Today Lambda Legal learned that legendary queer activist Urvashi Vaid passed away.
Category: LGBTQIA+
(WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 14, 2022) Legendary attorney, LGBTQ activist, and author Urvashi Vaid, known for her extensive career as an advocate for LGBTQ rights, women’s rights, anti-war efforts, immigration justice and many other social causes, died today at age 63 in her home in New York City. She was the Executive Director of the […]
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The Texas Supreme Court issued a ruling this morning that upholds part of an appeals court order preventing the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) from investigating parents who work with medical professionals to provide their adolescent transgender children with medically necessary healthcare. In its decision, the court emphasized that neither Attorney General […]
Today, Lambda Legal announced it has named John E. Roane, Jr. as the organization’s next Chief Operating Officer. “We are thrilled to have John join our team as our next Chief Operating Officer. John is an impressive professional with extensive experience in nonprofit management, system building, and staff development,” said Kevin Jennings, Lambda Legal CEO. […]
Lambda Legal, Transgender Law Center, and ACLU of Southern California file to intervene in anti-trans challenge to SB132: The Transgender Respect, Agency, and Dignity Act.
We will not sugarcoat this: the leak this week of a Supreme Court majority opinion overturning Roe v. Wade, a ruling that would eliminate the constitutional right to abortion, is extremely alarming. It is also a wake-up call. While we do not know if the leaked opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization will […]
“Toda persona que se relaciona con el sistema legal penal, ya sea víctima o sospechosa de un delito, acusada o condenada por cometer un delito, tiene derechos legales y debe ser tratada de manera justa.”
Today, Lambda Legal, in partnership with Black & Pink National, launched the new
What does it mean for abortion and LGBTQ+ protections? May 3, 2022 On May 2, 2022, the news outlet Politico released a confidential draft Supreme Court majority opinion from February 2022 in the pending case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health (JWHO). On May 3, Chief Justice John Roberts confirmed that the draft is authentic […]