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Discrimination lawsuit filed against Calif. school on behalf of lesbian teacher
Lambda Legal has filed a lawsuit in California Superior Court claiming the Hesperia Unified School District and administrators at Sultana High School violated state law by not renewing the contract of an openly lesbian teacher in retaliation for her support of LGBT students who had alleged they were being harassed and discrimination against.
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Judge issues stay of Illinois same-sex marriage lawsuit
CHICAGO — A Cook County judge has issued a temporary stay of a lawsuit that challenged Illinois’ ban on same-sex marriage.
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Advocacy groups issue hospital guide for treating transgender patients
A group of LGBT advocacy organizations have jointly released a unique, groundbreaking publication to provide guidance to U.S. hospitals seeking to improve health care for transgender patients.
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Hearing held in lawsuit challenging Virginia’s same-sex marriage ban
HARRISONBURG, Va. — A federal judge heard arguments Tuesday on whether to certify as a class action a lawsuit challenging Virginia’s same-sex marriage ban.
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Iowa man appeals conviction that he violated HIV transmission law
DES MOINES, Iowa — A gay rights organization says it will appeal to the Iowa Supreme Court the conviction of an Iowa man charged with violating the state’s HIV transmission law.
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Wis. Supreme Court hears challenge to state’s domestic partner registry
MADISON, Wis. — Conservative attorneys are trying to persuade the Wisconsin Supreme Court to wipe out the state’s domestic partner registry.
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County clerk in W.Va. seeks delay in same-sex marriage lawsuit
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The clerk of West Virginia’s biggest county says she needs more time to respond to a lawsuit over the state’s ban on same-sex marriages and has asked a judge to postpone her Wednesday deadline.
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New Jersey, neighboring Pennsylvania spotlight same-sex marriage efforts
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania and New Jersey are on tracks that could lead to the Northeast being the first full region in the country to legalize same-sex marriage — but the routes are hardly parallel and the horsepower anything but equal.
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Lambda Legal appeals Nev. same-sex marriage ban to Ninth Circuit
Lambda Legal on Friday filed its opening brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in a case on behalf of eight same-sex couples challenging the amendment to Nevada’s constitution and other state laws banning marriage for same-sex couples.
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Lawyers fighting against Ill. same-sex marriage case want case dismissed
CHICAGO — Lawyers fighting a lawsuit by 25 same-sex couples seeking the right to marry in Illinois are making a new push to have the case dismissed.