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NOTE: This interview first aired last summer, before the October 7 attacks on Israel by Hamas.Sepi Shyne is an Iranian-born American attorney, civil rights advocate, and member of the West Hollywood City Council who has been serving as West Hollywood's mayor until last month. Shyne is the first LGBTQ+ Iranian-American to be elected to office as well as the first woman of color elected to the West Hollywood City Council.As an elected official, she has fought for support and incentive programs for locally owned businesses working to rebound after the pandemic. She worked to increase rental assistance and address homelessness. She  worked to raise the minimum wage to the highest in the nation,Shyne served on the City of West Hollywood's LGBTQ+ Advisory Board, on the City of West Hollywood's Business License Commission, and on the Los Angeles County Assessor's Advisory Council on which she continues to serve. She has also led many boards and organizations, including the LGBT Bar Association of Los Angeles, and as a Board of Governor and Steering Committee leader with the Human Rights Campaign Los Angeles. Mayor Shyne is a Co-Organizer of WeHo Neighbors Helping Neighbors, a community group that was created during the pandemic to help provide resources for seniors, people with disabilities, and people in immunosuppressed households via social media and volunteer check-in calls. You can learn more at her campaign website here: https://www.sepishyne.com/

In 2015, the Supreme Court ruled that love is love is love and marriage equality became recognized in all 50 states.  Brad Sears warns, however of legislative efforts across the country to roll back LGBTQ rights. Sears is the Founding Executive Director and Rand Schrader Distinguished Scholar of Law and Policy at the Williams Institute.  He is also the Associate Dean of Public Interest Law at UCLA Law.  Sears has published several research studies, primarily on discrimination against LGBT people and people living with HIV.  He has taught courses on LGBT and disability law at UCLA, Harvard, and Whittier law schools.  He has testified before Congress and state legislatures, authored amicus briefs in key court cases, helped to draft state and federal legislation, and been cited frequently by national media.  A graduate of Yale College and Harvard Law School and has received the Co-Presidents Award from the LGBT Bar Association of Los Angeles in 2019 and the Earl Warren Outstanding Public Service Award from the American Society of Public Administration in 2018.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kylar Broadus  is a true warrior for equality, civil rights, the LBTQ community in general but especially Transgender individuals from communities of color. This attorney, long-time activist, public speaker, author and professor is a groundbreaking trailblazer who forged the way for many of today's leaders. Not content to sit on his laurels, Kylar continues his advocacy in New York, Washington DC and across the nation. He was awarded the Trans Trailblazer Award by the LGBT Bar Association of Los Angeles. He was awarded the 2018 Gentleman of Excellence Award. Mastercard in 2018 featured Broadus for Pride Month. He was recognized by the Prosecuting Attorney's Office of King's County in Brooklyn, New York in 2018 for his contributions to the legal field.In 2017 Liberty Mutual honored him at the GLAAD Awards for his 30 years contribution to the movement. The Advocate recognized Broadus as one of “25 Legal Advocates Fighting for Trans Rights.”  He was named to the Out 100 by Out Magazine in 2013. Broadus was the first out transgender American to testify before the United States Senate in favor of the Employment Nondiscrimination Act in 2012. Broadus was given the Pioneer Award at the Trans faith of Color Conference by the Freedom Center of Social Justice.   In 2011, he was awarded the Sue J. Hyde Activism Award for Longevity in the Movement at Task Force National Conference on LGBT Equality: Conference Creating Change.  He has been featured in Esquire, BlackEnterprise.Com and Diversity, Inc. and numerous other publications. He is founder and director of the Trans People of Color Coalition the only national organization dedication to the civil rights of transgender people of color

Eversheds Sutherland and the DC LGBT Bar Association hosted a panel discussion on the recent wave of anti-LGBT legislative proposals across the country. The panel covered specific legislative proposals to limit the rights of LGBT individuals and advocacy efforts to prevent and challenge enactment. The panelists for this event were: Anya Marino, Clinical Instructor, LGBTQ+ Advocacy Clinic at Harvard Law School Casey Pick, Senior Fellow for Advocacy and Government Affairs at The Trevor Project Ryan Thoreson, Researcher in the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights Program at Human Rights Watch ​​This panel was co-sponsored by Eversheds Sutherland’s LGBT Affinity Group and the LGBT Bar Association for the District of Columbia. Eversheds Sutherland Associate Dennis Jansen serves as a co-Vice President of the DC LGBT Bar Association. Additional information and expanded panelist bios are available at the DC LGBT Bar Association website.

Eric Lesh, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar Association of New York and Andrew Teig, Managing Director at Major Lindsey & Africa  discuss the importance of networking, the current job makes for lawyers on the look, and how to build a career that you enjoy.    

It's time to Lead With Your Brand…New Year! It's week 4 of the #LeadWithYourBrandChallenge! Each week, Jayzen is breaking down the Lead With Your Brandtm system into its five steps. This week, the Challenge is focused on Step Three: Refine Who You Want to Be. Now it is time to take your brand attributes and turn up the volume to be the best you you can be. I don't just say, “I'm a good presenter.” I say, “I'm a showman!” I don't just say, “hey I'm well networked and have great relationships with people.” I say, “I'm a super connector!” Why just be analytical when you can be a Data Guru? If you are organized, are you really a Precision Executor? If you are innovative, are you really a First-Mover who is the first to jump onto new ideas and trends? Log onto LeadWithYourBrand (dot) com and click through for your free downloadable worksheet! Jayzen is also thrilled to welcome Sepi Shyne to the show. Sepi has had an incredible career as an attorney and in November, 2020, she was elected to the city council of West Hollywood, CA. In doing so, she became the first out LGBTQ Iranian elected anywhere globally and locally became the first woman of color elected to West Hollywood's City Council. Guest Bio Sepi Shyne Mayor Pro Tempore, City of West Hollywood Mayor Pro Tempore Sepi Shyne made history in November 2020 when she was elected to the West Hollywood City Council. She became the first out LGBTQ Iranian elected anywhere globally and locally became the first woman of color elected to West Hollywood's City Council. Her election also ushered in West Hollywood's first female-majority City Council. Mayor Pro Tempore Shyne's priorities include advocating for affordable housing, protecting renters and social service programs, social justice, small business revival, and bringing the people's voices to City Hall. Mayor Pro Tempore Shyne currently serves on the following City Council Subcommittees: Homelessness Subcommittee, West Hollywood Pride Subcommittee, Finance & Budget Subcommittee, Events Ad Hoc Subcommittee, and the 1343 Laurel Avenue Ad Hoc Subcommittee. She also represents the City of West Hollywood on the Westside Cities Council of Governments and is currently serving as its Chair. Mayor Pro Tempore Shyne received her Bachelor of Science from San Jose State University with a double concentration in Accounting and Management Information Systems and a Minor in Drama with an emphasis in Directing. She received her Juris Doctorate with a specialization certificate in litigation from Golden Gate University School of Law in San Francisco. As an LGBTQ+ and civil rights leader for more than 20 years, her leadership has helped secure equal rights for all. Before her election to the West Hollywood City Council, Mayor Pro Tempore Shyne served on the City of West Hollywood's Lesbian and Gay Advisory Board, on the City of West Hollywood's Business License Commission, and on the Los Angeles County Assessor's Advisory Council on which she continues to serve. Additionally, she has led many boards and organizations, including the LGBT Bar Association of Los Angeles and as a Board of Governor and Steering Committee leader with the Human Rights Campaign Los Angeles. Mayor Pro Tempore Shyne is a Co-Organizer of WeHo Neighbors Helping Neighbors, a community group created during the pandemic to help get resources to seniors, people with disabilities, and people in immunosuppressed households via social media and volunteer check-in calls. In every board and organization she has led, she has recruited and elevated women and people of color to leadership positions to create more diversity, inclusion, and equity. Mayor Pro Tempore Shyne lives in the Mid-City area of the City of West Hollywood with her wife and their fur-babies. Links To learn more about Lead With Your Brand system, please visit: LeadWithyYourBrand.com To book Jayzen for a speaking engagement or workshop at your company, visit: JayzenPatria.com

This week we talk to local attorney Erica Holzer We talk about what brought her to the law, some incredible and important pro-bono work, and being honored by the LGBT Bar Association, on this week's Who The Folk?! Podcast.

The Human Rights Campaign estimates that there are 2 million transgender people living in the United States, today. Yet Kylar Broadus says the fight for human rights is not yet won as long as transgender Americans lack equal rights under the law. Kylar Broadus is a Black trans man that has been a pioneer in the movement as an attorney, long-time activist, public speaker, author and professor. Broadus is known worldwide for his avant-garde work in the LGBT and Trans movements. He was just awarded the Trans Trailblazer Award by the LGBT Bar Association of Los Angeles and issue a Proclamation by the City Attorney's Office of Los Angeles on March 28, 2019. In 2018, he was awarded the 2018 Gentleman of Excellence Award by the Gentlemen's Foundation of Atlanta. Mastercard featured Broadus for Pride Month that same year, and he was recognized by the Prosecuting Attorney's Office of King's County in Brooklyn, New York in 2018 for his contributions to the legal field. Liberty Mutual honored him at the GLAAD Awards for his 30 years contribution to the movement and he was awarded a Certificate of Legal Excellence by the City of New York District Attorney's Office. The Advocate recognized Broadus as one of “25 Legal Advocates Fighting for Trans Rights.” He was honored to stand with President Obama while signing the Executive Order adding protections for millions of workers in 2014. He is the first out transgender American to testify before the United States Senate in favor of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act in 2012. Broadus was given the Pioneer Award at the Trans faith of Color Conference by the Freedom Center of Social Justice. He is founder and director of the Trans People of Color Coalition the only national organization dedication to the civil rights of transgender people of color and is on the board of the National Black Justice Coalition. He currently serves on the Freedom For All Americans board of directors. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Eric Lesh, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar Association of New York, speaks with Director of the ACLU LGBT & HIV Project, James Esseks, about the recent Supreme Court ruling in favor of LGBTQ workers and the religious exemption case, currently pending before SCOTUS, that could blow a constitutional hole in our nation's civil rights laws.  

In our first episode post-election, we are joined by Mario Nguyen, President of the Dallas LGBT Bar Association. Mario walks us through some potential Supreme Court cases, and what we could expect from a Biden-Harris administration regarding LGBTQ rights. We also learn about why LGBT Bar Associations are so integral for the legal community. And we remember that Will from "Will & Grace" is actually a lawyer.

In the midst of this time of great uncertainty and upheaval for actors across the globe, and as the Industry slowly reopens, it is paramount for actors to be aware of new on-set protocols, how to advocate for yourselves in every area of your work and careers- including having a voice in your union- and how to keep your creative spirit alive. In that pursuit, we are thrilled to offer our conversation with Gabrielle Carteris, president of SAG-AFTRA, and Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, SAG-AFTRA's chief operating officer as well as the union's Safety & Reopening Lead, currently working with specialists in the science and medical fields to advocate for a safe reopening for actors and everyone in the Industry.OUR GUESTS:Gabrielle CarterisIG: @gabriellecarterisGabrielle Carteris was re-elected SAG-AFTRA president on August 29, 2019. Carteris became president April 9, 2016, after serving two terms as executive vice president. Carteris became a household name playing Andrea Zuckerman on BEVERLY HILLS, 90210 and recently starred in BH90210, a revival of the iconic show. Her extensive resume includes work in television, film and the stage, with recent credits including a recurring role on Code Black and guest-starring roles on CRIMINAL MINDS, MAKE IT OR BREAK IT, THE EVENT, LONGMIRE and THE MIDDLE. As a producer, Carteris created LIFESTORIES, a series of specials, and GABRIELLE, a talk show that she also hosted. In her role as SAG-AFTRA president, Carteris chairs the National TV/Theatrical Contracts Negotiating Committee and leads the President's Task Force on Education, Outreach and Engagement. Carteris is a vice president of the AFL-CIO and serves on the executive council and represents SAG-AFTRA with the International Federation of Actors (FIA).Duncan Crabtree-IrelandIG: @duncanciDuncan Crabtree-Ireland is chief operating officer and general counsel of SAG-AFTRA. Crabtree-Ireland oversees the legal aspects of collective bargaining and contract enforcement for all SAG-AFTRA collective bargaining agreements, as well as SAG-AFTRA's legal, government affairs, professional representatives, international affairs, governance and diversity operations.He is a co-chair of the board of trustees of the AFM & SAG-AFTRA Intellectual Property Rights Distribution Fund, a member of the boards of SoundExchange and the SAG-AFTRA & Industry Sound Recordings Distribution Fund, a delegate to the International Federation of Actors (FIA) and teaches international law as an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California Law School. He is a past treasurer of the Los Angeles County Bar Association, a past Co-President of the LGBT Bar Association of Los Angeles, and serves by appointment as a judge pro tem of the Los Angeles Superior Court.SAG-AFTRA Covid resources: 1-844-SAFERSETwww.sagaftra.org/backtoworkExplore these related BGB resources and take your craft and career to the next level!CHECK OUT our Audition, Scene-Study, and Creator Classes! Currently on Zoom.JOIN US for The BGB Actors Summit: A Free virtual session with Risa & Steve.* FIND THIS PODCAST AS A ZOOM VIDEO: RE-OPENING THE INDUSTRY: WE'RE DOING THIS TOGETHERHave you heard the previous episodes in Seasons 1 + 2? Make sure to listen NOW!

This is episode 2 of Smoke Til It’s Gone Or Die. In this week’s episode, Patty talks about the unsolved mysterious deaths of the Yuba County Five. She will certainly leave you with more questions than answers. Rylee wraps up Pride Month by talking about the Trans Panic Defense and the murder of Nireah Johnson. This week we ask you to visit ASAN, the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, at https://autisticadvocacy.org/ Their activities include public policy advocacy, the development of autistic cultural activities, and leadership training for autistic self-advocates. They provide information about autism, disability rights, and systems change to the public through a number of different educational, cultural, and advocacy related projects. Also visit https://www.specialolympics.org/. Donate to and volunteer with the organization that brought the Yuba County Five together as friends. In reference to Rylee’s case, please visit https://www.americanbar.org/groups/crsj/publications/member-features/gay-trans-panic-defense/, where they outline what the Gay/Trans Panic Defense is, and how you can get involved in pushing for legislation in states that do not currently have laws banning this defence. Please visit the LGBT Bar Association at lgbtbar.org, to educate yourself and make donations. The National LGBT Bar Association is a national association of lawyers, judges and other legal professionals, law students, activists, and affiliated lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender legal organizations. The LGBT Bar promotes justice in and through the legal profession for the LGBTQ+ community in all its diversity. We also recommend reading the works of W. Carsten Andresen, who has dedicated his time and resources to researching cases in which investigators do not take sexual or gender identity into account officially, but where the victim’s identity was part of the motive of the crime in the first place. You can find us on Instagram @stgdpocast, our email is stgdpodcast@gmail.com., and you can become a patron at patreon.com/stgdpodcast. Under Massachusetts’ Chapter 94G and California’s Proposition 64 Bills it is legal for us two assholes to possess and consume MaryJane, medically known as cannabis, in our respective states. We do NOT condone the illegal consumption, possession, or sale of cannabis in places it’s not supposed to be smoked, man handled, or acquired from a legal dispensary. But we DO condone what the awesome humans at Marijuana Policy Project are doing to support legislation at the state and federal level to decriminalize cannabis across the country, and advocate for those who have been incarcerated for cannabis possession. Visit mpp.org for more details. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/stgdpodcast/support

Just a few days after the Supreme Court’s historic ruling, Adam is joined by Eric Lesh , the Executive Director of the LGBT Bar Association of NY . The two are chatting about Eric’s journey as a lawyer and his work in the realm of LGBTQ rights and advocacy. Eric is also talking through many of the laws that are currently in place in our system that many do not know about that are a danger to LGBTQ community and people of color. Subscribe, Rate, and Review The Talkback with Adam Mace on iTunes! Follow on Facebook: @TheTalkback Follow on Twitter: @TalkbackWithAM Follow on Instagram: @The_Talkback_Podcast --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thetalkbackwithadammace/support

Eric Lesh, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar Association of New York, speaks with LeGaL President Kristen Browde and Professor Arthur Leonard about the Supreme Court decision that marks a watershed moment for LGBTQ fairness and equality.   In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that companies don’t have a right to discriminate against LGBTQ people in the workplace! This historic decision says that LGBTQ people are, and should be, protected from discrimination under federal law.

In this episode, we are joined by Iranian American, West Hollywood politician Sepi Shyne. We discuss the Crazy Story of the month, gratitude, getting your ass out and vote, Fake News, and some political drama that made Jesus weep. #SepiShine2020 https://www.sepishyne.com Bio: Sepi Shyne is an Iranian-American business and trademark Attorney, Energy Healer, Animal Communicator and an LGBTQ+ Civil Rights Advocate. Sepi has been featured on radio shows, tv shows and internet blogs as one of the best alternative healers in Los Angeles. Sepi serves as an appointed Business License Commissioner for the City of West Hollywood and an appointed Member of the LA County Assessor's Advisory Council. She is a past co-president of the LGBT Bar Association of Los Angeles during which she was interviewed on CNN on the Jane Valez Mitchell show about Hate Crimes. She currently serves on the Steering Committee of the Human Rights Campaign LA as Co-Chair of Community Engagement. Sepi ran for West Hollywood City Council in March of 2019 and came within 141 votes of beating a two-term incumbent and plans to run again for the November 2020 election. She lives in West Hollywood with her wife and their fur-babies.

Eric Lesh, Executive Director of The LGBT Bar Association of New York, speaks with Lambda Legal Senior Attorney and LeGaL Board Member, Omar Gonzalez-Pagan, about what happened at SCOTUS during oral argument in the LGBT workplace fairness cases.

Judge Victoria Kolakowski became the first and only openly transgender trial judge in the United States when she was elected to the Alameda County Superior Court in November 2010.  As a judge, she has served in both civil and criminal trial assignments. She recently completed a year as the Supervising Judge of the Collaborative Courts, with subject matter oversight over all of the treatment courts (drug, behavioral health, veterans’, etc.) in Alameda County.Judge Kolakowski is also passionate about ensuring and expanding access to justice, particularly for those with limited resources.  She serves on the Judicial Council of California’s Advisory Committee on Providing Access and Fairness, and is the California Council of Churches' appointee to the California Commission on Access to Justice.She has been a leader in educating the judiciary on transgender issues.She is also a frequent speaker on LGBT issues, internationally, nationally and locally. For example, Judge Kolakowski conducted a series of four videoconferences in June, 2017 with LGBT and allied civil rights leaders hosted at U.S. consulates in India - at the request of the U.S. Dept. of State.Judge Kolakowski is a former President of the International Association of LGBT Judges, and of the Earl Warren American Inn of Court chapter in Alameda County.Judge Kolakowski was an attorney for twenty-one years in Louisiana and California, serving as a sole practitioner, attorney in a small firm, as general counsel for a publicly traded company, as a senior government utility regulatory attorney, and as an administrative law judge for two different California agencies.Since coming out publicly in 1989, she has been a leader in numerous local, state and national LGBT legal, political and spiritual organizations. Her many accomplishments include co-authoring Berkeley, California's domestic partner public registration ordinance in 1991 and co-chairing the board of directors of the Transgender Law Center, an organization focused on the well-being and protection of transgender individuals. She has received numerous awards, including the Pioneer in the Law Award from California Women Lawyers in 2014 and the Distinguished Service Award from the Alameda County Bar Association in 2015. She was a community grand marshal for San Francisco Pride in 2011, and marched with BALIF, the local LGBT Bar Association.Judge Kolakowski is being honored by the California State Assembly in March as the 2019 Woman of the Year for the 18th Assembly District. She lives in Oakland with her wife Cynthia Laird, their Pembroke Welsh Corgi Darby, and cat Espresso.LISTEN HERE: VOLUME 10With Hosts: Summer C. SelleckAriel B. LeeSound Editing and Recording: Gilbert LeungMusic: Jonathan M. C. JordanRecording At: Alameda County District Attorney Office 

On July 31st, the LGBT Bar Association of New York, LeGaL, joined Lambda Legal and 60 other LGBTQ organizations in submitting a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee to oppose the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the US Supreme Court. Before entering this week’s confirmation hearings, Judge Kavanaugh’s record showed no indication that would decide cases involving discrimination against LGBTQ people fairly, nor that he will uphold our constitutional right to equal dignity. Unfortunately, nothing during the confirmation hearing did anything to alleviate our serious concerns. LeGaL's Executive Director, Eric Lesh, sits down with Lambda Legal's Senior Attorney, Omar Gonzalez-Pagan to discuss what we learned, what's at stake and why we must stop Kavanaugh.

  In this episode, Christina Martini and Grover Cleveland discuss: Summer internship and summer programs for lawyers Do law students take internships more seriously than in the past Challenges that law firms face developing their summer programs What summer associates need to do to be successful Key Takeaways: Firms need to make summer programs and internships as positive as possible Law students now have a lot more to learn than their predecessors did Law firms need to find the right balance to give the law students the right experience they need to be ready for real life Summer associates need to get into the habit of tracking their time “Sometimes people forget that you may not have the chance to be able to make a second impression.” —  Grover Cleveland About Grover Cleveland: Grover E. Cleveland is a Seattle lawyer, speaker and the author of the bestselling career advice book for new lawyers, Swimming Lessons for Baby Sharks: The Essential Guide to Thriving as a New Lawyer published by West. Grover is passionate about helping new lawyers thrive. He is a regular speaker on career success for law students and new lawyers, including presentations and seminars at law firms of all sizes; ABA, NALP, PDC, and LGBT Bar Association national conferences; and law schools, including Harvard. His presentations cover the practical skills new graduates need to become better lawyers faster and provide more value to clients. A recognized expert on new lawyer success, Grover is also a frequent contributor to national legal publications. His career column, Swimming Lessons for Baby Sharks: Practical Advice for New Lawyers, appears in prominent law blogs, including Above the Law and Ms. JD. His articles have also appeared in ABA, NALP and other legal publications, as well as American Lawyer Media’s Careerist blog. He was a summer associate, associate, and a partner at Foster Pepper PLLC, one of the Northwest’s larger law firms. His clients included the Seattle Seahawks as well as other companies owned by Microsoft co-founder, Paul Allen. A lawyer for more than 20 years, Grover has overseen the work of other lawyers in all stages of practice. He has also been the client to outside counsel. This broad range of experience gives him a unique perspective on the skills new lawyers need to succeed. He is not related to the 22nd and 24th President of the United States. Connect with Grover Cleveland: Twitter:  @babysharklaw (https://twitter.com/babysharklaw) Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/babysharks (https://www.facebook.com/babysharks) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/babysharklaw/ (https://www.instagram.com/babysharklaw/) Website:  http://www.swimminglessonsforbabysharks.com (http://www.swimminglessonsforbabysharks.com) Email:  grover@lessonsforsharks.com Book: (https://www.amazon.com/Swimming-Lessons-Sharks-Career-Guides/dp/1634606868/ref=as_sl_pc_as_ss_li_til?tag=swimlessforba-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=9044dda39371a9705d950abb8470e761&creativeASIN=1634606868) YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVyWSMk4B9z68dRyZ346JDA (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVyWSMk4B9z68dRyZ346JDA) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/grovercleveland/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/grovercleveland/)   Connect with Christina Martini: Twitter: @TinaMartini10 (https://twitter.com/TinaMartini10?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) Website: www.paradigmshiftshow.com (http://www.paradigmshiftshow.com/) DLA Piper: https://www.dlapiper.com/en/us/people/m/martini-christina-l/ (https://www.dlapiper.com/en/us/people/m/martini-christina-l/) LinkedIn: Christina Martini (https://www.linkedin.com/in/christinamartini) Email: christinamartini.paradigmshift@gmail.com (mailto:christinamartini.paradigmshift@gmail.com)   Show notes by Podcastologist:...

  In this episode, Christina Martini and Grover Cleveland discuss: About Grover Cleveland and how he got into his work The biggest challenges for law students and their careers What law schools are doing to prepare law students for the new normal What challenges do law firms have with recruiting young lawyers Key Takeaways: The runway is really shorter for new lawyer success Take the Business of Practicing Law class You can’t really teach someone how a law firm will be like, but you can give them the right tools Law firms wanting their lawyers to be all in is one of the challenges “[In a mentoring relationship] you can not let it languish, you need to take full advantage of it.” —  Grover Cleveland About Grover Cleveland: Grover E. Cleveland is a Seattle lawyer, speaker and the author of the bestselling career advice book for new lawyers, Swimming Lessons for Baby Sharks: The Essential Guide to Thriving as a New Lawyer published by West. Grover is passionate about helping new lawyers thrive. He is a regular speaker on career success for law students and new lawyers, including presentations and seminars at law firms of all sizes; ABA, NALP, PDC, and LGBT Bar Association national conferences; and law schools, including Harvard. His presentations cover the practical skills new graduates need to become better lawyers faster and provide more value to clients. A recognized expert on new lawyer success, Grover is also a frequent contributor to national legal publications. His career column, Swimming Lessons for Baby Sharks: Practical Advice for New Lawyers, appears in prominent law blogs, including Above the Law and Ms. JD. His articles have also appeared in ABA, NALP and other legal publications, as well as American Lawyer Media’s Careerist blog. He was a summer associate, associate, and a partner at Foster Pepper PLLC, one of the Northwest’s larger law firms. His clients included the Seattle Seahawks as well as other companies owned by Microsoft co-founder, Paul Allen. A lawyer for more than 20 years, Grover has overseen the work of other lawyers in all stages of practice. He has also been the client to outside counsel. This broad range of experience gives him a unique perspective on the skills new lawyers need to succeed. He is not related to the 22nd and 24th President of the United States. Connect with Grover Cleveland: Twitter:  @babysharklaw (https://twitter.com/babysharklaw) Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/babysharks (https://www.facebook.com/babysharks) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/babysharklaw/ (https://www.instagram.com/babysharklaw/) Website:  http://www.swimminglessonsforbabysharks.com (http://www.swimminglessonsforbabysharks.com) Email:  grover@lessonsforsharks.com Book: (https://www.amazon.com/Swimming-Lessons-Sharks-Career-Guides/dp/1634606868/ref=as_sl_pc_as_ss_li_til?tag=swimlessforba-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=9044dda39371a9705d950abb8470e761&creativeASIN=1634606868) YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVyWSMk4B9z68dRyZ346JDA (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVyWSMk4B9z68dRyZ346JDA) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/grovercleveland/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/grovercleveland/)   Connect with Christina Martini: Twitter: @TinaMartini10 (https://twitter.com/TinaMartini10?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) Website: www.paradigmshiftshow.com (http://www.paradigmshiftshow.com/) DLA Piper: https://www.dlapiper.com/en/us/people/m/martini-christina-l/ (https://www.dlapiper.com/en/us/people/m/martini-christina-l/) LinkedIn: Christina Martini (https://www.linkedin.com/in/christinamartini) Email: christinamartini.paradigmshift@gmail.com (mailto:christinamartini.paradigmshift@gmail.com)   Show notes by Podcastologist: Britnie Leverett Audio production by Turnkey...

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Themes of resistance run through the legal developments of the past 30 days. This episode of the Law Notes Podcast details: 1) how the Trump administration retreated after a series of 10 federal judges put a halt to the administration’s discriminatory transgender military ban; 2) US Supreme Court’s resistance to hearing several big LGBT rights cases: and 3) how the Iowa Supreme Court is resisting homophobic jurors. Visit le-gal.org to learn more about The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York and to subscribe to LGBT Law Notes, the most comprehensive monthly publication summarizing legal and legislative developments affecting the LGBT community here and abroad.

Discussion of: (1) the oral argument for the blockbuster Masterpiece Cakeshop case at the U.S. Supreme Court; (2) marriage equality finally arriving in the Land Down Under; (3) another preliminary injunction against President Trump's ban on open transgender military service; and (4) two big wins in fully litigated Title VII cases. Visit le-gal.org to learn more about The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York and to subscribe to LGBT Law Notes, the most comprehensive monthly publication summarizing legal and legislative developments affecting the LGBT community here and abroad.

Discussion of: (1) a great first ruling in one of the four movement organization lawsuits brought to stop President Trump’s ban on transgender troops; (2) two memorandums issued by Attorney General Jeff Sessions in October that threaten LGBT rights; (3) a decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ordering a new trial after a district court failed to ask jurors about anti-gay biases; and (4) a New York City judge allowing a Polish gay couple to get divorced, despite New York's statutory residency requirement. Visit le-gal.org to learn more about The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York and to subscribe to LGBT Law Notes, the most comprehensive monthly publication summarizing legal and legislative developments affecting the LGBT community here and abroad.

Discussion of: (1) appellate courts in Arizona and New York extending traditional marital presumptions to same-sex couples; (2) two new cert petitions to watch at the U.S. Supreme Court; (3) a great decision from a federal district court rejecting all constitutional arguments made by wedding videographers in a pre-enforcement challenge to the ban on sexual orientation discrimination in public accommodations in the Minnesota Human Rights Act; and (4) homophobic restrictions imposed on a gay father in a parenting plan that was vacated by the Court of Appeals of Tennessee. Visit le-gal.org to learn more about The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York and to subscribe to LGBT Law Notes, the most comprehensive monthly publication summarizing legal and legislative developments affecting the LGBT community here and abroad.

Discussion of: (1) President Trump setting in motion a ban on open transgender military service in the United States; (2) what is shaping up to be a blockbuster term at the U.S. Supreme Court for LGBT rights; (3) a fascinating custody dispute that has emerged out of the Hasidic community in Brooklyn; and (4) the state of play in Australia as a postal plebiscite on marriage equality gets underway.Visit le-gal.org to learn more about The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York and to subscribe to LGBT Law Notes, the most comprehensive monthly publication summarizing legal and legislative developments affecting the LGBT community here and abroad.

Discussion of: (1) the U.S. Supreme Court reaffirming Obergefell and the Texas Supreme Court's outrageous misreading of Obergefell only days later; (2) the hot-button First Amendment issue the Supreme Court agreed to decide next term; (3) why the big Title VII question could now also be decided by the Supreme Court in the next term; and (4) a setback from the Fifth Circuit in the constitutional challenge to Mississippi House Bill 1523. Visit le-gal.org to learn more about The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York and to subscribe to LGBT Law Notes, the most comprehensive monthly publication summarizing legal and legislative developments affecting the LGBT community here and abroad.

David Hoffman was born and raised in Tampa, Florida, where he currently lives with his wife, two dogs, a cat and a hedgehog. Hoffman Law Firm, P.A. opened on February 14, 2014, serving clients throughout the Tampa Bay area in areas including divorce, child support, custody, dependency, and estate planning. It is the mission of Hoffman Law Firm to provide clients with affordable, personalized service. David is an active member of the Tampa community. He serves on the Board of Directors for the South Tampa Chamber of Commerce as their Consulting Attorney. Through the South Tampa Chamber, David volunteers his time to projects and events benefiting local businesses as well as military families and veterans. He is also a member of the Hillsborough County Bar Association, the LGBT Bar Association of Tampa Bay, and the Tampa Bay Inn of Court. David is currently in training to become a Kink Certified Professional. He works with kink, lifestyle and poly families to meet the unique their needs and offer a welcoming and inclusive experience.Hoffman Law Firm 813-712-8713 david@hoffmanlawfirm.us Facebook @Hoffmanlawfirmpa

David Hoffman was born and raised in Tampa, Florida, where he currently lives with his wife, two dogs, a cat and a hedgehog. Hoffman Law Firm, P.A. opened on February 14, 2014, serving clients throughout the Tampa Bay area in areas including divorce, child support, custody, dependency, and estate planning. It is the mission of Hoffman Law Firm to provide clients with affordable, personalized service. David is an active member of the Tampa community. He serves on the Board of Directors for the South Tampa Chamber of Commerce as their Consulting Attorney. Through the South Tampa Chamber, David volunteers his time to projects and events benefiting local businesses as well as military families and veterans. He is also a member of the Hillsborough County Bar Association, the LGBT Bar Association of Tampa Bay, and the Tampa Bay Inn of Court. David is currently in training to become a Kink Certified Professional. He works with kink, lifestyle and poly families to meet the unique their needs and offer a welcoming and inclusive experience.Hoffman Law Firm 813-712-8713 david@hoffmanlawfirm.us Facebook @Hoffmanlawfirmpa

Discussion of: (1) two transgender rights breakthroughs under federal law in May; (2) Title VII developments in the Second Circuit; (3) a Kentucky Court of Appeals decision that a vendor did not violate a local antidiscrimination ordinance when it refused to make pride t-shirts; and (4) the wonderful marriage equality news out of Taiwan. Visit le-gal.org to learn more about The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York and to subscribe to LGBT Law Notes, the most comprehensive monthly publication summarizing legal and legislative developments affecting the LGBT community here and abroad.

Discussion of: (1) the first ruling under the federal Fair Housing Act to conclude it protects LGBT people; (2) a Manhattan court finding that a woman is not the legal parent to a child adopted by her former same-sex partner; (3) constitutional equal protection principles for jury selection being extended to sexual orientation in California; and (4) why Roy Moore is back in the news, despite losing his appeal to be reinstated as Chief Justice of Alabama. Visit le-gal.org to learn more about The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York and to subscribe to LGBT Law Notes, the most comprehensive monthly publication summarizing legal and legislative developments affecting the LGBT community here and abroad.

Discussion of: (1) the flurry of Title VII decisions from federal appellate courts in the last month, especially the en banc Seventh Circuit's historic ruling in the Hively case; (2) the remand of Gavin Grimm's case back down to the Fourth Circuit; (3) the disappointing replacement for H.B. 2 in North Carolina; and (4) how Neil Gorsuch may impact LGBT rights now that he has been confirmed to the Supreme Court of the United States.  Visit le-gal.org to learn more about The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York and to subscribe to LGBT Law Notes, the most comprehensive monthly publication summarizing legal and legislative developments affecting the LGBT community here and abroad.

Discussion of: (1) all the twists and turns in the Gavin Grimm case as we approach argument at the U.S. Supreme Court later this month; (2) a unanimous Washington Supreme Court decision rejecting a First Amendment defense from a florist who refused to provide flowers for a gay wedding; (3) more bad news from the Arkansas Supreme Court; and (4) why a New York federal court found Grindr probably does not have liability, despite one man using it to severely harass his ex.  Visit le-gal.org to learn more about The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York and to subscribe to LGBT Law Notes, the most comprehensive monthly publication summarizing legal and legislative developments affecting the LGBT community here and abroad.

Discussion of: (1) President Donald Trump's nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court; (2) a concerning decision to hear a case by the Texas Supreme Court; (3) a federal court letting a transgender woman sue her employer under Title VII after a health plan denied coverage of her transition-related care; and (4) a case arising out of a gay man's tragic fall overboard from a cruise ship balcony.  Visit le-gal.org to learn more about The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York and to subscribe to LGBT Law Notes, the most comprehensive monthly publication summarizing legal and legislative developments affecting the LGBT community here and abroad.

Discussion of: (1) a familiar Texas federal district court judge issuing another nationwide injunction against the Obama administration; (2) a disappointing 4-3 decision on birth certificates from the Arkansas Supreme Court; (3) a Louisiana court declaring an executive order of Governor John Bel Edwards unconstitutional; and (4) the sad final chapter in the saga arising out of a public nudity arrest at San Diego Pride in 2011.  Visit le-gal.org to learn more about The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York and to subscribe to LGBT Law Notes, the most comprehensive monthly publication summarizing legal and legislative developments affecting the LGBT community here and abroad.

Discussion of: (1) what the incoming Trump Administration and Republican control of both houses of Congress might mean for the future of LGBT rights; (2) November developments in the continuing push to have Title VII's protections interpreted broadly to include LGBT employees, featuring analysis of an important en banc reargument in the 7th Circuit; (3) a Hawaii Supreme Court ruling that a family court judge made the wrong call in denying joint custody to two men who were never married, but agreed to co-parent a child after they split up; and (4) how four Texas lesbians wrongly convicted of sexually abusing young children nearly 20 years ago were finally exonerated.  Visit le-gal.org to learn more about The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York and to subscribe to LGBT Law Notes, the most comprehensive monthly publication summarizing legal and legislative developments affecting the LGBT community here and abroad.

Discussion of: (1) the U.S. Supreme Court granting cert in three cases of interest to the LGBT community, especially the Gavin Grimm case; (2) a constitutional challenge brought by a church to a state antidiscrimination law that covers public accommodations and gender identity; (3) a Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court decision establishing that a lesbian partner without a biological connection to a child can satisfy both the "born to" and "holding out" provisions of a state parentage statute when that statute is read in a gender neutral fashion; and (4) a final update on the Dharun Ravi legal saga following the overturning of his criminal conviction on appeal.  Visit le-gal.org to learn more about The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York and to subscribe to LGBT Law Notes, the most comprehensive monthly publication summarizing legal and legislative developments affecting the LGBT community here and abroad.

Discussion of: (1) Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore getting suspended for the rest of his term; (2) the extension of the new parental standing test in New York to a gay dad; (3) a New Jersey appellate court throwing out the entire conviction of Tyler Clementi's Rutgers roommate; and (4) how a New York federal court judge's granting of a motion to dismiss highlights a larger problem with the NYPD and the transgender community.  Visit le-gal.org to learn more about The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York and to subscribe to LGBT Law Notes, the most comprehensive monthly publication summarizing legal and legislative developments affecting the LGBT community here and abroad.

Discussion of: (1) the New York Court of Appeals overruling Alison D.; (2) setbacks in the struggle to get LGBT employees covered under Title VII; (3) all the August developments in the similar battle over whether Title IX covers transgender students using restrooms consistent with their gender identity; and (4) a federal appellate court judge explaining bisexuality to his colleagues in a dissent.  Visit le-gal.org to learn more about The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York and to subscribe to LGBT Law Notes, the most comprehensive monthly publication summarizing legal and legislative developments affecting the LGBT community here and abroad.

Discussion of: (1) big wins in federal court challenges to Mississippi's H.B. 1523 that have left the entire law blocked; (2) continuing developments in various federal courts on the question of whether Title VII covers employment discrimination based on sexual orientation; (3) good and bad news for LGBT parents in Maryland, Michigan, and Indiana; and (4) a great ruling in a federal class action lawsuit against the New York State Department of Health over a categorical Medicaid exclusion for cosmetic surgery in connection with gender transition.  Visit le-gal.org to learn more about The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York and to subscribe to LGBT Law Notes, the most comprehensive monthly publication summarizing legal and legislative developments affecting the LGBT community here and abroad.

After reading the names and ages of the victims of the Orlando attack, discussion of: (1) all of the competing legal moves over the last month in reaction to the terrible new laws in North Carolina and Mississippi; (2) some thorny issues involving the retroactivity of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2015 Obergefell decision that we have seen several courts wrestling with as of late; and (3) legislative action in Italy that finally offers some relationship recognition to same-sex couples. Visit le-gal.org to learn more about The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York and to subscribe to LGBT Law Notes, the most comprehensive monthly publication summarizing legal and legislative developments affecting the LGBT community here and abroad.

Discussion of: (1) a ruling out of the Fourth Circuit calling into question the bathroom provisions of North Carolina's H.B. 2; (2) another in a series of New York appellate court decisions finding a way around the draconian Alison D. rule for parental standing; (3) an update on a 2014 story about a gay man suing over a public nudity arrest at San Diego Pride in 2011; and (4) an Oklahoma court that concluded oral sex is not rape if a victim is unconscious from drinking.  Visit le-gal.org to learn more about The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York and to subscribe to LGBT Law Notes, the most comprehensive monthly publication summarizing legal and legislative developments affecting the LGBT community here and abroad.

Discussion of: (1) a bad week in March for the Alabama Supreme Court, with a final concession on marriage equality and a reversal by the U.S. Supreme Court; (2) horrible anti-LGBT bills signed into law by the governors of North Carolina and Mississippi; (3) a federal court enjoining Mississippi from enforcing its ban on same-sex couples adopting; and (4) a bench slap from the First Circuit against a federal district court judge in Puerto Rico who did not think Obergefell applied there.  Visit le-gal.org to learn more about The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York and to subscribe to LGBT Law Notes, the most comprehensive monthly publication summarizing legal and legislative developments affecting the LGBT community here and abroad.

Discussion of: (1) the legacy of conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and how a nomination from President Obama to fill his seat may play out; (2) big parental rights wins for gay parents out of Kentucky and New Jersey; (3) a New York federal court grappling with the big question of whether Title VII covers sexual orientation discrimination; and (4) a sloppy Delaware health care provider that owes over $1 million in damages for leaking a man's HIV-positive status to his co-workers.  Visit le-gal.org to learn more about The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York and to subscribe to LGBT Law Notes, the most comprehensive monthly publication summarizing legal and legislative developments affecting the LGBT community here and abroad.

Discussion of: (1) a retroactive application of Windsor that may save a pension benefit for a lesbian widow; (2) an unanimous decision from the New York Appellate Division rejecting all of the statutory and constitutional defenses raised by the owners of an upstate wedding venue that discriminated against a same-sex couple; (3) panel and en banc rulings from a Texas appeals court denying standing to a transgender man seeking custody and visitation of children adopted by his former partner; and (4) a case raising the question of whether disability discrimination laws can shield HIV-positive individuals from being fired for using medical marijuana as recommended by a doctor.  Visit le-gal.org to learn more about The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York and to subscribe to LGBT Law Notes, the most comprehensive monthly publication summarizing legal and legislative developments affecting the LGBT community here and abroad.

Discussion of: (1) the U.S. Supreme Court's stay of a novel Alabama Supreme Court ruling involving the Full Faith and Credit Clause, signaling the strong possibility of a reversal; (2) another positive federal court decision finding that sexual orientation discrimination is covered sex discrimination, this time in the context of Title IX; (3) an additional big antidiscrimination development from a Massachusetts state court that found a Catholic school could not discriminate against a gay married man who applied to be the school's food services director; and (4) a bump in the road for Lambda Legal's federal court class action attempting to change Wisconsin's bad policy on birth certificates for the children of married same-sex couples.  Visit le-gal.org to learn more about The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York and to subscribe to LGBT Law Notes, the most comprehensive monthly publication summarizing legal and legislative developments affecting the LGBT community here and abroad.

Discussion of: (1) decisions from appellate courts in Oklahoma and Michigan extending standing for former partners in lesbian couples to seek custody or visitation of children they previously raised together as part of a couple; (2) an important new precedent from a New York federal court holding that all discrimination against transgender people by the government or any agent of the government is presumptively unconstitutional; (3) a ruling out of a Michigan federal court finding that the plaintiffs challenging the state policy for changing their gender on driver licenses sufficiently alleged a constitutionally-protected privacy interest in avoiding disclosure of their transgender status; and (4) two Mississippi Supreme Court justices who believe Obergefell can be ignored. Visit le-gal.org to learn more about The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York and to subscribe to Lesbian/Gay Law Notes, the most comprehensive monthly publication summarizing legal and legislative developments affecting the LGBT community here and abroad.

Discussion of: (1) the latest developments concerning antidiscrimination law for the LGBT community, including the bad news out of Houston, the good news out of New York, and a stamp of approval for the EEOC's latest interpretation of Title VII from a federal judge; (2) an update on marriage equality in Ireland and Italy; (3) how a New York judge handled the dissolution of a Vermont civil union; and (4) a very funny ruling arising out of a gay male couple's plastic surgery.Visit le-gal.org to learn more about The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York and to subscribe to Lesbian/Gay Law Notes, the most comprehensive monthly publication summarizing legal and legislative developments affecting the LGBT community here and abroad.

Discussion of: (1) how the Alabama Supreme Court manufactured a jurisdictional issue in order to deny recognition to a second-parent adoption granted in Georgia; (2) an interesting implied retroactive application of Obergefell in a tenant succession case here in New York; (3) some terrific news out of the Ninth Circuit for transgender individuals seeking refuge in the United States under the Convention against Torture; and (4) an update on the Kim Davis saga since we last recorded in early September. Visit le-gal.org to learn more about The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York and to subscribe to Lesbian/Gay Law Notes, the most comprehensive monthly publication summarizing legal and legislative developments affecting the LGBT community here and abroad.

Discussion of: (1) the latest on the big "religious liberty" challenges to marriage equality, including the Kim Davis saga in Kentucky and a decision out of Colorado in a case concerning a baker's refusal to make a wedding cake for a gay couple; (2) the raid on the Rentboy.com website and the federal charges brought against its owner and employees; (3) a Maryland intermediate appellate court decision finding that a nonbiological mother did not have standing to pursue visitation; and (4) the introduction of the Equality Act by Democrats in Congress over the summer. Visit le-gal.org to learn more about The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York and to subscribe to Lesbian/Gay Law Notes, the most comprehensive monthly publication summarizing legal and legislative developments affecting the LGBT community here and abroad.

Discussion of: (1) the groundbreaking U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ruling that employment discrimination based on sexual orientation is necessarily sex discrimination covered by Title VII; (2) how implementation of the Obergefell marriage equality decision has been going; (3) a new legal theory the Second Circuit opened up for a transgender union member claiming discrimination; and (4) an interesting argument made by a New York gay man's relatives after he died to try and overturn the wishes laid out in his will.Visit le-gal.org to learn more about The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York and to subscribe to Lesbian/Gay Law Notes, the most comprehensive monthly publication summarizing legal and legislative developments affecting the LGBT community here and abroad.

This special edition of the podcast covers the momentous June 26, 2015 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, striking down all remaining state bans on same-sex marriage.  It includes analysis of Justice Kennedy's majority opinion and all of the dissents, as well as discussion of how the decision has been received in the last remaining holdout states and what is next for the LGBT rights movement.Visit le-gal.org to learn more about The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York and to subscribe to Lesbian/Gay Law Notes, the most comprehensive monthly publication summarizing legal & legislative developments affecting the LGBT community here and abroad.

Discussion of: (1) the marriage equality referendum in Ireland on May 22 and some other domestic developments on the marriage equality front; (2) several court decisions from the past month that collectively highlight the diverse legal landscape across the country for same-sex couples with children; (3) a new Title VII ruling involving a fired gay pilot; and (4) the denial of habeas relief handed down to an Idaho prisoner potentially incarcerated for 44 years for HIV exposure. Visit le-gal.org to learn more about The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York and to subscribe to Lesbian/Gay Law Notes, the most comprehensive monthly publication summarizing legal and legislative developments affecting the LGBT community here and abroad.

Discussion of: (1) the blockbuster oral argument on April 28 at the U.S. Supreme Court in the consolidated marriage equality and recognition cases from the Sixth Circuit, plus some minor updates from Kentucky and several of the federal circuits; (2) the mixed big this past month in several significant discrimination and prisoner rights cases involving transgender plaintiffs; and (3) an interesting ruling out of the intermediate appellate court in Kentucky concerning the standing of an ex-partner to intervene in a step-parent adoption after her former lesbian partner got married to a man.Visit le-gal.org to learn more about The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York and to subscribe to Lesbian/Gay Law Notes, the most comprehensive monthly publication summarizing legal and legislative developments affecting the LGBT community here and abroad.

Discussion of: (1) the legislative developments in Utah, Indiana, and Arkansas that dominated the month of March; (2) all of the marriage equality litigation news from the last few weeks, including a look at who will argue before the U.S. Supreme Court at the end of April; (3) an important ruling from the New Jersey Supreme Court that may imperil a high-profile gay hate crime conviction; and (4) an interesting federal court decision about whether Grindr owes a duty of care to users of the gay hookup app.Visit le-gal.org to learn more about The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York and to subscribe to Lesbian/Gay Law Notes, the most comprehensive monthly publication summarizing legal and legislative developments affecting the LGBT community here and abroad.

Discussion of: (1) all of the marriage equality litigation news since mid-February, including late-breaking developments out of Alabama and from the U.S. Supreme Court; (2) two important precedents set in the area of HIV criminalization in February; (3) a couple of breakthroughs out of the New Jersey Superior Court in a lawsuit filed to hold a faith-based conversion therapy provider liable under the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act; and (4) the latest bad news for former Michigan assistant attorney general Andrew Shirvell.Visit le-gal.org to learn more about The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York and to subscribe to Lesbian/Gay Law Notes, the most comprehensive monthly publication summarizing legal and legislative developments affecting the LGBT community here and abroad.

Discussion of: (1) all of the marriage equality litigation news from January through the second week in February, including the announcement of the certiorari grant from the Supreme Court and the latest on the situation in Alabama; (2) an intermediate Michigan appellate court decision rejecting a First Amendment challenge from a former assistant attorney general who posted outrageous and homophobic statements on a blog; (3) a California Supreme Court ruling holding that the state’s sex offender registration law does not violate equal protection when it only mandates registration for certain sexual acts; and (4) a military appeals court voiding a sodomy conviction based on the erroneous exclusion of evidence about a penis-measuring contest among Navy men at Guantanamo. Visit le-gal.org to learn more about The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York and to subscribe to Lesbian/Gay Law Notes, the most comprehensive monthly publication summarizing legal and legislative developments affecting the LGBT community here and abroad.

Discussion of: (1) all of the marriage equality litigation news from the last month of the year, plus the latest developments from Florida, the newest state where same-sex couples have the freedom to marry; (2) a devastating en banc First Circuit ruling for the transgender community that one dissenter compared to Plessy v. Ferguson; (3) a New York parental rights case involving a birth mother that wanted to have it both ways; and (4) a decision from the Rhode Island Supreme Court that dismissed a lawsuit brought by Catholic firefighters upset over being forced to participate in a gay pride parade.Visit le-gal.org to learn more about The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York and to subscribe to Lesbian/Gay Law Notes, the most comprehensive monthly publication summarizing legal and legislative developments affecting the LGBT community here and abroad.

Discussion of: (1) all of the marriage equality litigation news from the last month, including the latest developments on the certiorari petitions filed with the U.S. Supreme Court; (2) a case from New York's highest court involving the criminal law doctrine of repugnancy in the context of a transgender hate crime; (3) a Michigan federal district court striking down that state's ban on benefits for the partners of gay public employees; and (4) an interesting New York ruling involving an exception to the parental presumption for the children of married same-sex couples.Visit le-gal.org to learn more about The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York and to subscribe to Lesbian/Gay Law Notes, the most comprehensive monthly publication summarizing legal and legislative developments affecting the LGBT community here and abroad.

Discussion of: (1) all of the marriage equality litigation news since our last podcast in October, including the Sixth Circuit's long-awaited opinion that has now potentially reopened the door to Supreme Court review; (2) a case involving whether a straight man's sexual orientation has any relevance to whether he sexually abused another man; (3) a groundbreaking decision from the U.S. Office of Special Counsel that the Department of the Army engaged in unlawful discrimination against a transgender employee; and (4) where the 2014 election left the LGBT community.Visit le-gal.org to learn more about The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York and to subscribe to Lesbian/Gay Law Notes, the most comprehensive monthly publication summarizing legal and legislative developments affecting the LGBT community here and abroad.

Discussion of: (1) all of the marriage equality litigation news, and lack thereof, since the beginning of September; (2) a Third Circuit panel's unanimous decision upholding New Jersey's ban on conversion therapy; (3) an interesting parental rights case out of Texas involving two dads that conceived a child via surrogacy; and (4) an unusual lawsuit filed by a white lesbian against a sperm bank that did not send her what she ordered.Visit le-gal.org to learn more about The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York and to subscribe to Lesbian/Gay Law Notes, the most comprehensive monthly publication summarizing legal and legislative developments affecting the LGBT community here and abroad.

Discussion of: (1) all of the marriage equality news since mid-July, including late breaking developments out of Louisiana and the Seventh Circuit; (2) President Obama's amending of important executive orders to protect the LGBT employees of the federal government and federal contractors; (3) an interesting parental rights case out of New Jersey; and (4) a decision involving a gay New York man's disturbing set of allegations against his gym.Visit le-gal.org to learn more about The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York and to subscribe to Lesbian/Gay Law Notes, the most comprehensive monthly publication summarizing legal and legislative developments affecting the LGBT community here and abroad.

Discussion of: (1) all of the marriage equality news since the beginning of June, including the first federal appellate court decision finding that same-sex couples have the right to marry; (2) the disturbing Hobby Lobby ruling from the Supreme Court and what it could mean for the LGBT community; (3) an interesting bankruptcy court decision involving a woman who contracted HIV from her secretly gay husband; and (4) a New Jersey case that has offered a look inside the scary world of gay conversion therapy.Visit le-gal.org to learn more about The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York and to subscribe to Lesbian/Gay Law Notes, the most comprehensive monthly publication summarizing legal and legislative developments affecting the LGBT community here and abroad.

Discussion of: (1) the avalanche of marriage equality news from May; (2) a landmark reversal from the Department of Health and Human Services, overturning its blanket ban on transgender-related surgeries for those on Medicare; (3) an important New York case on the parental rights of spouses; and (4) an interesting ruling from an appellate court in New York about what the crime is when one accidentally murders their sex partner by asphyxiation.Visit le-gal.org to learn more about The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York and to subscribe to Lesbian/Gay Law Notes, the most comprehensive monthly publication summarizing legal and legislative developments affecting the LGBT community here and abroad.

Discussion of: (1) groundbreaking decisions for the transgender community from the highest courts in India and Australia; (2) the latest federal court marriage equality litigation news out of Ohio, Indiana, and the 10th Circuit; (3) an important new interpretation of Title VII's prohibition against sex discrimination; and (4) a discussion of Jo Becker's very controversial new book, Forcing the Spring: Inside the Fight for Marriage Equality.Visit le-gal.org to learn more about The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York and to subscribe to Lesbian/Gay Law Notes, the most comprehensive monthly publication summarizing legal and legislative developments affecting the LGBT community here and abroad.

Discussion of: (1) the latest federal court marriage equality litigation news out of Michigan, Tennessee, the 4th Circuit, the 9th Circuit, and the 10th Circuit; (2) a decision ordering the City of New York to pay for a transgender girl in the foster care system's gender reassignment surgery; (3) a Massachusetts appeals court's affirmance of a jury’s rejection of a gay man’s tort claims against a former partner; and (4) a federal judge's dismissal of a gay man's claims arising out of a public nudity arrest at San Diego Pride in 2011.
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Discussion of: (1) the latest federal district court marriage equality rulings out of Kentucky, Virginia, and Texas (with a note regarding Nevada's appeal at the 9th Circuit); (2) an Idaho Supreme Court decision opening up adoption to same-sex partners; (3) the terrible new anti-gay law signed by the president of Uganda; and (4) a 1st Circuit decision critical of a district court judge that does not believe in bisexuality.
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Discussion of: (1) an important 9th Circuit ruling that classifications drawn on the basis of sexual orientation should be afforded heightened constitutional scrutiny; (2) the latest 10th Circuit marriage equality litigation news; (3) a groundbreaking decision from the Maine Supreme Judicial Court finding that transgender students must be allowed to use the bathrooms that match who they are; and (4) a decision to deny a second-parent adoption in New York that is raising a lot of eyebrows.

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Discussion of: (1) the marriage equality rulings in New Mexico and Utah, as well as the Supreme Court decision to stay the Utah ruling; (2) a Colorado decision finding that a child can have two parents of the same sex; (3) international setbacks in India and Australia; and (4) an Indiana ruling concluding that a gender change does not void an existing marriage.Visit le-gal.org to learn more about The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York and to subscribe to Lesbian/Gay Law Notes, the most comprehensive monthly publication summarizing legal & legislative developments affecting the LGBT community here and abroad. 

In addition to a marriage equality update, discussion of: (1) a 9th Circuit administrative decision treating a federal court law clerk in an Oregon domestic partnership as if she was married for benefits purposes; (2) a Florida Supreme Court case involving the custody rights of a lesbian co-parent who had donated an egg that was fertilized in vitro and implanted in her same-sex partner; and (3) the passage of ENDA in the U.S. Senate. Visit le-gal.org to learn more about The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York and to subscribe to Lesbian/Gay Law Notes, the most comprehensive monthly publication summarizing legal & legislative developments affecting the LGBT community here and abroad.  

In addition to a marriage equality update, discussion of: (1) a Missouri case concerning the (non-) rights of a partner of a deceased highway patrolman to his partner's death benefit; (2) a federal case out of Nevada finding that a child can have two legal mothers; and (3) a case concerning the sexual harassment claims brought by a female subordinate against her gay male supervisor.Visit le-gal.org to learn more about The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York and to subscribe to Lesbian/Gay Law Notes, the most comprehensive monthly publication summarizing legal & legislative developments affecting the LGBT community here and abroad.  

Discussion of: (1) marriage equality litigation news from NJ & Illinois; (2) a South Carolina case concerning sex reassignment surgery performed on an infant; and (3) a 6th Circuit case concerning the claimed free exercise of religion rights of a closely-held corporation objecting to providing health plans covering women's contraceptives. Visit le-gal.org to learn more about The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York and to subscribe to Lesbian/Gay Law Notes, the most comprehensive monthly publication summarizing legal & legislative developments affecting the LGBT community here and abroad.

Discussion of: (1) a 9th Circuit case rejecting a constitutional challenge to the state’s ban on so-called sexual orientation conversion therapy; (2) developments out of New Mexico concerning a wedding photographer’s refusal to participate in a same-sex wedding ceremony and broader marriage equality news; and (3) additional cases demonstrating again the far-reaching impact of the US Supreme Court’s decision in Windsor. Visit le-gal.org to learn more about The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York and to subscribe to Lesbian/Gay Law Notes, the most comprehensive monthly publication summarizing legal & legislative developments affecting the LGBT community here and abroad.

Discussion of: (1) the first case to go to trial involving a hate crimes prosecution under the amended Federal hate crimes law, which now covers sexual orientation and gender identity; (2) a case out of Michigan involving the First Amendment claims of a high school student who made anti-gay comments on Anti-Bullying Day; and (3) two cases out of Michigan invoking the Windsor decision, which involve challenges the state's ban on same-sex couples getting married or jointly adopting children and a domestic partnership benefits statute. Visit le-gal.org to learn more about The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York and to subscribe to Lesbian/Gay Law Notes, the most comprehensive monthly publication summarizing legal & legislative developments affecting the LGBT community here and abroad.

This special edition of the podcast covers the major decisions from the U.S. Supreme Court concerning the Defense of Marriage Act and Proposition 8 in the Windsor and Perry cases, respectively. Visit le-gal.org to learn more about The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York and to subscribe to Lesbian/Gay Law Notes, the most comprehensive monthly publication summarizing legal & legislative developments affecting the LGBT community here and abroad.

Tune in for a brief update on marriage marriage equality developments and discussion of (1) a Florida case concerning whether gay sex qualifies as "sexual intercourse"; (2) a case out of Hong Kong concerning the right of a transgender woman to marry a man; and (3) an Iowa decision ordering the local health department to add the nonbirthing mother's name to the birth certificate of a married lesbian couple's child. Visit le-gal.org to learn more about The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York and to subscribe to Lesbian/Gay Law Notes, the most comprehensive monthly publication summarizing legal & legislative developments affecting the LGBT community here and abroad.

Discussion of: (1) global marriage equality developments; (2) a NJ case concerning the forced resignation of a gay teacher after discovery of sex-related items in his basement; and (3) the certification of a class action attacking Section 3 of DOMA in the context of spousal immigration rights. Visit le-gal.org to learn more about The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York and to subscribe to Lesbian/Gay Law Notes, the most comprehensive monthly publication summarizing legal & legislative developments affecting the LGBT community here and abroad.

Discussion of: (1) U.S. Supreme Court arguments in Prop 8 & DOMA; (2) a 4th Circuit ruling concerning Virginia's anti-sodomy statute; and (3) a case concerning homophobic threats communicated over Facebook. Visit le-gal.org to learn more about LeGaL, The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York, and to subscribe to Lesbian/Gay Law Notes, the most comprehensive monthly publication summarizing legal & legislative developments affecting the LGBT community here and abroad.

Discussion of: (1) the striking down of Austria's second-parent adoption ban; (2) the latest DOMA & Prop 8 developments in the U.S. Supreme Court; and (3) the firing of a lesbian Catholic school employee after she became pregnant through donor insemination. Visit le-gal.org to learn more about LeGaL, The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York, and to subscribe to Lesbian/Gay Law Notes, the most comprehensive monthly publication summarizing legal & legislative developments affecting the LGBT community here and abroad.

Discussion of: (1) a potential advance for transgender inmates seeking gender reassignment surgery; (2) the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to hear a challenge to the Federal requirement that NGOs working on HIV prevention affirmatively oppose prostitution; and (3) a California case involving the presumptive parentage claim of an adoptive parent's former same-sex partner. Visit le-gal.org to learn more about LeGaL, The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York, and to subscribe to Lesbian/Gay Law Notes, the most comprehensive monthly publication summarizing legal & legislative developments affecting the LGBT community here and abroad.

Discussion of: (1) developments for marriage equality/DOMA cases in the U.S. Supreme Court; (2) a Montana case concerning an effort by six same-sex couples to obtain the equivalent of civil unions or domestic partnerships; and (3)  a Wisconsin case concerning whether that State’s domestic partnership law violates its anti-marriage equality amendment passed in 2006. Visit le-gal.org to learn more about LeGaL, The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York, and to subscribe to Lesbian/Gay Law Notes, the most comprehensive monthly publication summarizing legal developments affecting the LGBT community here and abroad.

Discussion of: (1) the impact of the U.S. presidential election and victories at the ballot box for the LGBT community as well as U.S. Supreme Court (non-)developments; (2) a setback for marriage equality litigation in Nevada; (3)  a Canadian case concerning criminal liability for HIV transmission; and (4) a Maine case concerning the bullying & harassment of a transgender student. Visit le-gal.org to learn more about LeGaL, The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York, and to subscribe to Lesbian/Gay Law Notes, the most comprehensive monthly publication summarizing legal developments affecting the LGBT community here and abroad.

Discussion of: (1) the 2nd Circuit's ruling in Windsor striking down Section 3 of the federal Defense of Marriage Act; (2) the first U.S. prosecution of an anti-gay hate crime under the Hate Crimes Prevention Act; and (3) a Kentucky state court ruling that the sexual orientation of a parent cannot alone be a determining factor in a custody decision. Visit le-gal.org to learn more about LeGaL, The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York, and to subscribe to Lesbian/Gay Law Notes, the most comprehensive monthly publication summarizing legal developments affecting the LGBT community here and abroad. Uncategorized, gay, Law, News & Politics, LGBT, Legal

Discussion of: (1) a MA federal court decision ordering gender reassignment surgery for a transgender inmate; (2) a CA case concerning claims that an Avis car rental discount extended to members of two LGBT organizations discriminated against heterosexuals; and (3) a custody dispute of a former NJ same-sex couple where one partner now wishes to relocate a child to Georgia. Visit le-gal.org to learn more about LeGaL, The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York, and to subscribe to Lesbian/Gay Law Notes, the most comprehensive monthly publication summarizing legal developments affecting the LGBT community here and abroad.

Discussion of: (1) more DOMA developments and a loss for marriage equality proponents in Hawaii and (2) a case out of New York concerning New York City's adult zoning ordinance and the First Amendment. Visit www.le-gal.org to learn more about LeGaL, The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York, and to subscribe to Lesbian/Gay Law Notes, the most comprehensive monthly publication summarizing legal developments affecting the LGBT community here and abroad.

Discussion of: (1) the latest developments in connection with ongoing challenges to the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and (2) a case out of New Mexico holding that non-biological, non-adoptive lesbian parent can qualify as a "natural mother." Visit www.le-gal.org to learn more about LeGaL, The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York, and to subscribe to Lesbian/Gay Law Notes, the most comprehensive monthly publication summarizing legal developments affecting the LGBT community here and abroad.

Discussion of: (1) President's Obama's historic announcement of support for marriage equality; (2) 1st Circuit decision striking down Section 3 of DOMA; and (3) New York case concerning whether falsely calling someone gay is still slander per se. Visit www.le-gal.org to learn more about LeGaL, The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York, and to subscribe to Lesbian/Gay Law Notes, the most comprehensive monthly publication summarizing legal developments affecting the LGBT community here and abroad.

Discussion of: (1) landmark ruling from the EEOC applying Title VII to discrimination claims based on gender identity, change of sex, and/or transgender status; (2) a Minnesota case concerning a union-administered employee benefits fund’s decision to drop a transgender woman from coverage after determining her marriage was not valid; and (3) a Mississippi case illustrating yet again some of the dangers for LGBT couples who do not make express their wishes about dividing up assets in the event of a break-up. Visit www.le-gal.org to learn more about LeGaL, The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York, and to subscribe to Lesbian/Gay Law Notes, the most comprehensive monthly publication summarizing legal developments affecting the LGBT community here and abroad.