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Lambda Legal sues doctor, clinic for denying care to transgender woman
URBANA, Ill. — Lambda Legal on Tuesday filed a lawsuit claiming that an Illinois health care services group denied medical care to a transgender woman after she requested hormone replacement therapy.
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Federal judge orders recognition of same-sex marriage of terminally ill woman
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — A federal judge has ruled that the state must recognize the marriage of a gay couple before one of the women, who has cancer, dies.
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Lambda Legal: Announcement ‘very soon’ on a Ga. marriage lawsuit
Almost every week, a new one appears. Marriage equality lawsuits have been filed now in all but five states in the nation — the final five that remain out of the game are North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Alaska and, finally… Georgia, the most populous state of the remaining five.
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SSA updates policy on survivor benefits for transgender spouses
WASHINGTON — The Social Security Administration (SSA) on Tuesday updated its policies regarding the ability of transgender individuals to receive benefits through their spouses.
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U.S. Supreme Court to hear cases relating to employers’ religious beliefs
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court will hear two cases next week that test the degree to which employers may use their personal religious beliefs to deny certain health coverage for employees. Neither case involves any LGBT-related health coverage; but the decisions in both may affect whether employers will be able to cite religious beliefs to deny such services as alternative insemination and gender reassignment.
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Lambda Legal files federal lawsuit challenging Arizona’s gay marriage ban
PHOENIX, Ariz. — Lambda Legal announced Thursday it has filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for Arizona on behalf of seven same-sex couples and the surviving spouses of two additional same-sex couples challenging the state’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.
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Lambda Legal files federal suit seeking marriage equality in Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s statewide ban on same-sex marriage now faces a second challenge in a federal court. Lambda Legal said Thursday it has a federal lawsuit on behalf of three same-sex couples who seek the freedom to marry in their home state of Indiana.
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Appeals court allows all Va. same-sex couples to join marriage challenge
RICHMOND, Va. — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Monday granted a motion filed by Lambda Legal, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and the ACLU of Virginia to intervene in Bostic v. Rainey, the federal court challenge to Virginia’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.
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Iowa Supreme Court hears appeal of man convicted of HIV notification law
DES MOINES, Iowa — The Iowa Supreme Court is considering whether to uphold the conviction of an Iowa man with HIV who was imprisoned for not telling a partner he carried the virus when they had sex in 2008.
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Insurers agree to accept premiums for HIV patients while judge considers suit
BATON ROUGE, La. — A federal judge received assurances Tuesday that three insurance companies won’t immediately stop accepting premium payments from a program that helps HIV and AIDS patients cover health care costs.