ABA Commission on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

12/16/2025

Registration is now open! Join us for the 2026 ABA Joint Spring Meeting from April 22–25, 2026 at the Paradise Point Resort & Spa in beautiful San Diego, CA. 🌴

Connect with six ABA entities and 300+ attorneys, leaders, and advocates from across the nation for an event that amplifies opportunity! Learn more & register now:

https://events.americanbar.org/event/7fb04efa-2382-4694-9046-0898e9ec0b49/regProcessStep1?RefId=social

Participating entities:
Young Lawyers Division • ABA Law Practice Division • ABA Senior Lawyers Division • ABA Solo, Small Firm and General Practice Division • ABA Commission on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity • ABA Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice

12/08/2025

We are so excited to share the launch of this joint guide! The Illinois Guide for Survivors of Conversion Practices is a new resource, offering support for survivors of the harmful practices known as ‘conversion therapy.’ The guide provides survivors, attorneys and mental health practitioners with instructions on how to report harmful practitioners, an overview of individual rights, and options for pursuing civil action! The Trevor Project
The National Center for LGBTQ Rights Equality Illinois

Mental health, legal, LGBTQ+, and survivor-advocacy organizations have come together to release a critical new resource: the Illinois Guide for Survivors of Conversion Practices. This comprehensive guide provides Illinois residents who have experienced harmful conversion therapy with clear informati...

11/13/2025

Today marks the beginning of Transgender Awareness Week. The ABA will always fight for the legal rights of Trans and nonbinary individuals.

https://www.americanbar.org/groups/diversity/sexual_orientation/resources/transgenderrights/

10/22/2025

On , help create a fairer, more inclusive world. Every donation counts! Learn how you can help an ABA Scholar.

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10/16/2025

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10/02/2025

10/02/2025

🌍✊ Today, on the International Day of Non-Violence, we honor the legacy of Mahatma Gandhi and reaffirm our shared commitment to resolving conflict through peace, dignity, and justice.

Non-violence is more than the absence of war—it is the presence of equity, respect, and human rights. As civil rights advocates, we carry forward the call to challenge injustice without hatred and to build a world where peace is power.

Change begins when we choose dialogue over division and compassion over cruelty. Together, we can create a society where justice is pursued without violence and peace becomes the foundation of progress.

10/02/2025

We will forever fight to ensure that not only are LGBTQ+ people never erased from history, but are fully protected under the rule of law!

For some amazing resources:

https://glaad.org/lgbtq-history-month-spotlights-celebrating-unsung-lgbtq-icons/
https://www.npr.org/2025/09/26/g-s1-90442/lgbtq-national-coming-out-day
https://lgbthistorymonth.com/
https://pflag.org/resource/lgbtq-history-month-resources/
https://www.inclusiveemployers.co.uk/awareness-day/lgbt-history-month/
https://www.ala.org/aasl/advocacy/promo/LGBTQ-History-Month

08/05/2025

Chase Strangio, co-director of the LGBTQ & HIV Project at the ACLU, is the first trans lawyer to argue before SCOTUS. Learn his path to law: https://ambar.org/6mc22lhy

06/30/2025

The American Bar Association Commission on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity is seeking nominations for the Stonewall Awards, honoring legal professionals who have made significant contributions to the advancement of LGBTQ+ individuals in the legal profession or to LGBTQ+ legal issues.

Nominations are due by July 7. Learn more:
https://ambar.org/l523vj37

06/30/2025

Erwin Chemerinsky's latest opinion piece in the Los Angeles Times critiques the Supreme Court's decision to uphold Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth in the case of United States v. Skrmetti. He argues that this ruling represents a failure to protect a vulnerable minority and inaccurately applies legal precedent.
📖 Read the full opinion piece HERE ➡️ https://ow.ly/E2TE50WivCn

06/26/2025

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in 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down all state bans on same-sex marriage, legalized it in all fifty states, and required states to honor out-of-state same-sex marriage licenses in the case Obergefell v. Hodges. 🌈