Save the date for the 2025 Transgender Law Institute!

Save the date for the Transgender Law Institute (TLI), a collaborative initiative between the LGBTQ Bar and the leadership of the National Trans Bar Association. It is a participatory space where lawyers, law students, and activists invested in or interested in learning more about the issues facing the trans community can build community and ideate for collective action. The TLI will be open to all approved attorneys and law students.

The TLI will be taking place during the first day of Lavender Law on July 28th from 2:00 – 5:30 pm in New York City. This year’s TLI will empower attendees to collectively build our trans agenda. Here’s a preview of our panels and speakers:

• Trans History Primer – this primer will provide an overview of transgender history through an abolitionist lens, giving important context for us as we collectively build our trans agenda
  • Whit Washington, senior Attorney at Lambda Legal
• Leveraging the State: How to Use Existing Structures to Further Our Goals – this panel will discuss ways to use existing mechanisms (such as litigation and lobbying) to advance the trans rights movement and provide space for attendees to brainstorm how to incorporate these methods into their work
  • Charlie Arrowood, senior counsel with the New York State Unified Court System’s Richard C. Failla LGBTQ Commission
  • Kennedy Felder, The Legal Aid Society’s LGBTQ+ Law & Policy Unit
  • Andrea Segovia, field and policy coordinator at the Transgender Education Network of Texas
• Beyond the State: Working Creatively to Further Our Goals – this panel will explore creative ways to further the trans rights movement and will provide space for attendees to brainstorm how to incorporate these methods into their work
  • Kendra Albert, partner at Albert Sellers LLP
  • Cynthia Conti-Cook, Collaborative Research Center for Resilience and civil rights attorney
  • Tamika Spellman, executive director of Grammy’s Place and activist

Afterwards, join us for our post-TLI social! Details forthcoming.