The LGBT Bar Association of Wisconsin is an association of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender legal professionals and their allies.  Learn more about who we are and what we do in the About Us section.

Come out to Meet the Bar!

October 24, 2019

5:30p.m. - 7:30p.m.

at

Glass + Griddle

1130 N 9th St, Milwaukee, WI 53233

LGBT BAR NEWS

Thanks to all for Coming Out to our August Happy Hour! Hope to see you again in October!

Wisconsin Ordered to Cover Gender Confirmation Surgery for Two Medicaid Recipients

U.S. District Judge William Conley found that Wisconsin's rule prohibiting Medicaid from paying for gender confirmation surgery violates both the Affordable Care Act and the equal protection rights of transgender Medicaid recipients.

Read more about it here. 

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Thanks to all who came out in support of an amazing event. We hope to put on more presentations like this one with other affinity bar groups, again soon! Stay tuned.

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LGBT BAR MEMBERS MAKE HEADLINES!

Leslie Gutierrez, previously of Whyte HirschBoeck Dudek, now Husch Blackwell, was featured in July 2017 Wisconsin Law Journal for her outstanding legal service.

"WHD’s Gutierrez carefully maps out strategies to aid her clients." By MaryBeth Matzek

Register for free with Wisconsin Law Journal and read more about this amazing attorney, fellow LGBT Bar Member, & Director, here.

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Congratulations to Ruth Irvings, Wisconsin Law Journal 2016 Woman of the Year!!!

Irvings heads Law Journal’s outstanding Women in the Law class. Watch the video below. 

SPOTLIGHT

Amicus Brief

filed in

Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia

Angela B. Harden, Joseph S. Diedrich, and Jeffrey A,. McIntyre of Husch Blackwell, LLP, have filed an Amicus Brief on behalf of several Wisconsin organizations, including the LGBT Bar Association., in Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia. This case questions whether Title VII provides protections for LGBTQ Americans in employment.

The brief can be found

here.

Thanks to those three for their great work!

KNOW YOUR LGBT RIGHTS CARDS ARE HERE!

With support from the City of Milwaukee Equal Rights Commission, The LGBT Bar created Know Your LGBT Rights cards, which are now available at various LGBT resource centers in Milwaukee, and soon Madison. Take a look at the card here...

Creating Diverse and Inclusive Environments in Law Firms      By Jacquie Champagne.

This year the Human Rights Campaign Fund awarded eighty-nine law firms perfect scores for workplace treatment of LGBT individuals. On first blush, this looks like quite an achievement. Read More...