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The 2021 Stonewall Awards Celebration was held at ABA virtual Midyear Meeting February 20th to celebrate the exceptional achievements and accomplishments of: Hon. Sabrina S. McKenna, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, and Hon. Martin J. Jenkins. || If you were unable to join us, videos and recording from the Stonewall Awards Celebration will be posted soon. >> View more information on our 2021 Honorees by clicking link below.
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The American Bar Association hosts and exclusive panel series in partnership with the Breaking Code Silence organization. Speakers include Paris Hilton, Senator Sara Gelser, and more, to bring you an inside look at the movement that is changing the landscape of youth residential treatment and changing lives.
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First phase findings from a National Study of Lawyers with Disabilities and Lawyers who identify as LGBTQ+ in collaboration with the Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University.
Diversity and Inclusion in the Legal Workspace
An overview of the progress that the American Bar Association has made in advancing sexual orientation and gender identity issues and policies.
Issues Related to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
The SOGI Commission consists of one chair and 13 commissioners who together decide the programs, policies and activities that will be pursued by the Commission. In the interest of promoting full diversity and inclusion.
American Bar Association President Patricia Lee Refo sent a letter to Michael Williams, the Principal Deputy General Counsel in the Regulations Division at the Department of Housing and Urban Development, opposing a proposed rule that would make admission or placement determinations based on sex in facilities under community planning and development housing programs..
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Presented at ABA Midyear Meeting 2020 in Austin, Texas, Stonewall Award was presented to Jim Holmes, Carmelyn P. Malalis, and Chase Strangio. View reception photos, bios and more.
The ABA SOGI Commission is pleased to announce the recipients of the ABA SOGI Commission's first LGBT Public Interest Scholarship for 2019 - 2020. Follow link below to read about the scholarship recipients.
CLE program about the advances and setbacks to LGBT laws and the effect they have had on individuals and the country. A panel of top LGBT legal experts discuss transgender issues that include the military ban, public accommodations, and inmate rights.
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Annual Review of the Status of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Participation at the American Bar Association.
2015-2016 SOGI Commission Goal III Report quantitative and qualitative analysis of LGBT participation at the ABA.
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Did you know that the American Bar Association supports 11 different LGBT groups or projects that address LGBT issues? From foster care to senior care, become a member and your efforts could help LGBT people across the country.
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Sexual Orientation question may be added to George Washington University of Law applications for LGBT applicants.
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