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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
Tuesday Apr 24, 2018
SCOTUS Spotlight: The LGBT Impact of Trump’s Hateful Travel Ban
Tuesday Apr 24, 2018
Tuesday Apr 24, 2018
LeGaL (LGBT Bar NY) discusses the brief we joined urging the Supreme Court to strike down Trump’s discriminatory Travel Ban. The Ban is extremely dangerous — particularly for members of the LGBTQ community.
LeGaL’s Eric Lesh, Executive Director, and Brett Figlewski, Legal Director discuss.
Read the brief:
https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/17/17-965/39930/20180326080438530_17-965%20bsac%20Immigration%20Equality.pdf
Thursday Apr 12, 2018
“The Transgender Trio” - April 2018
Thursday Apr 12, 2018
Thursday Apr 12, 2018
First, a unanimous Sixth Circuit panel held that discrimination based on transgender status is protected under Title VII
Second, we will give you an update on Trump’s hateful trans military ban.
Third, we will tell you about the flurry of activity around equal access to accurate birth certificates for transgender individuals.
We also have a very special segment this month. April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. I sat down with the Anti-Violence Project’s legal director Virginia Goggin to discuss their legal work and how violence impacts our community.
And of course, Art will be surprising me with his choice for our of note segment.