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We must smash white supremacy. Together.
Yesterday, the President of the United States defended white supremacy and virulent racism on national television. He derided the journalists who challenged or questioned his comments, and he created a false equivalence between anti-racism protesters and Neo-Nazis. This is not normal. And we cannot allow this to become the new normal. Trump did not make yesterday’s statements in a vacuum. He made them against the backdrop of a nation reeling from the recent deadly racist rally in...Cases & Advocacy
Schuett v. FedEx
Stacey Schuett and Lesly Taboada-Hall with their children. On January 14, 2015, the widow of a longtime FedEx employee sued FedEx for refusing to provide her with federally required spousal pension benefits solely because both spouses were women. Stacey Schuett and Lesly Taboada-Hall were together for 30 years before they married on June 19, 2013 in Northern California. At the time of Taboada-Hall’s death from uterine cancer, she had been an employee of FedEx for more than 26 years and...Press Release
NCLR Mourns the Loss of Founding Board Member Patti Roberts
A Statement by NCLR Executive Director Kate Kendell (San Francisco, CA, February 23, 2011)—This Sunday is the memorial service for Patricia Rose “Patti” Roberts, an attorney and founding board member of the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR). Patti, who devoted her life to helping those most in need of legal assistance, died unexpectedly in early January. Patti began her career working on behalf of prisoners at the National Lawyers Guild (NLG), and remained active with the...Press Release
National Center for Lesbian Rights Selected as the Beneficiary of the Linashore Golf Classic
Several Events Planned to Benefit NCLR’s Work (San Francisco, CA, February 15, 2011)—The National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) is proud to announce that it has been selected as the sole beneficiary of this year’s Linashore Golf Classic, the renowned women’s charity golf tournament held during the Dinah Shore weekend. Now in its 23rd year, Linashore—set for April 1-2, 2011—is one of the most popular events held during Dinah Shore, which each year lures hundreds of thousands of lesbians and...Press Release
NCLR Founder Judge Donna Hitchens Retires From the San Francisco Superior Court
(San Francisco, CA, January 13, 2011)—The Honorable Donna Hitchens, founder of the National Center for Lesbian Rights, has retired from the San Francisco Superior Court after two decades on the bench, where she developed a reputation as a compassionate judge and an innovative leader. “Donna’s vision and tenacity has transformed the legal landscape for lesbians and all LGBTQ people,” said NCLR Executive Director Kate Kendell. “As the founder of NCLR, she saw an enormous need...Press Release