Legal Lgbt Podcast

Listen to our breaking Decision Day Episode of the LeGaL LGBT Podcast, where we hear directly from Professor Art Leonard and LeGaL Executive Director Eric Lesh on what happened at the Supreme Court in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia.

Eric Lesh, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY and Professor Art Leonard of New York Law School, discuss three important cases from the June edition of LGBT Law Notes.  Federal Court Rules That Montana Violated Due Process and Equal Protection Guarantees by Forcing Gay Man to Register as Sex Offender for Consensual Teenage Sex; Fourth Circuit Rules Prisoners Have No Privacy Interest in Their HIV Information; West Virginia Federal Court Refuses to Dismiss Challenges to Insurance Plan Exclusions of Coverage for Transgender Health Care.

Eric Lesh, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY and Professor Art Leonard of New York Law School, discuss three important cases involving transgender and nonbinary litigants from the May edition of LGBT Law Note.

Eric Lesh, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY speaks with the Brennan Center's Alicia Bannon about the stunning lack of judicial diversity on state high courts. We also chat with former host of this podcast, Matthew Skinner about his work to achieve LGBTQ fairness in New York State courts. Finally, we chat with the Co-Chair of the LGBT Bar of New York's Judiciary Committee, Janice Grubin, about how lawyers can get involved in the process of screening candidates for judicial office or seeking office themselves. 

Eric Lesh, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY and Professor Art Leonard of New York Law School, discuss three important LGBT rights cases from the April edition of LGBT Law Notes. Justice Department Explains That Bostock Ruling Informs Interpretation of Federal Sex Discrimination Laws Beyond Title VII; 2nd Circuit Finds Vimeo Immune from Liability for Kicking SOCE Promoter Off its Internet Platform; 6th Circuit Panel Says University Professor May Have 1st Amendment Right to Misgender Transgender Students    

Eric Lesh, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar Association of New York, speaks with Director of the ACLU LGBT & HIV Project, James Esseks, about the recent Supreme Court ruling in favor of LGBTQ workers and the religious exemption case, currently pending before SCOTUS, that could blow a constitutional hole in our nation's civil rights laws.  

Eric Lesh, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY speaks with The Asian American Bar Association of New York's Chris Kwok and Everytown For Gun Safety's Kaegan Mays-Williams about the surge of hate directed at Asian Americans and the problem of racially-motivated gun violence.   

Eric Lesh, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY speaks with Lambda Legal's Sasha Buchert and political consultant, Brian Derrick, about what's in the Equality Act and how to pass it. Follow Sasha Buchert on Twitter: @sahsabuchert Follow Brian Derrick on Instagram: @BrianDerrick_  

Eric Lesh, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY and Professor Art Leonard of New York Law School, discuss three important LGBT rights cases from the March edition of LGBT Law Notes.  

Eric Lesh, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY speaks with Richard Saenz, Senior Attorney, and the Criminal Justice and Police Misconduct Strategist at Lambda Legal, about his litigation and policy work on behalf of incarcerated LGBTQ people.  

Eric Lesh, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY and Professor Art Leonard of New York Law School, discuss three important LGBT rights cases from the February edition of LGBT Law Notes.   Biden Administration Declares Pro-LGBTQ+ Policies from Day One; Moves Quickly to Repeal Transgender Military Service Ban Colorado Supreme Court Revises Common Law Marriage Rules to Reflect Social Change and Same-Sex Marriages Federal Court Enjoins HHS & EEOC From Requiring Catholic Plaintiffs to Perform or Provide Gender Transition Services

Eric Lesh, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY speaks with Professor Anthony Kries of Georgia State University College of Law about President Joe Biden's early actions to protect LGBTQ people from discrimination and end the transgender military ban. Prof. Kries also discusses the forward looking Biden LGBTQ legislative agenda, judicial nominations, and more. 

Eric Lesh, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY and Professor Art Leonard of New York Law School, discuss three important LGBT rights cases from the November edition of LGBT Law Notes. Eleventh Circuit Fractures Over Eighth Amendment Standards for Treatment of Transgender Prisoner 9th Circuit Panel Remands HIV/AIDs Plan Enrollees’ Discriminatory Affordable Care Act Claim Where CVS Plan Manager Required Obtaining HIV/AIDS Drugs Only Through a CVS-Designated Pharmacy. N.Y. Appellate Division 2nd Department Overrules Precedent, Holding False Imputation of Homosexuality is not Defamatory Per Se  

Eric Lesh, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY and Professor Art Leonard of New York Law School, discuss three important LGBT rights cases from the November edition of LGBT Law Notes. Federal Appeal Court Rules Laws Against Conversion Therapy Using Solely Speech Violate the First Amendment Kansas Supreme Court Creates Broad Path for Unmarried Lesbian Co-Parents to Seek Parental Rights Passport Denial Violates Transgender Man’s Equal Protection Rights

Eric Lesh, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY, speaks with Lambda Legal Senior Attorney Omar Gonzalez-Pagan about how the election of the Biden-Harris ticket will impact the legal rights of  LGBTQ+ individuals. 

Eric Lesh, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY and Professor Art Leonard of New York Law School, discuss three important LGBT rights cases from the October edition of LGBT Law Notes. 9th Circuit Panel Unanimously Affirms Citizenship Ruling for Child of Gay Male Couple Federal Court Temporarily Blocks New York State from Requiring a Religious Adoption Agency to Provide Services to Married Same-Sex Couples Federal Courts Allow Plaintiffs to Extend Bostock to Equal Pay Act Claims and Employment Benefits  

Eric Lesh, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY speaks with Sharon McGowan, Chief Strategy Officer and Legal Director at Lambda Legal about Amy Coney Barrett's record and what her confirmation would mean for the future of LGBT rights litigation. 

Eric Lesh, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY and Professor Art Leonard of New York Law School, discuss three important LGBT rights cases from the October edition of LGBT Law Notes. District Court Allows HIV-Positive Services Members to Maintain Discrimination Lawsuit Against the Pentagon Lambda Legal Wins Ruling in Favor of Social Security Spousal Benefits for Some Surviving Same-Sex Partners Lambda Legal Wins Preliminary Injunction Against Key Provisions of Trump Administration’s Gutting of Affordable Care Act Protections    

Eric Lesh, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY, discusses court packing, Amy Coney Barrett's record, fighting her confirmation in the Senate, and more with Demand Justice's Chief Counsel, Christopher Kang. Demand Justice is a progressive movement fighting to restore the ideological balance and legitimacy of the federal courts by advocating for reform and vigorously opposing extreme nominees.

Eric Lesh, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY discusses Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's loss, legacy, and LGBT record with LeGaL President Kristen Browde, New York Law School Professor Art Leonard, and Managing Director of the Brennan Center's Democracy Program Alicia Bannon.