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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
Saturday Jan 13, 2024
Making an Impact through your Legal Career: Lessons from Janice Grubin
Saturday Jan 13, 2024
Saturday Jan 13, 2024
Shain Filcher (they/he/she), Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY, sits down with Janice Grubin (she/her), Partner at Barclay Damon LLP and First Vice President and Judiciary Committee Co-Chair of LGBT Bar NY, to discuss reflections on Janice's trailblazing legal career, the evolution of LGBT Bar NY, and her selection as a 2024 Stonewall Award Recipient. To learn more about the ABA Stonewall Award and Awardees, visit https://www.americanbar.org/groups/diversity/sexual_orientation/stonewall_award/stonewallawards/
Wednesday Feb 22, 2023
February 2023 Law Notes: Engaging on En Bancs
Wednesday Feb 22, 2023
Wednesday Feb 22, 2023
Professor Emeritus Art Leonard of New York Law School discusses cases from the February 2023 issue of LGBT Law Notes, including:
- Updates on the Ninth Circuit denying en banc review in a challenge to the Washington State conversion therapy ban
- A decision from a federal district court in West Virginia upholding a biological sex interpretation of Title IX (with a mention of late breaking news about en banc review of a ruling with similar legal questions in the Second Circuit)
- The latest chapter in the ongoing saga of Jack Phillips and his Colorado bakery
- A dispute involving a Catholic hospital owned by the University of Maryland
Wednesday Jan 04, 2023
Legal Lessons from Transgender History
Wednesday Jan 04, 2023
Wednesday Jan 04, 2023
Shain Filcher, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY, and Associate Professor K.J. Rawson, Founder and Director of the Digital Transgender Archive, discuss the work of the Digital Transgender Archive, the intersection between transgender history and laws impacting the LGBTQ+ community, and the ways the legal profession can implement valuable lessons from transgender history to shape the future of transgender rights and storytelling. https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/
Friday Dec 16, 2022
December 2022: The Fight for Marriage Equality Continues
Friday Dec 16, 2022
Friday Dec 16, 2022
Shain Filcher, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY, and Professor Art Leonard of New York Law School, discuss marriage equality cases from the December 2022 edition of LGBT Law Notes, including the right for incarcerated people to marry, penalties for refusal to conduct same-sex marriages, a victory in New York for brides seeking the perfect outfit, and the recently signed Respect for Marriage Act.
Tuesday Nov 22, 2022
November 2022 Law Notes Episode
Tuesday Nov 22, 2022
Tuesday Nov 22, 2022
Wednesday Oct 26, 2022
October Law Notes: Religious Exemptions
Wednesday Oct 26, 2022
Wednesday Oct 26, 2022
Shain Filcher, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY, and Professor Art Leonard of New York Law School, discuss a variety of religious exemption cases from the October 2022 edition of LGBT Law Notes, including access to adoption and employer mandated coverage of PrEP.
It's PrEP Awareness Week! For more information access to PrEP and PEP options in NYC, visit https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/health/health-topics/prep-pep-resources.page
Monday Oct 17, 2022
LGBTQ+ Advocacy through Amici Briefs and Bar Association Involvement
Monday Oct 17, 2022
Monday Oct 17, 2022
Thursday Aug 11, 2022
August 2022 Law Notes: Healthcare Regulations and So-Called Conversion Therapy
Thursday Aug 11, 2022
Thursday Aug 11, 2022
Shain Filcher, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY, and Professor Art Leonard of New York Law School, discuss a variety of important cases from the August 2022 edition of LGBT Law Notes, including proposed Health and Human Services regulations to protect against discrimination in healthcare services and updates in the fight to ban so-called conversion therapy.
Tuesday Jun 21, 2022
Pride Month Law Notes Episode
Tuesday Jun 21, 2022
Tuesday Jun 21, 2022
Shain Filcher, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY and Professor Art Leonard of New York Law School, discuss three important cases from the June 2022 edition of LGBT Law Notes.
Tuesday Oct 20, 2020
Enough Bad News: Three Big LGBT Victories
Tuesday Oct 20, 2020
Tuesday Oct 20, 2020
Eric Lesh, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY and Professor Art Leonard of New York Law School, discuss three important LGBT rights cases from the October edition of LGBT Law Notes.
- District Court Allows HIV-Positive Services Members to Maintain Discrimination Lawsuit Against the Pentagon
- Lambda Legal Wins Ruling in Favor of Social Security Spousal Benefits for Some Surviving Same-Sex Partners
- Lambda Legal Wins Preliminary Injunction Against Key Provisions of Trump Administration’s Gutting of Affordable Care Act Protections