Cleveland-Marshall College of Law

Symposium: The State of LGBT Rights: Ohio, America, and the World

Symposium Handouts

Main Packet

Cleveland/s Declaration of Domestic Partnership Form

ACLU Letter to Louisville HS on Same-Sex Couple attending Prom

HRC Status of U.S. Law Maps:

 
  

Logistics

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When: Friday, October 30, 2009; 1 p.m. - 5:30 p.m, reception immediately following.

Where: Cleveland Marshall College of Law Moot Court Room, 1801 Euclid Avenue (Directions) (Park in the South Garage, not the 19th or 17th Street Garage - More Parking Info)

Free, Public Welcome.

Ohio CLE Credit: Approved for 4 hours of credit

Featuring: Lawyers and other activists speaking about cases and/or legislation they have worked on to further equal rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people. There will also be an overview of the legal status of LGBT persons in other countries. More detailed program description.

Presented by: The Cleveland State University’s Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, CSU Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs, CSU Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Student Services, the Cleveland-Marshall Allies student organization and the Ohio ACLU.

Additional support provided by: American Constitutional Society for Law and Politics Cleveland State Chapter, Cleveland State Law Review, Cleveland-Marshall Law Library, Black Students Law Association (BLSA), Student Bar Association and Women’s Law Students Association.

Questions? Please call (216) 687-9265 or email glbt@csuohio.edu

 

Agenda and Speakers

1:00 - 1:10 p.m.

Welcome & Introduction

Geoffrey Mearns, Dean, Cleveland State University, Cleveland- Marshall College of Law (bio)

1:10 - 2:40 p.m.

National Perspective

Susan Becker, law professor, Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (bio)
Camilla Taylor, senior staff attorney, Midwest Lambda Legal (bio)
Sarah Warbelow, state legislative director, Human Rights Campaign (bio)

2:40 - 3:00 p.m. BREAK - Light Refreshments
3:00 - 4:30 p.m.

State and Local Perspectives

Carrie Davis, staff attorney, ACLU of Ohio (bio)
Lynn Bowman, executive director, Equality Ohio (bio)
Susan Doerfer, executive director, The LGBT Center of Greater Cleveland (bio)
Joe Cimperman, city council member, Cleveland (bio)

 

4:30 - 5:30 p.m.

International Perspective

Paula Ettelbrick, immediate past executive director, International Gay & Lesbian Human Rights Commission (bio)

5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Reception

 

Parking: We suggest our guests park at the Cleveland State South Garage, which is a brand-new fully automated “green” lot. There is a $1 per hour charge with a $6 maximum. The South Garage is located directly east of the Wolstein Center on Carnegie and 21st street. From the South Garage the law school is a block to the north, and a block to the west. For a map please see http://www.csuohio.edu/aboutcsu/campusmap.pdf

If you need special parking accommodations please email Maya.Simek@law.csuohio.edu and we will make every effort to assist.

SA, 10/2009

Cleveland-Marshall College of Law 2121 Euclid Avenue, LB 138, Cleveland, Ohio 44115