Commission on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

    The American Bar Association's Commission on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI), as one of the four ABA Goal III Entities, leads the Association's commitment to diversity, inclusion and full and equal participation by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons in the Association, legal profession, and society.  

    Stonewall Award 2020 | Call for Nominations!

    Stonewall Award 2020 | Call for Nominations!

    How to Submit Nominations

    Deadline for Stonewall nominations has been extended to July 12. Guidelines, nomination form, and important criteria can be found on the Stonewall Nomination page.

    How to submit Nominations - Guidelines & Criteria

    Banning Conversion Therapy

    Policy and the Law

    Policy and the Law

    Issues Related to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

    An overview of the progress that the American Bar Association has made in advancing sexual orientation and gender identity issues and policies.

    SOGI Resources

    SOGI'S ABA Book Publications

    Leadership and Staff 2018 - 2019

    SOGI'S Newsletter

    The Equalizer is SOGI's bi-annual newsletter, featuring interviews, current events, highlights of Annual and Midyear Meetings, politics, recent developments.

    The Equalizer

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    Winter 2019
    Winter 2018
    Summer 2017
    Winter 2017
    Summer 2016
    Winter 2016
    Summer 2015

     

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    Your support of the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Commission's work is greatly appreciated and will help expand on our accomplishments and activities to date.

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    ABA Stonewall Awards 2019

    ABA Stonewall Awards 2019

    Honorees Announced

    Congratulations to the Stonewall Award Honorees! Awards will be presented at the Stonewall Reception at the ABA Midyear Meeting in Las Vegas on Saturday, January 26th.

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    CLE: The Current State of LGBT Law under the Trump Administration

    This program is about the advances and set-backs to LGBT laws and the effect they have had on individuals and the country. A panel of top LGBT legal experts will discuss transgender issues that include the military ban, public accommodations and inmate rights. | Click button on the lower bottom to view recorded CLE.

    SOGI Reports

    2015-2016 SOGI Commission Goal III Report quantitative and qualitative analysis of LGBT participation at the ABA.
    2014-2015 SOGI Commission Goal III Report 
    2013-2014 SOGI Commission Goal III Report
    2012-2013 SOGI Commission Goal III Report 
    2011-2012 SOGI Commission Goal III Report

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    ABA Commission on Sexual Orientation, and Gender Identity | 321 N. Clark St. | Suite 1700 | Chicago, IL 60654 | Email: sogi@americanbar.org

    ABA Annual Meeting 2019

    San Francisco, CA

    More information to come

    Schedule of SOGI events at Annual Meeting 2019 pending.  

    ABA News Statement

    We must honor those who defend our country. No room for discrimination in military on basis of LGBT status - ABA President Linda Klein, July 26th, 2017 Statement of ABA President Linda Klein Re: Department of Justice brief in Title VII case. For inquiries contact sogi@americanbar.org

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    About SOGI

    The ABA's SOGI Commission leads the Association’s commitment to diversity, inclusion and full and equal participation by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons in the Association, the legal profession and society. Created in 2007, the SOGI Commission seeks to secure equal treatment in the American Bar Association, the legal profession, and the justice system without regard to sexual orientation or gender identity.

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