The Government Law Center at Albany Law School hosted the first of three programs in the series, Transcending Gender, Sex, and the Law, on October 26, 2023. In this program, panelists discussed some of the many challenges that transgender, gender non-conforming, and intersex adults encounter in New York State, the myriad ways in which the legal community, advocacy groups, and state government have worked to address these challenges, and potential strategies for the future.

Participants:

Jillian T. Weiss, Esq. – Law Office of Jillian T. Weiss

Kym Dorsey – S.T.Y.L.E. (Self Turnaround Your Living Environment) and Gender Equality New York

Ezra Cukor – Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund

Charlie Arrowood – Richard C. Failla LGBTQ Commission of the New York Courts and Gender Equality New York

Dena DeFazio ’18 – Barclay Damon and New York State Bar Association, Committee on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Chel Miller (moderator) – Government Law Center at Albany Law School