AIDS/HIV+ Legal Resources for Gay and Lesbian Community
List of Cases and other legal information related to HIV and AIDS
Civil Rights and HIV / AIDS
Ever since the emergence of AIDS in the early 1980s, our nation has been struggling to cope with this terrible disease. But the widespread fear stirred by the AIDS crisis has made the careful development of public policy difficult. There have been unwise calls for the curtailment of individual rights and liberties, and people with AIDS have often faced irrational discrimination -- job firings, exclusions from school, and denials of access to health care.
Employment Protections for the LGBTQ+ Community- Anti- Discrimination Law Map
This page contains a map of the states which have laws that prohibit discrimination in employment based on sexual orientation.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Equal employment opportunity (EEO) laws prohibit specific types of job discrimination in certain workplaces. This web site contains information about (1) federal laws relating to: Age Discrimination, Disability, Ethnic/National Origin, Color, Race, Religion, and Sex; (2) Federal Financial Assistance Programs, (3) Veterans, and (4) Immigration.
History of Anti-Gay Initiatives
This web site provides background and history on anti-gay initiatives and legislation.
Housing for LGBT People
When lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender couples set out to buy or rent a home, they may confront several forms of discrimination that married heterosexual couples do not face. LGBT couples can face discrimination in access to housing, and there is no federal law against it.
LGBT Youth & Schools Resources and Links
A list of resources from ACLU with information about school issues for LGBT youth. Learn more about your rights and what you can do to make your school a safer, more welcoming place.
Overview of Some Issues Facing Transgender Older Adults
This fact sheet offers an overview of some of the issues facing transgender older adults and answers some common questions.
Stopping the Anti-Gay Abuse of Students in Public Schools
Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund provides this booklet to help the many students who are enduring the pain of anti-gay hatred and violence in public schools. It suggests steps for students, parents, family members, educators, and concerned citizens to join others who have begun to fight back against the hatred that causes young lesbians and gay men to attempt suicide at an alarming rate. Lambda has compiled this manual as an important extension to our victory in the first lawsuit to challenge anti-gay abuse in schools.
Take Action Against Employment Discrimination Against LGBTQ+ Workers
You can help make lesbian and gay workers safe from discrimination on the job. Statewide protections against workplace discrimination exist in only 14 states; in the rest of the country, employees fired simply for being gay have no legal recourse unless they work in a locality with its own anti-discrimination ordinance.
Youth in the Margins
A Report on the Unmet Needs of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Adolescents in Foster Care Including a Survey of Fourteen States and Proposals for Reform
Stopping the Anti-Gay Abuse of Students in Public Schools
Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund provides this booklet to help the many students who are enduring the pain of anti-gay hatred and violence in public schools. It suggests steps for students, parents, family members, educators, and concerned citizens to join others who have begun to fight back against the hatred that causes young lesbians and gay men to attempt suicide at an alarming rate. Lambda has compiled this manual as an important extension to our victory in the first lawsuit to challenge anti-gay abuse in schools.
