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* Projects: "Proposing legislative changes to the California Code to allow for a non-binary gender on CA Driver's Licenses. [...] Identifying non-binary adults who are experiencing discrimination in order to begin impact litigation." | * Projects: "Proposing legislative changes to the California Code to allow for a non-binary gender on CA Driver's Licenses. [...] Identifying non-binary adults who are experiencing discrimination in order to begin impact litigation." | ||
* Nonbinary focus: High. This group has nonbinary identity as its main focus. | * Nonbinary focus: High. This group has nonbinary identity as its main focus. | ||
Lambda Legal | |||
[https://www.lambdalegal.org/ Lambda Legal] | |||
* Kind of group: a legal organization, free of charge | |||
* Location: USA | |||
* Mission/description: "Founded in 1973, Lambda Legal is the oldest and largest national legal organization whose mission is to achieve full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and everyone living with HIV through impact litigation, education and public policy work. As a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, we do not charge our clients for legal representation or advocacy, and we receive no government funding. We depend on contributions from supporters around the country." | |||
* Projects: | |||
** Impact Litigation: "We select cases that will have the greatest impact in protecting and advancing the rights of LGBT people and those with HIV." | |||
** Education: "We lead high-impact public education campaigns to help people exercise the rights they have and to build public support for equality." | |||
** Public Policy: "We advocate for the public policy at the local, state and federal levels to improve the lives of LGBT people, people affected by HIV, and their families and allies." | |||
* Nonbinary focus: their focus is not on nonbinary people, but they can and have represented nonbinary people, such as [https://www.lambdalegal.org/news/co_20180919_victory-state-department-cannot-rely-on-binary-only-gender-policy Dana Zzyym] where they fought to have their gender identity recognized on their passport. | |||
===Mermaids=== | ===Mermaids=== | ||