UC Hastings Outlaw and American Constitution Society present a symposium discussing the sometimes incorporation of transgender, intersex, two-spirit, bisexual and asexual people under the umbrella of "gay rights" or "queer rights" and the distinct legal challenges these populations face.

Legal professionals can earn up to 5.5 CLE credit hours for attending.

See full agenda below or download the flyer.

Presentations and Additional Information:

Becoming a Visible Man, Chapter 1 - Jamison Green

Health and the Law Panel Presentations:

• Matt Wood
• Lisette Lahana
• Stephany Ashley

Transgender Health and the Law

"Feds Revise Medical Rules for Transgender Inmates," Associated Press, October 3, 2011.

Division of Correctional Health Care Services, Hormone Therapy for Transgender Inmate-Patients

Prison Law Office, Supplemental Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus

8:30am -- 9:00am

Check in/ Continental Breakfast

Alphabet Soup: The Road from "Gay" to "LGBTQQAAII2." 9:00 a.m. -- 10:30 a.m.

A discussion of history, definitions, and growing alliances between different identity groups

• Alexandra Byerly, Executive Director, El/La Para TransLatinas
• Jamison Green, President-Elect, World Professional Association for Transgender Health
• Lindasusan Ulrich, Communications Manager/Writer, Horizons Foundation
• Pepito Genoveva Flores, Ph.D.

Family Law 10:45 a.m. -- 11:45am

A discussion about parentage, parenting, marriage, divorce, elder law, and domestic violence issues as they relate to transgender people.

• Judge Albers, San Francisco County Family Court Judge
• Cathy Sakimura, Family Protection Project Director, National Center for Lesbian Rights

Lunch Served

Health Law 12:00 p.m. -- 1:00 p.m.

A discussion of access to and issues surrounding transgender, gender non-conforming and intersex people's access to competent, comprehensive physical and mental health care and insurance coverage

• Lissette Lahana, MSW, LCSW
• Matt Wood, Staff Attorney, Transgender Law Center
• Stephany Ashley, Program Director, St James infirmary

Immigration, Asylum, and Refugee 1:10 p.m. -- 2:10 p.m.

A discussion of issues transgender people face when applying for refugee status, asylum, or immigration.

• Cara Hughes, Publications Director, Organization for Refuge, Asylum, and Migration
• Victor Marquez, Owner, The Marquez Law Group
• Nadia Babella, San Francisco Human Rights Commission LGBT Advisory Committee

Criminal Justice/Prisoner Rights 2:20 p.m. -- 3:20 p.m.

A discussion about recent and changing protections for transgender and intersex inmates, including definitions of and access to appropriate medical/social treatment and appropriate housing.

• Alison Hardy, Senior Staff Attorney, Prison Law Office
• Robin Levi, Human Rights Director, Justice Now
• Miss Major, Executive Director, Transgender Genderqueer/Gender Non-conforming and Intersex Justice Project

 For more information please contact outlaw@uchastings.edu