First phase findings from a National Study of Lawyers with Disabilities and Lawyers who identify as LGBTQ+ in collaboration with the Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University.
Diversity and Inclusion in the Legal Workspace
Visit SOGI's Pride Month page for LGBTQ+ highlights and resources which include information & pledge form for the ABA 21-Day Challenge, free webinars, articles, videos and more.
Visit the SOGI LGBT Webinar page to watch videos of past programs, which include Combatting LGBT Implicit Bias in the Legal Profession, Title VII US Supreme Court Decision, Sexual Orientation: The Legal Case for Coverage Under Title VII and more.
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Your gift to the SOGI Commission will help us continue to provide educational programs and valuable resources to educate lawyers, judges, bar associations, and LGBTQ+ communities and promotes diversity, inclusion, and full, equal participation by lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people, in the law and all parts of society.
Visit the LGBTQ+ Groups & Projects page to learn about the ABA entities that work with the SOGI Commission and support the LGBTQ+ community.
Part 3 of 3 | In this webinar, survivor and attorney, Amanda Simmons, will host a discussion with leading lawyers and members of the judiciary to discuss legal issues and how the legal system can help prevent institutional child abuse and advocate for victims. Go to the program page for the video recording, resources, and more.
Troubled Teen Industry Webinar Series | Part 3
Visit SOGI's Transgender Resources page for information on transgender rights, trans behavioral health, assistance for transgender people in crisis, advocacy, legal services, and more.
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A guide for nonbinary legal professionals and their allies was recently released by the Harvard Law School LGBTQ+ Advocacy Clinic and Beyond Binary Legal in conjunction with the National LGBTQ+ Bar Association, the National Transgender Bar Association, and the American Bar Association. || Watch the webinar video & download the guide.
Harvard Law School LGBTQ+ Advocacy Clinic and Beyond Binary Legal
This year's Stonewall Award recipients are Janice Grubin, Mark Johnson Roberts, and Paula E. Boggs, who were presented at the Stonewall Award Reception during the ABA Midyear Meeting in Louisville, Kentucky | Go to the Stonewall Awards page to watch video interviews, sponsors, and more.
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An overview of the progress that the American Bar Association has made in advancing sexual orientation and gender identity issues and policies.
Issues Related to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Contact the ABA Commission on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity | Address: 321 N. Clark Street, Suite 1700, Chicago, IL 60654 | Email: [email protected]
Did you know that the American Bar Association supports 11 different LGBT groups or projects that address LGBT issues? From foster care to senior care, become a member and your efforts could help LGBT people across the country.
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Out and About: The LGBT Experience in the Legal Profession
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Transgender Persons and the Law, Second Edition
Resolution 605, SICAA and Beyond: Impactful Legislative Changes and the Disparate Impact on LGBTQ Youth. The webinar panel is led by survivor and policy expert, Caroline Cole, who discusses the challenges and opportunities for effective policy change at the federal, state, and local levels, as well as the additional policy challenges for protecting the civil rights of marginalized groups. A video recording of this program has been posted.
ABA Troubled Teen Industry Webinar Series
The Equalizer is SOGI's bi-annual newsletter, featuring interviews, current events, highlights of Annual and Midyear Meetings, politics, recent developments.
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