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Week of March 23, 2009

2 Events:Transgender Issues in America and Meet the Bar

Transgender Issues in America

When:  Wednesday March 25th at 3:00 

Where:  Room C20

Description: A three panel discussion group will talk about transgender issues on a local and national level as well as discuss the history and current state of ENDA, the national Employment Rights bill that would give employment protections to the GLBT community.

Speakers:

Casey Schwartz is a Transgender Youth Specialist at Howard Brown’s Broadway Youth Center and a recipient of the Windy City Times 30 Under Thirty Award. He speaks locally and nationally educating service providers, community members and young people on transgender issues and is committed to empowering the transgender youth of today.    

Bill Borah is an attorney specializing in LGBT rights and the rights of HIV positive  persons. He is the intended recipient of the 2008 Community Leadership Award from the Illinois State Bar Association given by the ISBA’s Committee on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI).  He is the recipient of the Howard Brown Medical Center Volunteer of the Year award in 1995 and 1996.

Chris Clark is a senior staff attorney in the Midwest Office of Lambda Legal and a specialist in LGBT rights and HIV positive person's rights with substantial knowledge about ENDA (Employment Non-Discrimination Act), a congressional bill that would give  employment protections to members of the LGBT community. He was also instrumental in the debate and successful vote to endorse House Bill 101, a sexual orientation amendment to the Illinois Human Rights Act.

Meet the Bar

When:  Friday March 27th at 6:00-8:00

Where:  3349 N. Halsted Street, Chicago, Illinois, 60657  (Roscoe and Halsted)

Description: Meet the Bar is a social networking event where lawyers, law students, and judges meet in a relaxed atmosphere. LAGBAC members enjoy complimentary cocktails from 6-8pm and nonmembers and guests do so for $5.

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