Gender & Sexuality Law Blog

Sexuality and Gender Law Clinic Files Brief in Trump’s Transgender Military Ban Case Media Contact: Public Affairs at publicaffairs@law.columbia.edu or 212-854-2650  New York, July 5, 2018—President Trump’s ban on military service by transgender individuals runs counter to decades of well-settled judicial decisions forbidding the government from entrenching sex stereotypes in law, according to an amicus brief filed July 3 […]

A Message from the Center for Gender & Sexuality Law In Honor of the Columbia Law School Class of 2018 May 14, 2018 – The Center for Gender & Sexuality Law is thrilled to bestow our congratulations upon the Columbia Law School Class of 2018. At the core of our work as a Center, we […]

This Spring, the Center for Gender & Sexuality Law is pleased to welcome an exciting cohort of Visiting Faculty, who will be working in residence with our team at Columbia Law School this semester.  Our visitors, Professors Sahar Aziz, Suzanne Kim, and Melissa Murray, will be engaged in programming with students and faculty at Columbia […]

Media Advisory:  Columbia Law School Scholars Professor Katherine Franke and Elizabeth Reiner Platt are available for expert commentary on Supreme Court of the United States Hearing of Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. vs. Colorado Civil Rights Commission; arguments to be heard on Tuesday, December 5th, 2017. Press Contacts: Liz Boylan Associate Director, Center for Gender & Sexuality Law, […]

Cross-Posted to Medium It is with great sadness that we honor the passing of Edie Windsor, victorious marriage-equality plaintiff in United States v. Windsor and long-time leader in the LGBT community.  We had the privilege of welcoming Edie to Columbia Law School in February 2014 as the keynote speaker for the Center for Gender & […]

This Summer, Tamar Katz Peled joined the Center for Gender & Sexuality Law as a Visiting Scholar.  I spoke with Tamar 2 weeks ago about her research, and her plans for pursuing further inquiry and advocacy work in her primary field of study: reproductive surrogacy, and reproductive access in legal and social contexts.  Below is […]

Cross-posted to Medium. New York, June 13, 2017–Columbia Law School’s Sexuality and Gender Law Clinic released a comprehensive country conditions report documenting the serious risks LGBT people in Guyana face. The report, Documentation of Country Conditions Regarding the Treatment of Gay Men, Lesbians, Bisexuals, and Transgender Individuals in Guyana, which can be filed as an index by […]

Cross-posted to Medium. In a significant gender equality ruling, the Supreme Court today struck down a federal immigration law that made it harder for fathers than mothers to pass their U.S. citizenship on to their children. Current immigration law discriminates between citizen fathers and citizen mothers whose children are born abroad. The Court recognized the […]

The Center for Gender and Sexuality Law at Columbia Law School invites applications for sabbatical visitors for the 2017-2018 academic year to undertake research, writing and collaboration with Center faculty and students in ways that span traditional academic disciplines. The CGSL welcomes applications from faculty from any field who are interested in spending a semester or the […]

Press Release: March 23, 2017 From: Columbia Law School, The Public Rights/Private Conscience Project Subject: EEOC Proposed Guidance Shows We Can Protect Religious Freedom & LGBTQ Rights Contact: Liz Boylan, eboyla@law.columbia.edu, 212.854.0167 March 23, 2017: While the President and Congress consider acts to expand religious exemptions at the expense of LGBTQ and other rights, a proposed […]