Panel Discussions

General Attendance Plenary I:

The Way We Were: Legal Issues in Our Community, A History

Lavender Law celebrates its 20th Anniversary by featuring the wealth of people who were instrumental in starting the LGBT legal movement. This plenary consists of the foremothers and forefathers of the movement, who will provide an inspirational and historical perspective on the LGBT movement in general, and also on 20 years of Lavender Law history.

Moderator: Professor Bill Eskridge, Yale Law School.

Confirmed Speakers: Phyllis Frye, Transgender Legal; Abby Rubenfeld, Vanderbilt Law School, Bridget Wilson, California State Military Reserve.

General Attendance Plenary II:

Bias in the Legal Profession: Intersections of Gender, Race, Nationality, and Sexual Orientation

Moderator: Professor Larry Levine, New York Law School.

Confirmed Speakers: Kim Forde-Mazrui, University of Virginia School of Law; Mia F. Yamamoto, Private Practice.

General Attendance Plenary III:

Legal Issues Facing Our Community in 2008-2012 - Where We're Going and How We Will Keep Winning!

Key leaders of major LGBT advocacy organizations share how they, and their advocacy groups, are working to achieve equality and to identify critical legal issues facing the community in the years ahead.  This plenary will look at the future, from 2008 to 2012, to comport with NLGLA’s new strategic plan.

Moderator: Professor Julie Greenberg, Thomas Jefferson Law School.

Confirmed Speakers: Matthew Coles, American Civil Liberties Union; Jon Davidson, Lambda Legal; Kate Kendell, National Center for Lesbian Rights; Jennifer Levi, Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders; Victoria Neilsen, Immigration Equality; Kathi Westcott, Servicemembers Legal Defense Network.