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By Darryl Fears Washington Post February 5, 2008 Five years after a gay advocacy group was told that it could no longer use the email, bulletin boards and meeting rooms at the Justice Department, Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey has reversed that decision and issued a revised equal-employment-opportunity policy barring discrimination against any group. Mukasey informed leaders of DOJ Pride last week that the department would give it the same rights as all other DOJ employee organizations, said the group's president, Chris Hook. In a statement, Mukasey said the department will "foster an environment in which diversity is valued, understood and sought" and maintain "an environment that's free of discrimination." DOJ Pride and its 110 members had been barred from holding an annual Gay and Lesbian Pride Month celebration since 2003, when then-Attorney General John D. Ashcroft told the group that the Bush administration observed an unwritten policy of not sponsoring events without a presidential proclamation, Hook said. The group also was told it could not post notices of general meetings and events on department bulletin boards, he said. Read more >> (free registration required) To visit the DOJ Pride website, click here. Attention Students: ABA Law Student Division Seeks Liaison to SOGI CommissionAmong other entity liaison positions, the ABA Law Student Division (LSD) is seeking a liaison to the ABA Commission on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI). The application process can be found on the Law Student Division website. Applicants must be current members (in good standing) of the ABA and the Law Student Division. In addition to the written application, all applicants are interviewed via telephone by their regional circut governor and results of those interviews are attached to the liaison application. The review committee announced the appointments in Mid-May. The postmark deadline for applications is February 15, 2008. Lavender Law 2008 - San FranciscoSubmit a Proposal TODAY!
Lavender Law 2008—San Francisco, the 20th Anniversary Celebration of Lavender Law, will feature two dozen workshops on cutting-edge legal issues affecting LGBT individuals and the community on Friday, September 5th and Saturday, September 6th. Topics covered in past conferences included practical litigation and transactional skills, constitutional law developments, estate planning and drafting, employment discrimination, HIV/AIDS, immigration, domestic violence, the Solomon Amendment and other LGBT law student group management issues, "Don't Ask, Don't Tell and other military matters, and issues affecting out legal practitioners in the profession from solo practice to large firms. The deadline for proposals is March 1st. Please click here to quickly and easily submit your online workshop proposal. Upcoming Regional EventsA new feature for NLGLA members, check out the Event Calendar in the NLGLA Online Community. Send us your events to reach a broader base of interested individuals. To view all the upcoming events, login to the NLGLA Online Community using your username and password, click on "Event Calendar" in the navigation bar, and start browsing! Questions? Please contact Jennifer. Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom (BALIF) BALIF and LGBT History at the GLBT Historical Society Join us for an evening of LGBT and BALIF history at The GLBT Historical Society. The Historical Society will have two exhibitions on display: (1) "Out Ranks: GLBT Military Service from World War II to the Iraq War" - the world's first major retrospective of LGBT veterans; and (2) "Chuck Arnett: Lautrec in Leather" - a look back at one of San Francisco's most controversial and important LGBT artists. There will be light refreshments, and the Historical Society will provide private tours of the archives to attendees. Historical BALIF materials will also be available for viewing. Come out and celebrate BALIF's history and the history of our larger LGBT community at this very special event. Contact Shay Gilmore, social@balif.org, for more details. Want to feature your events in the NLGLA newsletter and in the NLGLA Online Community Event Calendar? Click here to submit an event. NLGLA Membership Becoming a member of NLGLA is quick and easy - and renewing your dues is even easier! Safely pay your member dues with a credit card through our secure website. Read all about NLGLA Membership on our website (includes links for becoming a member and renewing dues) |
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