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2012 Spirit of Justice Honoree Reverend Irene Monroe
November 01, 2012
Press Conference Following DOMA Arguments at U.S. Court of Appeals April 4, 2012
April 05, 2012
Webinar: Representing Transgender Clients in Family Law
May 06, 2011
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A webinar for family law lawyers and law students.
Presented by the Transgender Rights Project of Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) and co-sponsored by the American Bar Association’s Commission on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity; the National LGBT Bar Association; the American Bar Association’s Family Law Section; and the American Bar Association’s Section of Individual Rights and Responsibilities
The presenters covered several substantive family law topics and provide resources and guidance for representing transgender clients in these specific areas of law, including:
* Making your office respectful and welcoming to transgender clients
* Providing culturally competent representation to transgender clients
* Assisting a transgender client in changing their legal name and legal sex designation
* Advising transgender clients about how to protect their parental rights
* Protecting transgender parents’ rights after relationship dissolution, including in the contexts of child custody, modification, visitation, and child support
Presenters
Benjamin L. Jerner
Managing Shareholder, Jerner & Palmer, P.C.
Shannon Minter
Legal Director, National Center for Lesbian Rights
Patience Crozier
Senior Associate, Law Office of Joyce Kauffman
Moderated by Jennifer Levi
Director, Transgender Rights Project of Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD)
Got LGBTQ Rights? Yes!
April 29, 2011
You have a right to an education - and being LGBTQ does not limit your rights at school. As a student in public school in New England.:
• You have the right to equal access and participation in all school programs, including extracurricular activities.
• You have the right to form a GSA on the same terms and with the same privileges as any other extracurricular club.
• You have a right to attend school safely. All New England states have laws that prohibit harassment and bullying in public schools. What to do if you are being harassed.
• In any school that receives federal funds, you have the right not to be discriminated against or harassed based on your sex, and sometimes that right can protect LGBTQ students.
• You have the right to wear clothing consistent with your gender identity and expression.
• You have the right to acknowledge your sexual orientation and gender identity and generally have the right to express yourself on issues relating to sexual orientation or gender identity and expression.
• You have the right to learn about and have access to age appropriate resources on LGBTQ issues and people.
Private school students have fewer protections but some protections exist. Contact us.
More Resources in Your State
• Connecticut
• Maine
• Massachusetts
• New Hampshire
• Rhode Island
• Vermont
• Outside New England, visit our friends at Lambda Legal
See all our publications about LGBTQ student rights.
If You Need Help
Email GLAD’s Legal InfoLine anytime
Or work one-on-one with a trained volunteer
Monday-Friday, 1:30-4:30 p.m.
By live chat or by phone: (800) 455-GLAD (4523)
Rhode Island: It’s Time (for Marriage Equality)
March 08, 2011
GLAD Keeps the Pressure on in Second Challenge to DOMA
November 08, 2010
Civil Rights Project Director Mary L. Bonauto explains GLAD’s second challenge to Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), Pedersen v. O.P.M.
It Gets Better
October 26, 2010
As part of the It Gets Better video project, GLAD shares information about your legal rights, and how you can advocate for yourself right now (and how we can help). Plus, staff members Jennifer Levi (Transgender Rights Project Director), Jamal Brown (Legal Assistant), Eva Boyce (CFO) and others share their personal stories of how it got better for them. Contact GLAD’s free and confidential Legal InfoLine for more information at 1-800-455-GLAD or visit us online.
Everyone Matters: Dignity and Safety for Transgender People
July 14, 2010
Please share this video widely and support transgender non-discrimination legislation in your state.