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LGBTQ+ lawyers, policy experts, and activists discuss the latest legal and political news affecting the LGBTQ+ community both in the U.S. and abroad. Hosted by Shain Filcher, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY, with regularly featured guest Prof. Emeritus Arthur S. Leonard of New York Law School.
Episodes
Thursday Aug 08, 2019
LGBTQ Immigration and Asylum in the Time of Trump
Thursday Aug 08, 2019
Thursday Aug 08, 2019
There are nearly 1 million adult immigrants in the United States that self-identify as LGBTQ. The Trump administration has been relentless in its attacks against immigrants from apprehension, to detentions, to deportations. The approach has been aggressive, unspeakably cruel and even deadly. LeGaL's Executive Director, Eric Lesh sits down with Sharita Gruberg, Director of the Policy, LGBT Research and Communications Project at the Center for American Progress to talk about the immigration and asylum obstacles and issues that are the directly harming LGBTQ people.
Thursday Jul 11, 2019
Bigoted Bakers, Parentage Rights and "Conversion Therapy"
Thursday Jul 11, 2019
Thursday Jul 11, 2019
On the LGBT Law Notes episode, LGBT Bar NY Executive Director Eric Lesh and New York Law School Professor Art Leonard discuss the latest wedding cake news from the Supreme Court and more, including a ruling from another state high court that is sticking to its pro-equality decision after searching the record for signs of bias in the proceeding. Next, we will chat about a New York case where a gay dad filled a cert petition that seeks to overturn protections for non-bio/non-adoptive parents. Finally, we discuss the latest on a conversion therapy case in New Jersey state court where the provider of this discredited, fraudulent practice just won’t go away.
Monday Jul 08, 2019
LGBTQ Workplace Fairness from the Litigator's POV
Monday Jul 08, 2019
Monday Jul 08, 2019
LeGaL Executive Director Eric Lesh speaks with transgender rights litigator Jillian Weiss about her LGBT workplace fairness work at the Law Firm of Jillian T. Weiss and as Special Co-Counsel at Outten & Golden. Then, we chat with Larry Pearson and David Gottlieb of Wigdor LLP about their LGBT employment, harassment and retaliation cases against the novelist Nicholas Sparks and their case against Goldman Sachs.
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Wednesday Jun 05, 2019
The All Good News LGBT Pride Pod
Wednesday Jun 05, 2019
Wednesday Jun 05, 2019
On this LGBT Law Notes episode LeGaL Executive Director Eric Lesh and New York Law School Professor Art Leonard discuss a rare bit of good news from the Supreme Court in transgender rights case. Next they chat about a religiously affiliated children’s agency’s failed attempt to turn away same-sex couples seeking to adopt. Then they chat about a series of cases that deal with same-sex spouses and their equal access to benefits.
Tuesday May 14, 2019
SCOTUS News, Anti-LGBT Agencies, and Lesbian Police Officers
Tuesday May 14, 2019
Tuesday May 14, 2019
Eric Lesh, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of New York and New York Law School Professor Art Leonard give the very latest updates and insights on everything SCOTUS, including the recent Title VII grants as well as some denials. Next they discuss a federal appellate ruling in a case seeking to block enforcement of Philadelphia’s law barring child welfare groups doing business with the city from discriminating against same-sex couples who seek certification to be foster parents. Finally, they discuss a discrimination and harassment case filed by a lesbian police officer against NYC.
Thursday May 09, 2019
Queer Sex Workers and the Fight to Decrim NY
Thursday May 09, 2019
Thursday May 09, 2019
Today’s show is about sex workers' rights and the fight in New York to decriminalize sex work.
We are speaking with Jared Trujillo, who is a Steering Committee member of DecrimNY, a coalition of 30 groups to decriminalize, destigmatize, and decarcerate sex work in New York. He’s also the President of the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys.
Wednesday Apr 24, 2019
The Queer Agenda: Federal Policy Chat with the ACLU
Wednesday Apr 24, 2019
Wednesday Apr 24, 2019
LeGaL's Executive Director speaks with the ACLU’s Ian Thompson about federal policy issues, including major pieces of legislation like the Equality Act, and the effort to reverse the transgender military ban. We also chat about HIV/AIDS, administrative rollbacks, and the continuing attack on Obamacare.
Ian Thompson is a Legislative Representative in the ACLU’s Washington Legislative Office. Ian works to advance the organization’s civil liberties and civil rights agenda in Congress and the executive branch by focusing on LGBT rights, HIV/AIDS, and sex education.
Monday Apr 22, 2019
SCOTUS Grants LGBT Employment Discrimination Cases
Monday Apr 22, 2019
Monday Apr 22, 2019
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court announced it will review three cases that could have a massive impact on the rights and lives of LGBT people in the workplace. Specifically, the Court will decide whether the ban on employment discrimination “because of sex” under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 can be interpreted to apply to claims of discrimination because of sexual orientation.
Eric Lesh discusses this breaking news with NY Law School Professor Art Lenard.
Thursday Apr 04, 2019
One LGBT SCOTUS Caes Down, More Pile Up
Thursday Apr 04, 2019
Thursday Apr 04, 2019
LeGaL Executive Director Eric Lesh speaks with New York Law School Professor Art Leonard about SCOTUS’s decision NOT to hear the Aloha Bed and Breakfast case involving a small B & B that received a public accommodations smackdown from Hawaii. Next, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit ruled by a vote of 2-1 that the state of Texas did not violate the 8th Amendment right against cruel or unusual punishment by denying gender confirmation surgery to transgender inmate. Finally, religious objectors rushing to federal court to block the EECC’s ability to come after employers when the fire LGBT people.
Prof Leonard is chief editor of LeGaL’s LGBT Law Notes the most comprehensive monthly publication covering the latest LGBT legal developments here and abroad.
Thursday Mar 28, 2019
Sentenced to Death Because He's Gay?
Thursday Mar 28, 2019
Thursday Mar 28, 2019
On this episode LeGaL Executive Director Eric Lesh speaks with Lambda Legal Senior Attorney Ethan Rice. At issue is a brief that Lambda Legal, the ACLU, and ACLU South Dakota filed with the Supreme Court in the case of Rhines v. Young. The brief argues that anti-gay juror bias in-part motivated the South Dakota jury’s decision to sentence Charles Rhines to death. We also chat about the experiences of LGBT people in the court system.