Message From the Chair

Welcome to the FBA’s LGBTQ+ Law Section! I am excited to, with my fellow Board members, continue our work of providing educational and networking opportunities for LGBTQ+ law students and practitioners across the country.

While our Section continues to grow, our mission remains the same: to create an open, inclusive, and engaging space for all federal practitioners–LGBTQ+ and allies alike. The Section strives to provide timely discussions on areas of law where LGBTQ+ legal rights are at issue. We aim to provide high quality content to our members on these issues and to partner with other parts of the FBA and external organizations to help us make this happen. We have hosted fantastic webinars and will continue to provide quality programming to our members. We have several events in the works for the coming year, including both informal gatherings and informational webinars. Stay tuned!

We continue to publish our Section’s newsletter, OUTside Influence, several times per year. If you are looking to publish, have a LGBTQ+ legal issue you want to discuss, or just want to contribute, please send us your content, or contact us for more information!

Our Section will also continue to focus on providing high-quality benefits to our members. We hope to offer more opportunities for practitioners to meet each other. The LGBTQ+ legal community is vast and diverse, and we must do what we can to support each other, especially during these trying times.

If you would like to get more involved with the Section, please reach out to any of us on the Board. We welcome your participation on panels, submissions for our newsletter, or just thoughts you have for how to make our Section better.

I look forward to a productive and interesting year!

Mario M. Choi
LGBTQ+ Law Section Chair

Resources

Law Student Externship - Fall 23 & Spring 24

The Federal Bar Association LGBTQ+ Law Section, with funding from the Foundation of the Federal Bar Association, has established a program for two law students to work as in-house legal externs at Lambda Legal during the Fall Semester 2023 and Spring Semester 2024. Lambda Legal is a national organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and everyone living with HIV through impact litigation, education, and public policy work. Select the above title for more information, including the link to apply.