This panel aims to showcase the work of junior scholars who are all working in areas of sexual orientation and the law but who have an interdisciplinary approach to their work that draws from the humanities, psychology, public health, or other areas of the law that are normally not associated with sexual orientation jurisprudence.
Speakers: Nan Hunter, Sonja Shield, Douglas NeJaime, Sylvia A. Law
Academics/Scholars Interest
Junior Scholars Forum
The objective of this panel is to encourage the development of the next generation of sexual orientation and gender identity scholarship by fostering cross-generational support and feedback from experts in the field. Topics from papers selected include the intersection of race, gender, and sexual orientation discrimination; the treatment of transsexual and intersexed prisoners; and the effect of marriage rules on children conceived via assisted reproductive technology.
Speakers: Taylor Flynn, James McGrath, Clifford J. Rosky, Erin Buzuvis, Russell RobinsonNew Directions in Queer Legal Scholarship
This panel aims to showcase the work of junior scholars who are all working in areas of sexual orientation and the law but who have an interdisciplinary approach to their work that draws from the humanities, psychology, public health, or other areas of the law that are normally not associated with sexual orientation jurisprudence.
Speakers: Bennett Capers, Elizabeth Glazer, Darren Rosenblum, Dean Spade, Gowri RamachandranSocial Science Research and LGBT Litigation & Legislation
This workshop will bring together social scientists discussing new findings relevant to LGBT policy issues and attorneys discussing how they have used empirical data in both legislative work and litigation on LGBT rights. Panelists will examine anti-discrimination law, family law, and military policy. Participants will learn how best to incorporate the latest research into their advocacy.
Moderator: Brad SearsSpeakers: Aaron Belkin, Gary Gates, Kathi Westcott, Sharon McGowan