Judge in Japan Rules Same-Sex Marriage Needs to be Allowed
In a historic moment for equality, the Sapporo District Court in Japan declared that sexuality, like race and gender, isn’t…
Commemorating Transgender Awareness Week
Today marks the start of Transgender Awareness Week, which takes place from November 13-19 and leads up to November 20,…
Betsy DeVos Threatens Connecticut: Ban Transgender Athletes or Lose Your Federal Funding
Betsy DeVos, the US Secretary of Education, is threatening to cut federal funding to Connecticut schools unless they ban transgender…
Same-Sex Couple Sues US State Department for Denying Their Daughter Citizenship
A same-sex couple in Maryland has filed a lawsuit against the US State Department with the help of LAMBDA Legal,…
Federal Court Rules in Favor of Transgender Bathroom Rights
A federal court decided that Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 protects transgender students from discrimination including being…
Judge Refuses Name Change for Georgia Transgender Man, Lambda Legal Files Appeal
It should have been a cut and dry case for a Georgia judge: a transgender man who wants to legally…
Gay Marriage Ban Lifted in Vietnam
Same-sex couples may still not have the right to get legally married in Vietnam, but the country recently lifted a…
All in the Family, Negotiating in a New LGBT Legal Landscape
Between marriage, the less celebratory divorces that sometimes follow, and the evolution of rights and laws as far as having…