CityLimits: Back of the Ballot: New York Voters to Weigh In On Equal Protection Amendment This Fall
With the Equal Protection of Law Amendment on New Yorkers’ ballots in November, Heather Betz, Director of NYLAG’s LGBTQ+ Law Unit, provided context for the ...
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Long-Term Support from Orrick Strengthens NYLAG’s LGBTQ Advocacy
NYLAG is proud to highlight the socially conscious law firm, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP for their continuous support of NYLAG’s LGBTQ+ Law Project. With ...
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Pride Month Is All Year in the Fight for Justice
The LGBTQ+ community has had to fight for generations for the rights they have now. To respond to ongoing discrimination and a scary string of ...
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NY Senate Passes Senator Holyman’s Gender Recognition Act From Harlem To The Hudson
NYLAG co-drafted, along with several LGBTQ+ advocates, the Gender Recognition Act. The act makes it easier for LGBTQ+ people to update and obtain government-issued IDs ...
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NYLAG submits comments in opposition to proposed changes to ‘sex discrimination’ rule
NYLAG submitted comments to the U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services in opposition to proposed changes to “Nondiscrimination in Health and Health Education Programs ...
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NYLAG’s New Visual Identity. Why now?
Since 1990, The New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG) has worked tirelessly to make the voices of individuals and families with low-income or experiencing poverty ...
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NYLAG’s first Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer
Caprice Jenerson has become NYLAG's first-ever Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer.
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Job discrimination is an LGBTQ issue
In honor of Pride Month, Heather Betz, Director of NYLAG's LGBTQ Law Project, discusses employment discrimination.
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LGBTQ Legislative Update
Heather Betz. Director of NYLAG's LGBTQ Law Project, gives an update on the policies NYLAG is advocating for to promote protections for LGBTQ communities.
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Military Trans Ban: We Can’t Repeat “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”
NYLAG opposes the Trump Administration's ban preventing transgender people from serving in the military.
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