LGBT Advocacy Project
How to Celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride Month (And All Year Round)
by Kayla FreemanJune 13, 2023
As we celebrate moments of jubilance and self-expression during LGBTQ+ Pride Month, we invite you to consider Pride’s significance in 2023 – and how you can contribute to making our community, workplace, and the world a more equitable and affirming place.
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Social Security Benefits Extended to Same-Sex Partner Survivors after Years of Legal Battles
by Sofia ColosimoMay 11, 2022
For decades, LGBTQ partners experienced setbacks in accessing social security benefits upon a partner’s death, often due to discriminatory marriage laws. However, recent legal developments have increased accessibility to these benefits for same-sex couples, declaring the unconstitutionality of previous qualifications and making previously-denied survivors eligible for back pay.
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Honoring the Spirit of Pride Month: Protecting Vulnerable LGBTQ Homeowners
by Sofia ColosimoJune 16, 2020
June is Pride Month: a time to celebrate the LGBTQ community and commemorate the 1969 Stonewall Riots, during which the New York City LGBTQ community pushed back against pervasive homophobia and systemic persecution from law enforcement. This year, Pride Month has already brought about another necessary and long-overdue victory for the LGBTQ community, as we celebrate the recent landmark United States Supreme Court decision protecting employees from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
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CBJC Partners with Goldman Sachs for LGBT Homeowner Stability Clinic
by Amelia DunnellJune 15, 2018
LGBT Homeowner Stability Clinic at City Bar Justice Center When: Thursday, June 28th 12:00 PM – 5:30 PM Where: New York City Bar Association 42 West 44th Street New York, NY 10036 LGBT senior and disabled communities face a particular set of challenges to maintaining financial and legal stability. This can include: isolation based on … Continue reading CBJC Partners with Goldman Sachs for LGBT Homeowner Stability Clinic
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Current Law Allows Transgender People to Serve in the Military
by K. Scott Kohanowski, Esq.July 27, 2017
If adverse action is proposed or taken against a transgender service member in violation of the existing rules of the Department of Defense, such individual is strongly encouraged to consult an attorney familiar with military law.
Read more“We’re Here!” – Addressing Life Planning Needs of LGBT Seniors
by CBJC StaffSeptember 16, 2015
Scenario: Judy is retired and her long-term companion Mavis has been unable to work in her later years because of a disability. They have no children and live alone in a modest co-op apartment that Mavis purchased decades earlier.
Read moreCity Bar Justice Center Launches LGBT Advocacy Project
by CBJC StaffMay 28, 2014
The City Bar Justice Center has launched the LGBT Advocacy Project to provide direct civil legal services to low-income LGBT New Yorkers. Seed money for the initiative has been provided by the Tiger Baron Foundation.
Read moreRussia’s Anti-Gay Legislation and the Sochi Olympics – by K. Scott Kohanowski
by CBJC StaffFebruary 14, 2014
Russia recently passed legislation that bans “propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations among minors.” What speech and activities constitute propaganda are unclear, and the law has been implemented to ban not only gay pride parades but also any demonstration raising awareness of the plight of LGBT people in Russia. The law has had the secondary effect of inciting violence against the LGBT community by placing an official stamp of disapproval on it.
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