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Lambda Legal files federal lawsuit seeking marriage equality in W.Va.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A national gay rights organization is challenging West Virginia’s ban on same-sex marriages.
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S.D. transgender woman wins settlement in wrongful termination suit
RAPID CITY, S.D. — A transgender woman in South Dakota who was terminated from her job after she informed her employer that she would be taking steps to transition from male to female, has won a $50,000 settlement in her wrongful termination lawsuit.
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Man appeals sex offender conviction in HIV notification law
DES MOINES, Iowa — An Iowa man with HIV sentenced to 25 years in prison for not telling a sex partner that he carried the virus appealed to the Iowa Court of Appeals on Wednesday.
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Settlement announced in N.Y. school district anti-gay bias lawsuit
PHILADELPHIA, N.Y. — A northern New York school district has agreed to a series of measures to combat bullying as part of a settlement of a former student’s anti-gay bias lawsuit.
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Judge to decide in Sept. on whether to dismiss challenge to Ill. gay marriage ban
CHICAGO — A judge in Cook County, Ill., won’t decide until late September on whether to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the state’s same sex marriage ban.
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Two lesbian couples file federal lawsuit challenging Va. gay marriage ban
RICHMOND, Va. — Two couples from the Shenandoah Valley filed a federal lawsuit Thursday challenging Virginia’s same-sex marriage ban.
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Couples in Lambda Legal, ACLU suit seek ruling on Ill. gay marriage ban
CHICAGO — Twenty-five couples who filed a lawsuit challenging Illinois’ ban on gay marriage asked a judge on Wednesday to rule quickly in their favor, saying a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down part of a law denying federal benefits to married gay couples creates a new urgency in the state.
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Lambda Legal, ACLU to seek ‘swift ruling’ in challenge to Ill. gay marriage ban
CHICAGO — Lambda Legal and the ACLU of Illinois said Tuesday they plan to file a motion for summary judgment, asking for a swift ruling in an ongoing lawsuit seeking to legalize same-sex marriage in Illinois.
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ACLU, Lambda Legal to file federal challenge to Va. gay marriage ban
RICHMOND, Va. — The ACLU of Virginia says it will file a federal lawsuit challenging the state’s gay marriage ban.
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Florida teen files suit against school for blocking participation in ‘Day of Silence’
An openly lesbian Florida teen has filed a lawsuit against her high school for being punished for participating in last year’s “Day of Silence,” an annual anti-bullying observance in support of LGBT students.