Learn about the state and federal laws governing the rights of LGBTQ+ people. Understand the unique challenges facing the LGBTQ+ community, and hear strategies for attorneys to address those concerns. This new 3-hour program highlights recent developments in this rapidly-changing field of law, and looks forward to how the LGBTQ+ legal landscape is likely to develop next.
Participants gain an understanding of the major developments in the field of LGBTQ+ law since the Supreme Court’s 2015 marriage equality decision in Obergefell v. Hodges. The faculty discuss the major constitutional and statutory protections that apply to LGBTQ+ people on the federal level, as well as state-level protections in Massachusetts and elsewhere. Participants gain an understanding of the legal challenges currently facing members of the LGBTQ+ community, and what the near future of LGBTQ+ advocacy looks like.
Participants gain an understanding of the major developments in the field of LGBTQ+ law since the Supreme Court’s 2015 marriage equality decision in Obergefell v. Hodges. The faculty discuss the major constitutional and statutory protections that apply to LGBTQ+ people on the federal level, as well as state-level protections in Massachusetts and elsewhere. Participants gain an understanding of the legal challenges currently facing members of the LGBTQ+ community, and what the near future of LGBTQ+ advocacy looks like.
Course Content
9:30 am - 9:35 amWelcome and Introduction
9:35 am - 9:50 am
Terms and Definitions
Mason J. Dunn,
GLSEN, New York
9:50 am - 10:25 am
LGBTQ+ Update: National Overview
Alexander Chen, Esq.,
Ropes & Gray LLP, Boston
10:25 am - 11:00 am
Family Law: Recent Developments and Ongoing Reform Work
Patience Crozier, Esq.,
GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders, Boston
11:00 am - 11:10 am
Networking and Refreshment Break
11:45 am - 12:20 pm
Trends in Trans Inclusive Laws & Policy
Mason J. Dunn,
GLSEN, New York
Please Note
This webcast is delivered completely online, underscoring their convenience and appeal.
There are no published print materials. All written materials are available electronically only.
They are posted 24 hours prior to the program and can be accessed, downloaded, or printed from your computer.
Speakers
ChairAlexander Chen, Esq.,
Ropes & Gray LLP, Boston
Faculty
Patience Crozier, Esq.,
GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders, Boston
Mason J. Dunn,
GLSEN, New York
Chris M. Erchull, Esq.,
GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders, Boston
