The Transgender Committee of LeGaL is hosting a summer networking event! Please join us from 6:00pm - 9:00pm on Tuesday, August 12th, in room 410 of the LGBT Community Center (208 West 13th Street). (Wheelchair accessible.) The event is open to trans attorneys/law students AND OUR ALLIES. Come hear about trans-specific work that organizations in the greater NYC area are doing. Find out about volunteer opportunities. Network with trans legal professionals and allies doing important work in the trans community. Light refreshments, beer, and wine will be served. Drop by and bring a friend!

 

The NYS Coalition for Fair Access to Family Court, of which LeGaL is a member, has announced that Governor Paterson has signed the bill and it is now law. The law expands access to Family Court to all victims of domestic and dating violence. The coalition is staying in place to advocate for resources to handle the additional load created by the law. Thanks to Rick Landman for representing LeGaL on the coalition.

 


May 13, 2008
LeGaL Co-Sponsors Forum Entitled Are LGBT Rights 'Civil Rights'?: Intersections and Disconnections in Movements for LGBT, Racial, and Ethnic Equality
LeGaL co-sponsored a forum held at the City Bar by its Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights Committee addressing the intersections and tensions among movements for racial and ethnic equality, on the one hand, and for LGBT rights, on the other hand, from the 1960s to the present. The forum addressed the relationships between communities of color and LGBT communities, and how these relationships affect LGBT people of color, particularly in political and legal contexts.

May 1, 2008
LeGaL Contributes to Law Day Edition of New York Law Journal
LeGaL President Brad Snyder authored a column entitled “Recognizing When the Law Needs to be Changed” in connection with the Law Day edition of the New York Law Journal. A copy of the article can be found by clicking on the link - 2008 Law Day Article

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