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    Commission on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

    Policy and the Law

    ABA Policies Related to Issues of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

    ABA Policies Related to Issues of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

    ABA LGBTQ Policies

    The links below provides an overview of the progress that the American Bar Association has made in advancing sexual orientation and gender identity issues and policies.

    ABA Policy Document

    The Equality Act:
    Resolution 114
    ABA Support for H.R. 5, Equality Act of 2019

    Title VII:
    GG Amicus Brief
    Resolution 116A

    Ban on Transgender Individuals from Serving in the Armed Forces:
    Trans Military Ban Bill, House Resolution 124
    Resolution 118

     

    Trans Medical Treatment

    TITLE IX

    Extending Title IX protections to LGBTQ students

    Federal Public Policy

    Further Amendments to Executive Order 11478, Equal Employment Opportunity in the Federal Government, and Executive Order 11246, Equal Employment Opportunity

    Federal Final Rule Prohibiting Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

    FMLA and Federal Employees in Same-sex Marriages

    NY Congressman Jerrold Nadler Leads Bipartisan Letter to Protect LGBT Rights at 2014 Olympic Games in Russia

    HR 2364 (Israel, D-NY), to amend the Equal Credit Opportunity Act to prohibit discrimination on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit; to Financial Services. CR 6/13/13, H3591.

    S 1159 (Murray, D-WA), to amend the Equal Credit Opportunity Act to prohibit discrimination on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit; to Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. CR 6/13/13, S4481.

    S 1069 (Gillibrand, D-NY), to prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on the sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status of any prospective adoptive or foster parent, or the sexual orientation or gender identity of the child involved; to Finance. CR 5/23/13, S3844.

    S 989 (Schatz, D-HI), to eliminate the prerequisite of direct appropriations relating to collection of health data and to modify standards for measuring sexual orientation and gender identity; to Health, Education, Labor and Pensions. CR 5/20/13, S3614.

    HR 2028 (Lewis, D-GA), to prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on the sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status of any prospective adoptive or foster parent, or the sexual orientation or gender identity of the child involved; to Ways and Means. CR 5/16/13, H2717.

    HR 1652 (Polis, D-CO), to end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation and gender identity in public schools; to Education and the Workforce. CR 4 /18/13, H2158.

    H Con Res 33 (Engle, D-NY), supporting the goals and ideals of the National Day of Silence in bringing attention to anti-lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender name-calling, bullying, and harassment faced by individuals in schools; to Education and the Workforce, and Judiciary. CR 4/18/13, H2159.

    Read the ABA Policy Office Letter to the U.S. Congress urging the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)

    'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Advocacy Letters

    Prop 8 "Same-Sex Marriage--Moving Beyond State Courts"

    Lawyers Speak Out Against Personal Attacks on Judges

    ABA Member Christopher Nugent provides testimony during a 2009 U.S. Senate hearing in support of the Uniting Americans Family Act (UAFA)

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