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  1. Velasquez-Banegas v. Lynch, 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 981 (7th Cir. Jan. 19, 2017)

    The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (the Court) vacated the decisions of an immigration judge (IJ) and the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), holding that their denial of Velasquez-Banegas’ (petitioner) application for asylum overl ...

    admin - 5/1/2017 11:03am

  2. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and HIV-Affected Hate Violence in 2015, National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (2016)

    This report by the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP) studies the high number of hate crimes committed in 2015 against LGBTQ individuals and PLWH in the United States. The authors examine these crimes against the backdrop of LGBTQ issues ...

    admin - 8/17/2016 2:47pm

  3. Unjust: How the Broken Criminal Justice System Fails LGBT People, Center for American Progress and Movement Advancement Project (2016)

    This report examines the pervasive discrimination against LGBTQ people throughout the criminal legal system, from entry to exit. Stigma, discriminatory enforcement of laws, and harmful policing strategies and tactics all contribute to the overrepresentati ...

    admin - 7/14/2016 10:48am

  4. Statement on the National HIV/AIDS Strategy for the United States: Updated to 2020, The Center for HIV Law and Policy (2015)

    This statement addresses 1) broad public ignorance about HIV, STIs and identities associated with stigmatized diseases; 2) the criminalization of HIV; 3) HIV related discrimination in criminal justice and immigration detention facilities, and in the milita ...

    admin - 6/14/2017 4:18pm

  5. Public Comment Re: Revised Recommendations for Reducing the Risk of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Transmission by Blood and Blood Products; FDA-2015-D- 1211, The National LGBTQ Task Force

    The National LGBTQ Task Force drafted and submitted comments to the FDA on the 2015 Revised Recommendations for Reducing the Risk of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Transmission by Blood and Blood Products. The comments recommend several changes to the FDA’s ...

    admin - 7/15/2015 5:55pm

  6. Open Letter to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on 2013 MMWR Report On HIV Testing and Risk of US Gay, Bisexual and other MSM (2014)

    The HIV Prevention Justice Alliance (HIV PJA) and AIDS Foundation of Chicago released this open letter to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in response to a 2013 report in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) that focu ...

    admin - 10/15/2014 1:31pm

  7. Social Discrimination and Resiliency Are Not Associated with Differences in Prevalent HIV Infection in Black and White Men Who Have Sex with Men, John L. Peterson et al., Journal Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (2014)

    This study examined and sought to verify the possible association between social discrimination, resiliency, and HIV prevalence in black and white men who have sex with men (MSM). Specifically, the authors sought to determine whether experiences of perceiv ...

    admin - 10/22/2015 11:34am

  8. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and HIV-Affected Intimate Partner Violence in 2012, National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP) (2013)

    This National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP) annual report examines the intersections between LGBTQ and HIV-affected intimate partner violence (IPV) and various forms of oppression that affect these communities. Of the 36.1 percent of victims ...

    admin - 12/19/2013 10:52am

  9. Matter of Anthony (Board of Immigration Appeals 2013): Brief of The Center for HIV Law and Policy, Lambda Legal, International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission, the National Association of Social Workers, the National Association of Social Workers

    This friend-of-the-court brief urges the Board of Immigration Appeals to overturn an Immigration Judge's ruling denying an immigrant's application for deferral of removal to Jamaica under the U.N Convention Against Torture (CAT). ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 10/22/2015 11:33am

  10. Lopez Berera v. Holder, Brief of Amici Curiae, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Lambda Legal and Winston & Strawn LLP

    This Amici Curiae brief, filed by Lambda Legal and Winston & Strawn LLP, concerns a transgender Mexican woman living with HIV who was denied asylum in the United States. Filed in the Ninth Circuit, the brief was supported by organizations including th ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 10/7/2013 4:29pm

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