Gender+ Justice Initiative
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Gender and the Law Journal Symposium

Friday, March 21, 2025 | 9:00AM – 5:30PM | In-Person Event | Gewirz Student Center 12th Floor, Georgetown University Law Center

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Hosted by Georgetown Journal of Gender and the Law, and Gender+ Justice Initiative

Welcome to The Georgetown Journal of Gender and the Law’s 2025 Biennial Symposium on Gender and Sexuality Law!

Join us at Georgetown University Law Center, Gewirz 12 for this timely and urgent event focusing on current attacks on LGBTQIA+ youth rights within the legal landscape. This symposium brings together leading scholars, practitioners, and activists to discuss the latest developments in and challenges to LGBTQIA+ youth rights.

This event will include panel discussions, a keynote speech delivered by independent LGBTQ+ journalist Erin Reed, and networking opportunities. A free buffet lunch will be provided as well as a post-event happy hour with beer, wine, and light snacks.

Whether you are a law student, attorney, or are just passionate about protecting LGBTQIA+ youth rights, this event will offer valuable insights and connections. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to learn about one of the most significant civil rights issues of our time and support student-led scholarship.

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Program

9 AM – 9:10 AM (10 mins)

Opening remarks by GJGL Team

9:10 AM – 10:20 AM (70 mins)

Moderated by Harper Seldin (he/him), Senior Staff Attorney at the ACLU LGBTQ & HIV Project

Speakers:

Avatara Smith-Carrington (they/them), Assistant Counsel, NAACP Legal Defense Fund

Jona Tanguay (they/them), President, GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ+ Equality

Kristen Loveland (she/her), Counsel, Akin Gump

10:30 AM – 11:40 AM (70 mins)

Moderated by Professor Allegra McLeod (she/her), Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center

Speakers:

Victoria Kirby York (she/they), Director of Public Policy And Programs, National Black Justice Coalition

Daniel Mach (he/him), President, ACLU Program on Freedom of Religion and Belief

Alexandra Brodsky (she/her), Senior Attorney, Public Justice Students’ Civil Rights Project

11:50 AM – 1:00 PM (70 mins)

Delivered by Erin Reed (she/her), independent LGBTQ+ journalist.

Erin Reed is a transgender journalist based in Washington, D.C.. She tracks LGBTQ+ legislation around the United States for her subscription newsletter, ErinInTheMorning .com. Her work has been cited by the AP, Reuters, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and many more major media outlets. You can follow her on Bluesky @ErinInTheMorning.Com and on TikTok @ErinInTheMorn.

1:10 PM – 2:20 PM (70 mins)

Moderated by Brittany Mobley (she/her), Deputy Director, Juvenile Services Project at the DC Public Defender Service

Speakers:

Currey Cook (he/him), Senior Counsel and Director, Youth in Out of Home Care Project, Lambda Legal

Amy Leipziger (she/her), Project Director, Urban Justice Center’s Free to Be Youth Project

Danielle “Danny” King (he/she/they), Senior Youth Policy Counsel, National Center for Lesbian Rights

2:30 PM – 3:40 PM (70 mins)

Moderated by Professor Michele Goodwin (she/her), Linda D. & Timothy J. O’Neill Professor of Constitutional Law and Global Health Policy, Georgetown University Law Center

Speakers:

Sasha Buchert (she/her), Director, Trans and Nonbinary Rights Project, Lambda Legal

Antonio Ingram II (he/him), Senior Counsel, NAACP Legal Defense Fund

Lauren Pruitt (she/her), Legal Director, FreeState Justice

Shanay Watson-Whittaker (she/her), Director, Michigan Campaigns, Reproductive Freedom for All

3:50 PM – 5 PM (70 mins)

Moderated by Professor Naomi Mezey (she/her), Agnes Williams Sesquicentennial Professor of Law and Culture, Georgetown University Law Center

Speakers:

Professor Anansi Wilson (he/they), Visiting Associate Professor of Law, Kansas University School of Law

Professor Noa Ben-Asher (they/them), Professor of Law, St. John’s University School of Law

Professor Diane Kemker (she/her), Visiting Professor, Southern University Law Center

Join our post-event happy hour and reception where speakers and attendees can mingle and network.

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