The LGBTQ+ Law Section is the LGBTQ+ law resource for the State Bar of Texas and its members. The Section is open to all lawyers, judges, law students, and paralegals who have an interest in laws that pertain to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer persons, as well as persons living with HIV.
Whether your interest is related to specific client needs (from individual rights to businesses seeking resources for their diversity programs) or general information, the LGBTQ+ Law Section can provide you with excellent resources through our networking opportunities, continuing legal education programs, case law updates, newsletters, and listserv.
Our purpose:
- Promote the study of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ+) and HIV law.
- Study and report on laws, decisions, and governmental regulations as they may affect the rights, responsibilities, and needs of LGBTQ+ people, as well as persons who are living with HIV.
- Provide a common meeting ground and forum for members of the profession interested in the legal problems of people who are LGBTQ+, as well as people who are living with HIV.
- Support student organizations and the study of LGBTQ+ and HIV law in law schools across Texas that are consistent with the purpose of this Section
- Take action regarding these matters, subject to these bylaws and the laws, rules, and regulations of the State of Texas.