LGBT Bar NY Podcast LeGaL - LGBT Bar of New York

Shain Filcher, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY, and Professor Emeritus Art Leonard of New York Law School, discuss nationwide cases from the September 2023 edition of LGBT Law Notes, including a win for transgender athletes in Idaho and a landmark settlement with the Broome County Jail, in Broome County New York.
To hear Makyyla speak about what the settlement in her case means both for her and the transgender community at large, visit 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rPepj7XrnE

Shain Filcher, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY, sits down with Leslie Allen, Deputy Director of Legal Services at the Anti-Violence Project, and Audacia Ray, Director of Community Organizing and Public Advocacy at the Anti-Violence Project, to discuss escalating hate violence against the LGBTQ+ community, a groundbreaking, nationwide study surveying safety in queer spaces, and the loss of O'Shae Sibley. To access the study, visit https://protectsafespaces.org/.

Shain Filcher, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY, and Professor Emeritus Art Leonard of New York Law School, discuss nationwide cases from the August 2023 edition of LGBT Law Notes, including a setback for transgender and nonbinary youth accessing gender affirming healthcare, whether a guidance counselor can be treated as a minister for employment purposes at a Catholic high school, and sports bans in Arizona.

Shain Filcher, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY, and Professor Emeritus Art Leonard of New York Law School, discuss nationwide cases from the July 2023 edition of LGBT Law Notes, including public accommodation law updates, employment discrimination, protections for collegiate athletes being harassed due to their actual or perceived sexual orientation, and a recent win to protect access to gender affirming healthcare for minors.

In response to 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, the LGBT Bar NY is hosting a special episode to examine the initial impact of the ruling on LGBTQ+ people. Shain Filcher, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY, and Professor Emeritus Art Leonard of New York Law School sat down to discuss this historic 6-3 SCOTUS decision in favor of a prospective wedding website designer who did not want to create wedding announcement websites for LGBTQ+ couples seeking to announce their upcoming nuptials. 

Shain Filcher, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY, and Professor Emeritus Art Leonard of New York Law School, discuss nationwide cases from the June 2023 edition of LGBT Law Notes, including protections for incarcerated transgender people and people living with HIV. Special guest Parker Rose Wingate stops by to discuss her recent publication examining gender-affirming healthcare as symbolic speech entitled to First Amendment protections. 
To read Parker's article, visit
https://lawandinequality.org/article/trans-bodies-trans-speech/