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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.  

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Deadline Extended: Nominations Due July 18, 2025

Stonewall Awards 2026

The ABA Commission on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) is accepting nominations for the 2026 Stonewall Awards, which will be presented at the 2026 ABA Midyear Meeting. The deadline to submit nominations is July 7, 2025. | The nominated individual, without regard to ABA membership, sexual orientation or nationality, must be a lawyer, member of the judiciary, or a legal academic who has made a significant contribution to the advancement of LGBTQ+ individuals in the legal profession and/or to LGBTQ+ legal issues.

For more information - Criteria & Nomination Form

Trump Anti-LGBTQ+ Executive Orders | Litigation Tracker

The National LGBTQ+ Bar is proud to share its new Trump Anti-LGBTQ+ Executive Order Litigation Tracker: a one-stop resource for locating up-to-date information on all pending litigation addressing anti-LGBTQ+ executive orders issued by the second Trump Administration. Their litigation tracker page can be accessed here.

Executive Orders | Litigation Tracker

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Support the SOGI Commission

Your gift will help us continue to provide educational programs and valuable resources to educate lawyers, judges, bar associations, LGBTQ+ communities, and more. SOGI protects and promotes equal treatment for all individuals in the justice system, the legal profession, and society, regardless of their sexual orientation and gender identity.

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2024 LGBTQ+ Scholarship Recipients

The 2024 LGBTQ+ Scholarship recipients are Elaina Jung Hee Vermeulen and Jordan Cozby.. Visit the 2024 Scholarship Recipient's page for more information.

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2025 Stonewall Awardees

This year's esteemed recipients are Judge D. Zeke Zeidler, Judge Victoria Kolakowski, and Kristen Galles. Visit the 2025 Stonewall Award page for bios, sponsors, slideshow, and more.

Troubled Teen Industry Series

This 3-part ABA webinar series explores the history, policy solutions, and legal challenges and presents practical solutions for effective change. Resolution 605 was adopted by the American Bar Association in 2023 because of decades of well-documented abuse within the Troubled Teen Industry and youth residential treatment centers. Despite this awareness, little has been done to protect children in institutional settings.

Troubled Teen Industry Webinar Series

TTI - Video & Resources

SOGI LGBTQ+ Webinar page

Visit the SOGI LGBT Webinar page to watch videos of past programs, which include Combatting LGBT Implicit Bias in the Legal Profession, Title VII US Supreme Court Decision, Sexual Orientation: The Legal Case for Coverage Under Title VII and more.

COMMISSION ON SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY

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SOGI Leadership & Staff | 2024-2025

LGBTQ+ Highlights and Resource Page

Visit SOGI's Pride Month page for LGBTQ+ highlights and resources, including information on free webinars, articles, videos, and more.

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National Study of Lawyers with Disability and who identify as LGBTQ+

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

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LGBTQ+ Groups & Projects at the ABA

Visit the LGBTQ+ Groups & Projects page to learn about the ABA entities that work with the SOGI Commission and support the LGBTQ+ community.

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Policy and the Law

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

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Become a Member

Did you know that the American Bar Association supports 11 different LGBTQ+ groups or projects that address LGBTQ+ issues from foster care to senior care? Become a member, and your efforts could help LGBTQ+ people across the country.

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SOGI'S Newsletter

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