Transgender women face myriad barriers to accessing the services and health care that they need, this Human Rights Watch study from South Florida demonstrates. While the findings are not novel, data documenting the issues is very useful for advocacy. ...
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Disability Advocacy Groups File Amicus Brief Opposing the Administration’s Public Charge Rule as Illegal Disability Discrimination ...
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All immigrant detainees are at high risk for treatment that violates their human rights; but those who identify as LGBTI are at even higher risk for abuse, including targeted violence and sexual assault. Many LGBTI detainees seek asylum based on this type ...
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[The following summary is excerpted from LGBT Law notes, The LeGaL Foundation of the LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York, January 2017, with thanks to Professor Arthur S. Leonard, New York Law School, Founder/Editor-in Chief, of LGBT Law Notes.] A wo ...
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The U.S. District Court of the Northern District of California remanded for benefits the Administrative Law Judge’s (ALJ) decision that Williams was ineligible for disability benefits and supplemental security income under the Social Security Act. The Cou ...
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The G-845 and G-845 Supplement Forms are used to confirm the immigration status of an individual applying for federal, state or local public benefits, including eligibility for benefits under Titles II, XVI, and XVIII. Typically, the G-845 and G-845 Suppl ...
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The Latino population is projected to rise to approximately 129 million people by the year 2060, with a huge shift toward the southern states. HIV/AIDS is a growing problem there, and people in these states are more likely to die from the virus due to dis ...
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The Social Security Administration (SSA) has been working with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to determine how developments in the courts in connection with marriage equality for same-sex couplex affect SSA programs. This emergency message (EM) prov ...
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The National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD) represents state health agency staff with programmatic responsibility for administering government-funded HIV health care and services. With capacity building as one of its organizatio ...
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