(New York) — Lambda Legal is filing a discrimination complaint with the New York Attorney General’s office on behalf of a gay couple in New York barred from posting their online adoptive-parent profile by Arizona-based Adoption Profiles, LLC and Adoption Media, LLC solely because they are a same-sex couple — violating New York anti-discrimination laws. [...] ...

Source: WPLG-TV , South Florida Sun Sentinel , NBC6 Miami , Lambda Legal press release MIAMI -- The family vacation cruise that Janice Langbehn, of Olympia, Washington, her partner Lisa Marie...(read more) ...

Source: WPLG-TV , South Florida Sun Sentinel , NBC6 Miami , Lambda Legal press release MIAMI -- The family vacation cruise that Janice Langbehn, of Olympia, Washington, her partner Lisa Marie Pond, and three of their four children set out to take in February 2007 was designed to be a celebration of the lesbian couple's 18 years together. But when Pond, a healthy 39-year-old, suffered a massive stroke before the ship left port and was rushed to Jackson Memorial Hospital (JMH), administrators refused to let Langbehn into the Pond's hospital room, and refused to accept information from Langbehn...(read more) ...

(Miami, Florida) — Today Lambda Legal announced a lawsuit against Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami for the negligent and outrageous treatment towards the family of Lisa Pond, a lesbian whose partner of 18 years and their three children were not allowed to see her as she slipped into a coma and died. “The treatment that Janice [...] ...

Hospital Sued After Dying Lesbian's Partner Denied Access To Herby 365Gay.com Newscenter Staff(Miami, Florida) A lawsuit will be filed in Miami Wednesday against a hospital that refused to allow the partner of a dying lesbian to see because they were not considered family.The suit will be filed by Lambda Legal which is representing Janice Langbehn.Langbehn and Lisa Pond had planned to take their three children on a family cruise. The Olympia, Washington couple had been together 18 years and with their children were looking forward to the holiday.But just as they were about to depart on the cruise ...

 ‘We only want the hospital to take responsibility for how they treated us and ensure that it doesn't happen to another family.’ (Miami, Florida, June 25, 2008) — Today Lambda Legal announced a lawsuit against Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami for the negligent and outrageous treatment towards the family of Lisa Pond, a lesbian whose partner of 18 years and their three children were not allowed to see her as she slipped into a coma and died. "The treatment that Janice and her children received was outrageous, unethical and discriminatory," said Beth Littrell, Staff Attorney in Lambda Legal’s Southern ...

This story breaks my heart. Other than the intolerant and discriminatory policies of the hospital, there is no reason why this woman was denied access to her dying partner. I can't imagine what she must have been feeling.G and I have all the necessary paperwork drawn up for an instance like this. However, if we're caught in a gay unfriendly state, we won't have a leg to stand on. Heterosexual couples take hospital visitation rights for granted while GLBT couples have no recource in the face of abject homophobia.This is why we fight so hard for our basic civil rights. ...

(New York, NY) — In letters submitted to Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and Rep. John Boehner, House Republican Leader, Lambda Legal urges the House of Representatives to pass H.R. 3195 the ADA Amendments Act of 2008, a bill that clarifies the definition of what qualifies as a disability, to cover anyone who [...] ...

(New York, NY) — In oral arguments yesterday at the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department, Lambda Legal defended County Executive Spano’s responsibility to adhere to New York law and recognize out-of-state marriages of same-sex couples. “In addition to Governor Paterson’s move to ensure that state agencies are in line with the law, we [...] ...