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'Lawrence v. Texas' Five Years Out: Looking Forward On Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

On April 11, 2008, ACS and Lambda Legal, along with the Georgia Lawyer Chapter of ACS and the Stonewall Bar Association of Georgia, presented a symposium hosted at Emory Law School by the Emory ACS Student Chapter and Emory EGALA on Lawrence v. Texas Five Years Out: Can The Promises Of Liberty And Equality Be Fulfilled? The event was a lively discussion on key constitutional and legal issues affecting the equality, liberty and daily lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.

The second panel of the day was: “Looking Forward On Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity: Where Should The Law Go From Here?”

The panel featured:

  • Jon W. Davidson, Legal Director, Lambda Legal (Real Video / Windows Media)
  • Lynn Hogue, Professor of Law, Georgia State University College of Law (Real Video / Windows Media)
  • Leslye M. Huff, Managing Member of Huff Law, LLC, and Board Member, National Black Justice Coalition (Real Video / Windows Media)
  • Jennifer Levi, Associate Professor of Law, Western New England School of Law; Senior Staff Attorney, Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (Real Video / Windows Media)
  • Moderator, Liz Seaton, Deputy Director of Programs, American Constitution Society for Law and Policy (Real Video / Windows Media)

Discussion (Real Video / Windows Media)

Questions and Answers (Real Video / Windows Media)

Additional video of the event is available here.