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‘’’Janice K. Langbehn'’’ (22 September 1968 -) is a Gay American Activist and Social Worker.

Janice Langbehn became an activist for LGBT families as a result of the sudden death of her partner, Lisa Marie Pond (8 October 1967-19 February 2007).

In February 2007, Langbehn and Pond along with three of their four adopted children were in Miami, FL to depart on a R Family Cruises. Pond collapsed before the cruise left the port and was rushed to Jackson Memorial Hospital Ryder Trauma Center. When Langbehn and their children arrived, a JMH Social Worker told Langbehn she was in an “anti-gay city and state” and required a Health Care Proxy to see Pond. Langbehn had a Power of Attorney (POA) which was faxed to the hospital within an hour of Pond’s arrival. However, Langbehn and their 3 young children were kept from Pond’s side for eight hours. Pond slipped into a coma from a brain aneurysm and died without her parnter of 18yrs or her children by her side.

Langbehn, sought an apology from the hospital. When Langbehn was unsuccessful, she turned to Lambda Legal Defense Fund. Lambda Legal filed suit against Jackson Memorial on June 25, 2008 in Federal Court in Miami, FL.