Committee on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Welcome The Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Committee of the Individual Rights and Responsibilities Section works to protect and advance the rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) persons by educating the legal profession, by developing, implementing and disseminating policies supporting equal justice under law without regard to one’s sexual orientation or gender identity, and by filing amicus curiae briefs. For more information on the Committee’s work, or to join the Committee, contact the Section office. Leadership Profiles Courtney Joslin (Co-chair) joslin@nclrights.org Mary L. Bonauto (Vice Chair) mbonauto@glad.org Barrett Brick (Vice Chair) barrett.brick@fcc.gov Kylar W. Broadus (Vice Chair) broadusk@lincoln.edu Kelli M. Evans (Vice Chair) kevans@cdsusa.org Bruce E. Hopson (Vice Chair) bhopson@swell.net Glenn Stover (Vice Chair) glenn@stoverlaw.net Richard J. Podell (Liaison) rjpodell@sbcglobal.net Reports with Recommendations The Committee on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity helped create the following Report with Recommendation on second parent adoption, passed by the ABA House of Delegates at the 2003 ABA Annual Meeting in San Francisco, Calif.: 2003 Second Parent Adoption Report with Recommendation The Committee on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity helped create the following Report with Recommendations on civil marriage, passed by the ABA House of Delegates at the 2003 ABA Midyear Meeting in San Antonio, Tex.: 2003 Civil Marriage Report with Recommendations All Related Section-sponsored ABA Policies Awards At the 2003 ABA Annual Meeting, the Committee on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity received the Section Committee Excellence Award, "For its exemplary leadership in advancing the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered persons, contributing vitally to American Bar Association civil and human rights policy, and furthering the Section's mission of providing leadership to the legal profession in protecting and advancing human rights, civil liberties, and social justice." Full Text of Award   Publications   PRIVACY NOTICE The material contained in this American Bar Association listing is protected by copyright and is solely intended for the individual and private use of ABA members in a manner that is consistent with the ABA's mission, goals, and activities. All other use is strictly prohibited without prior written authorization from the ABA. Prohibited use includes but is not limited to the copying, renting, leasing, selling, distributing, transmitting or transfer of all or any portions of the material, or use for any other commercial and/or solicitation purposes of any type, or in connection with any action taken that violates the ABA's copyright. The material is not to be used for any mass communications and may be used only for one-to-one member communication. For information concerning appropriate use of the material, contact the ABA Service Center at 1.800.285.2221.