Date Chartered: 5/31/1983
Purpose
The Section on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Issues promotes the communication of ideas, interests and activities among members of the section and makes recommendations on matters concerning the interests of LGBT persons involved in legal education and on matters of interest in the teaching and improvement of the law relating to sexual orientation and gender identity issues.
2023
Main Program
Works-in-Progress
Women in Legal Education (Co-Sponsored by Law Professors with Disabilities and Allies, Pre-Law Education and Admission to Law School, Student Services, and Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Issues)
Family and Juvenile Law (Co-Sponsored by Children and the Law, Education Law, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Issues)
Family and Juvenile Law Works-in-Progres (Co-Sponsored by Children and the Law, Education Law, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Issues)
2022
Main Program
Women in Legal Education (Co-Sponsored by Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Issues)
Aging and the Law (Co-Sponsored by Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Issues)
Law and Sports (Co-Sponsored by Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Issues)
Networking Session
2021
Main Program
Works in Progress
Aging and the Law (Co-Sponsored by Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Issues)
Disability Law (Co-Sponsored by Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Issues)
Law and Mental Disability (Co-Sponsored by Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Issues)
Section on Children and the Law (Co-Sponsored by Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Issues)
2020
Student Services and Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Issues Joint Program
Law and Mental Disability (Co-sponsored by Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Issues)
Works In Progress
2019
Main Program 1
Main Program 2
Civil Rights (Co-sponsored by Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Issues)
Family and Juvenile Law (Co-sponsored by Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Issues)
Works In Progress
LGBTQ+ Inclusive Excellence Award
The Section invites nominations of outstanding individuals, programs, and institutions for the newly created LGBTQ+ Inclusive Excellence Award. The award recognizes innovative contributions to the inclusion of LGBTQ+ people in the legal academy and profession more broadly. The Section especially seeks nominations that focus on the inclusion of LGBTQ+ students, before, during, and after their legal education. Join the Section for updates regarding nomination deadlines and procedures.
| Year | Award Name | Recipient | Law School |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Individual LGBTQ+ Inclusive Excellence Award | Arthur Leonard | New York Law School |
| 2023 | Institutional LGBTQ+ Inclusive Excellence Award | Northeastern University School of Law | Northeastern University School of Law |
| 2021 | LGBTQ+ Inclusive Excellence Award | Clifford Rosky | University of Utah, S. J. Quinney College of Law |
| 2021 | LGBTQ+ Inclusive Excellence Award | N/A | Golden Gate University School of Law |
| 2020 | LGBTQ+ Inclusive Excellence Award | Susan Hazeldean | Brooklyn Law School |