Psychic Landlord Who Didn’t See Lawsuit Coming

Making The Case with Lambda Legal

Join Counsel Omar Gonzalez-Pagan as he discusses Smith v. Avanti, a federal discrimination lawsuit Lambda Legal filed against a property owner in Colorado who violated the federal Fair Housing Act by refusing to rent a housing unit to a same-sex couple, one of whom is transgender, and their children because she worried their “uniqueness” would jeopardize her standing in the community.

Link to read the full episode transcript, here.

For more information on Making the Case and to access our resource hub on each episode and case, please visit: https://www.lambdalegal.org/makingthecase

Making the Case with Lambda Legal is a short form interview series featuring Lambda Legal attorneys discussing impactful cases and policy work. Lambda Legal has a rich history of successfully litigating some of the most consequential lawsuits impacting LGBTQ+ and HIV civil rights over its nearly 50-year existence. Through the interviews, listeners will learn about the creative strategies, unique challenges, and passion necessary to win. Listeners will walk away with a clear understanding of each cases legacy and impact as well as how those cases left a mark on the law and on hearts and minds.

Check out more resources for episode seven, here.

This podcast is intended to serve as general information; it is not legal advice nor intended as legal advice. For individual legal advice, please contact an attorney. If you need information and resources relating to discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, and HIV status please visit our help desk at: https://www.lambdalegal.org/helpdesk

Producer: Erika Kramer (@goforkramer)
Host: Alex Berg (@itsalexberg)
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Music: Meghan Rose (@meghanrose)

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