Lambda Legal
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We’re the oldest and largest legal organization fighting for #LGBTQ+ people and everyone living with #HIV. Learn more: lambdalegal.org
Two dedicated medical providers are going beyond the prescription to talk about what drives their work. 🏳️⚧️ Hear their reflections on caring for trans patients, why they do this work, and more: lambdalegal.org/beyond-the-p... #HealthCare #TransRights
For Mx. Kiki, finding community-based org San Francisco AIDS Foundation helped her move from surviving to living. Access to HIV services is lifesaving. That's why the Trump admin's funding cuts for HIV orgs is so dangerous. 🚨 Tell Congress to protect HIV funding: tinyurl.com/save-hiv-ser...
Today and every day, trans youth need to know that their community is with them, and that they are seen, loved, and celebrated for who they are. We won’t stop fighting for trans youth, and we know our community won’t either. 💜🏳️⚧️ Share this post and add your own message of support in the comments.
🚨 URGENT ACTION: Protect LGBTQ+ Immigrant Youth from Deportation! The Trump admin is about to deny legal counsel to thousands of unaccompanied children, including LGBTQ+ youth fleeing persecution. Take 2 mins to urge Congress to defend this critical program. 📲 ACT NOW: tinyurl.com/49u2twbu
LGBTQ+ people and everyone living with HIV are facing attacks on nearly every front. Knowing your rights has never mattered more. Educate yourself today––visit Lambda Legal’s Know Your Rights Hub: lambdalegal.org/know-your-ri...
There is no singular way to be nonbinary–every journey is different. 🖤💜🤍💛 Let’s support our nonbinary siblings this week and beyond! Not sure where to start learning? Check out great resources compiled by @pflag.org: tinyurl.com/bddsvvyu #NonbinaryAwarenessWeek #Nonbinary #LGBTQ
If you’re a practitioner who might handle a jury trial where a party or witness is trans, nonbinary or gender diverse, this resource can help by providing information and sample jury questions. These are meant to help practitioners uncover bias in prospective jurors. lambdalegal.org/publication/...
💼 NEW FILING: Today, we filed a lawsuit against Texas Tech University System Chancellor Brandon Creighton and members of the Board of Regents over a system built to police what professors can teach, arguing that it violates the First Amendment and discriminates against Black faculty and students.
Freedom means nothing if it isn't for everyone. This Independence Day, Laila’s sharing her story: her family, her culture, and why she refuses to stop rising for the next generation of trans people who deserve to serve in the military without hiding. lambdalegal.org/blogs/us_202...
"Standing up to bigotry in the first place was winning." This powerful letter from James Dale, Lambda Legal board member + former client, to Becky Pepper-Jackson is a must-read. Dale's words remind us that progress is not linear but the fight always continues. medium.com/prismnpen/to...
No ruling will ever change what we know to be true: trans youth deserve to play, to learn + to exist freely. Trans youth need to know their community is with them, no matter what the Supreme Court says. Share this post + leave a note of support so every trans young person knows they are not alone.💜
This morning, the Supreme Court issued its ruling in our case, West Virginia v. BPJ. The Court upheld West Virginia’s categorical ban on transgender women and girls participating on women’s and girls’ sports teams, holding that such laws do not violate either Title IX or the Equal Protection Clause.
"Seeing how resilient we are as queer people gives me hope – because we’re not backing down.” An important reminder from trailblazing media personality, entrepreneur, and advocate TS Madison in these last days of Pride Month.
Stonewall is not just a monument. It is a testament to the courage of the people who fought there and a promise to every LGBTQ+ person who comes after them. Watch “Flying Our Flag, Protecting Our History” now on our website: lambdalegal.org/stories-from...
This National HIV Testing Day, spread the word about the importance of getting tested and knowing your status! ❤️ Find HIV care services near you: locator.hiv.gov Check out our “Know Your Rights: HIV” resource: lambdalegal.org/hiv-know-you... #HIV #PrideMonth
🏳️🌈 June 26, 2003: Lawrence v. Texas 🏳️🌈 June 26, 2013: United States v. Windsor 🏳️🌈 June 26, 2015: Obergefell v. Hodges 🏳️🌈 June 15, 2020: Bostock v. Clayton County Although the opposition will keep trying to undo our progress, LGBTQ+ people aren’t going anywhere, and neither is Lambda Legal.
Each shared a personal story of what Stonewall, and the flag that flies there, means to them. Today, their stories come together in this ✨ sneak peek ✨ of our roundtable discussion, “Flying Our Flag, Protecting Our History.” Learn more: lambdalegal.org/stories-from...
We’re excited to announce “Rising Together,” Lambda Legal’s five-year blueprint to build the strategy, capacity, and systems required to meet this moment — and win.
BREAKING NEWS: A judge has granted a request from transgender young people and their families for a temporary restraining order BLOCKING the Trump administration’s demands for their identities and sensitive health information from hospitals in New York City.
Stories from Stonewall 🏳️🌈 This week, our series continues with Eunic and Eve Ortiz, a couple who got married and exchanged their vows at the Stonewall National Monument. Learn more about Stories from Stonewall: lambdalegal.org/stories-from...
Parental support is lifesaving — and for LGBTQ+ youth, it's never something to take for granted. 💜 This #FathersDay, we're honoring parents who prove that love is more powerful than politics. Watch Arick and Emma’s full story: youtu.be/ouLvSA1528w Support LGBTQ+ families: lambdalegal.org/allrise/
When Sophie came out as trans, Josh approached the experience the same way he has approached parenthood from the beginning: by listening. At the heart of it all, he wants her to know one thing above all else: They belong.
While we wait for a decision in West Virginia v. BPJ, let our client Becky's words remind us to keep fighting—no matter what the Court may say: "You don't quit. You show up, even when the outcome isn't guaranteed...Because when trans girls are allowed to compete on girls' sports teams, we ALL win."
Reminder: TRANS KIDS BELONG IN SPORTS. ⚽🏳️⚧️ That’s why we’re celebrating stories from those shaped by the power of sports: whatsportsteach.com We won’t stop fighting until every kid feels seen, celebrated, and loved for exactly who they are. Share this post to show your love for trans youth. 🩷🩵
GOOD NEWS: A federal judge today granted a request for a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of Idaho’s new state law threatening transgender people with up to five years in prison for using public restrooms consistent with their gender identity.
Stories from Stonewall 🏳️🌈 Catherine Marino-Thomas, a board member of the Gilbert Baker Foundation, was intimidated the first time she walked through the door of Stonewall. “The history hit me,” Marino-Thomas said. “I realized I was now standing in the place where folks fought for their equality.”
We are so grateful to Ariana Grande & the Brighter Days Ahead Foundation for helping us continue the fight for LGBTQ+ people and everyone living with HIV. Every day our attorneys are in court fighting to protect our community’s rights and freedoms. Brighter days ahead when we all rise. 💙🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Today marks 10 years since the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, FL. We continue to hold those 49 queer and trans lives lost in our hearts and continue to fight in their names. ❤️ #PulseRemembranceDay
NEW CASE: Lambda Legal is suing the Trump administration to defend against threats to the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program! ✊ This week, the federal government released new guidelines that impose severe restrictions on the nation’s largest federal program dedicated exclusively to HIV treatment and care.
NEW PODCAST EP: “Lesbian Bars, Broken Cookies, and Stonewall: The Jo Marshall Story” 🌈 In episode 6 of “Making The Case,” we hear from Jo Marshall, LGBTQ+ elder and activist and eyewitness to the Stonewall uprising. Available now wherever you get your podcasts. ▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AUK...