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We’re the oldest and largest legal organization fighting for #LGBTQ+ people and everyone living with #HIV. Basically, we are your lawyers.

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2010: Lambda Legal gets justice for plaintiff Janice Langbehn (pictured) and her family who were blocked from seeing Langbehn’s dying partner by hospital workers in Florida.

2010: Lambda Legal gets justice for plaintiff Janice Langbehn (pictured) and her family who were blocked from seeing Langbehn’s dying partner by hospital workers in Florida.
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2011: In Glenn v. Brumby, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the ruling that the Georgia General Assembly discriminated against Vandy Beth Glenn (pictured), a transgender woman who was fired—an important ruling in federal court for the rights of transgender employees.

2011: In Glenn v. Brumby, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the ruling that the Georgia General Assembly discriminated against Vandy Beth Glenn (pictured), a transgender woman who was fired—an important ruling in federal court for the rights of transgender employees.
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2012: In Couch v. Wayne Local School District, Lambda Legal protected Maverick Couch’s (pictured) right to wear his 'Jesus Is Not A Homophobe' shirt to his Ohio high school, affirming students’ rights to free speech.

2012: In Couch v. Wayne Local School District, Lambda Legal protected Maverick Couch’s (pictured) right to wear his 'Jesus Is Not A Homophobe' shirt to his Ohio high school, affirming students’ rights to free speech.
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2012: Lambda Legal secured equal health insurance coverage for the spouse of federal employee Karen Golinski (pictured right) after a U.S. District Court ruled the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) was unconstitutional.

2012: Lambda Legal secured equal health insurance coverage for the spouse of federal employee Karen Golinski (pictured right) after a U.S. District Court ruled the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) was unconstitutional.
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2012: In Harris v. Millennium Hotel, Lambda Legal challenged Alaska's exclusion of same-sex couples from survivor benefits on behalf of Deborah Harris (pictured), whose partner was shot dead by a disgruntled former employee.

2012: In Harris v. Millennium Hotel, Lambda Legal challenged Alaska's exclusion of same-sex couples from survivor benefits on behalf of Deborah Harris (pictured), whose partner was shot dead by a disgruntled former employee.
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2013: In Garden State Equality, et al. v. Dow, et al., the New Jersey Superior Court ruled in favor of marriage equality.

2013: In Garden State Equality, et al. v. Dow, et al., the New Jersey Superior Court ruled in favor of marriage equality.
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2013: In Hollingsworth v. Perry, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that proponents of Prop 8 had no right to appeal the district court ruling. The freedom to marry resumed in California.

2013: In Hollingsworth v. Perry, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that proponents of Prop 8 had no right to appeal the district court ruling. The freedom to marry resumed in California.
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2014: The Iowa Supreme Court reversed the conviction of Nick Rhoades (pictured) and recognized the evolving scientific understanding of HIV transmission and that HIV-positive people who have a suppressed viral load from effective treatment may pose little risk of transmission.

2014: The Iowa Supreme Court reversed the conviction of Nick Rhoades (pictured) and recognized the evolving scientific understanding of HIV transmission and that HIV-positive people who have a suppressed viral load from effective treatment may pose little risk of transmission.
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2014: A Lambda Legal victory led to the Social Security Administration (SSA) paying Robina Asti (pictured), a 92-year-old transgender woman, the survivor benefits she was denied after her husband’s death.

2014: A Lambda Legal victory led to the Social Security Administration (SSA) paying Robina Asti (pictured), a 92-year-old transgender woman, the survivor benefits she was denied after her husband’s death.
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2015: In the historic Obergefell v. Hodges decision that included Lambda Legal’s case Henry v. Hodges, the U.S. Supreme Court declared that denying same-sex couples the freedom to marry violates the U.S. Constitution.

2015: In the historic Obergefell v. Hodges decision that included Lambda Legal’s case Henry v. Hodges, the U.S. Supreme Court declared that denying same-sex couples the freedom to marry violates the U.S. Constitution.
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2016: In a groundbreaking ruling, the New York high court ruled nonbiological parents can seek custody and visitation.

2016: In a groundbreaking ruling, the New York high court ruled nonbiological parents can seek custody and visitation.
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