Gender & Sexuality Law Blog
"A forum for students, faculty and law school alums to discuss current issues in gender and sexuality law.
Author: Katherine Franke and Suzanne Goldberg are professors at Columbia Law School and directors of its Gender & Sexuality Law Program, and Jeannie Chung is a student and Brooklyn Law School.
Blawg Related Categories: Careers • Women in the Law • Civil Rights • Family Law • Brooklyn Law School • Columbia University • Law Professor • Law Student
Recent Posts from Gender & Sexuality Law Blog
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Sexuality and Gender Law Clinic Supports “No-Condoms-as-Evidence-of–Prostitution” Bill
New York’s police and prosecutors should not be permitted to introduce condoms as evidence of prostitution and prostitution-related offenses, according to the students who work in Columbia’s Sexuality and Gender Law Clinic. The Clinic held…
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NY’s Highest Court Refuses to Invalidate State Policy Recognizing Same-Sex Couples’ Out-of-State Marriages
The New York Court of Appeals ruled today that the Westchester County Executive and the New York State Department of Civil Service were within their legal powers when they issued orders requiring relevant public officials…
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Rights of Functional Parents Argued in Clinic Amicus Brief to New York Court of Appeals
The New York Court of Appeals is currently weighing issues of critical importance to families around the state of New York in the matter of Debra H. v. Janice R. The petitioner in the case,…
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Second Parent Adoption Rights in Puerto Rico: Clinic Students Submit Amicus Brief
The Supreme Court of Puerto Rico is currently considering whether Puerto Rico’s laws permit the adoption of a child by a non-biological parent who is the same-sex partner of the child’s legally recognized parent. Such…
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Message to Dems Who Voted for Stupak: You Better Cut Funding for Viagra, Prostate Cancer, Male Infertility & Vasectomies As Well
There is so much to say about what is wrong with the anti-abortion policy that got smuggled into the House’s “health care reform” bill last weekend. Yet The New York Times’ Op-Ed page today contained…
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What Was Going On While Everyone Was Talking About Maine
Unless you were living in a cave you should be aware that a week ago Tuesday the people of Maine decided to pass on marriage rights for same-sex couples. Commentators described it as not only…
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No Vote Today on Marriage in NYS Senate
After a number of speeches in support of a measure honoring military veterans (tomorrow is Veterans’ Day) the New York State Senate suspended public deliberations – or “stands at ease,” in the official language of…
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NY State Senate Live Feed of Debate on Marriage Equality
Follow below a live stream of today’s special session of the New York Senate, during which a vote on marriage equality is expected to take place. The session begins at noon, but we don’t yet…
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Situating The Albany Vote On Marriage Equality In A Larger Frame
This has been a huge week for legislative action on a range of sexual rights – both at the local and national level (marriage equality measures passing in Washington State and Kalamazoo, Michigan, and going…
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Another Step Backwards For Women’s Rights in Italy
Letizia Palumbo is a visiting scholar at Columbia Law School, and a Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Palermo, Department of Politics, Law and Society. This fall at Columbia she is researching the limits of…