ+ Bill of Rights — a vision for what full equality looks like for every LGBTQ+ person and everyone living with HIV in this country.