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9/15/2022
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM EST

 Deadnaming, Misgendering, and Healthcare Exclusions: Learn How to Advocate for the Transgender Community
September 15, 2022 from 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM EST
(1.5 CLE Credits Areas of Professional Practice) 
$25 for members/ $50 Non-members

Join us for a lunch conversation with Kyla Bender-Baird, visiting Assistant Professor of Legal Studies and Sociology at Kenyon College, Ezra Cukor, Senior Staff Attorney at the Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund, and Kyle S. Rapiñan, from the Law Enforcement Bureau of the New York City Commission on Human Rights, who will provide a theoretical understanding of the construct of gender; share novel empirical research on best practices for representing transgender clients; and provide guidance on how to prosecute common actionable discrimination cases involving gender identity including deadnaming, misgendering, sexual harassment and provision of health care benefits.
Focused on the greater New York metropolitan area, LeGaL is dedicated to improving the administration of the law, ensuring full equality for members of the LGBT community, promoting the expertise and advancement of LGBT legal professionals, and serving the larger community.
 
Co-Sponsored by LeGal: Focused on the greater New York metropolitan area, LeGaL is dedicated to improving the administration of the law, ensuring full equality for members of the LGBT community, promoting the expertise and advancement of LGBT legal professionals, and serving the larger community. LeGaL has the honor of being one of the oldest and largest LGBTQ+ bar associations in the entire country. For more information about joining, please visit: www.lgbtbarny.org.