National Center for Lesbian Rights
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National Center for Lesbian Rights is a non-profit organization founded in 1977 by lesbian attorneys Roberta Achtenberg and Donna Hitchens.[1]
National Center for Lesbian Rights manipulates the courts using strategic litigation.[2]
Challenge Transgender Ban in Military
National Center for Lesbian Rights and GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) filed a lawsuit[3] challenging President Donald Trump’s transgender military ban in August 2017. From their press release:[4]
- "In June 2016, after comprehensive review of the issue by military experts and others, the Department of Defense announced that transgender people could serve openly in all branches of the U.S. military. The Department concluded that the ban served no legitimate purpose and that open service by transgender people would serve the military’s best interests. Since that time, thousands of transgender service members have begun to serve openly.
- “Trump’s directive to exclude transgender people from military service has created a tidal wave of harms that have already been felt throughout our armed services. Transgender service members have been blindsided by this shift and are scrambling to deal with what it means for their futures and their families,” said Shannon Minter, a transgender legal expert and NCLR Legal Director. “The President’s mistreatment of these dedicated troops will serve only to weaken and demoralize our armed forces.”
- “The Commander in Chief has said that transgender service members — people who have served our nation with honor and distinction — are no longer welcome to serve. This unjustifiable reversal of policy is devastating to these soldiers and harmful to our country. These plaintiffs put their lives on the line every day for all of us. We can’t afford to lose a single one of them,” said Jennifer Levi, Director of GLAD’s Transgender Rights Project.
Open Society Award Recipient
National Center for Lesbian Rights has received several grants from the Open Society Foundation.[5],[6]
The Transgender Health Policy Collaborative, a joint project with the Transgender Law Center and the National Center for Lesbian Rights also received funding from the Open Society Foundation.[7]
Abortion Care Network
National Center for Lesbian Rights is an "ally organization"[8] associated with the Abortion Care Network, an organization funded by Open Society Foundation's Communities Against Hate initiative.
Abortion Care Network was awarded a grant for $70,000 over six months to "create a [national] network of social workers uniquely positioned to provide support to abortion providers."[9]
NCLR Staff, Board & Councils
The following is current as of August 10 2017:[10]
Management
- Kate Kendell, Esq., Executive Director
- Shannon Price Minter, Esq., Legal Director
- Cathy Sakimura, Esq., Deputy Director & Family Law Director
- Julianna Gonen, Esq., Policy Director
- Ruth McFarlane, Esq., Director of Development & Community Engagement
- Billy Chen, Director of Finance and Operations
- Lauren Gray, Director of Communications
Legal
- Noemi Calonje, Immigration Project Director
- Ari Asher, Esq., Legal Fellow
- Helen J. Carroll, Sports Project Director
- Emily Haan, Esq., Staff Attorney
- Arcelia Hurtado, Esq., Immigration Policy Advisor
- Geoff Kors, Government Policy Director
- Asaf Orr, Esq., Transgender Youth Project Staff Attorney
- Chris Stoll, Esq., Senior Staff Attorney
- Amy Whelan, Esq., Senior Staff Attorney
- Shannan Wilber, Esq., Youth Policy Director
- Julianna Gonen, Esq., Policy Director
- Ming Wong, Esq., Supervising Helpline Attorney
- Cathy Sakimura, Esq., Deputy Director & Family Law Director
- Shannon Price Minter, Esq., Legal Director
- Tyrone Hanley, Esq., Policy Counsel
- Estefania Alvarez, Immigration Project Assistant
- Sam Lai, Legal Assistant
- Carolyn Reyes, Esq., Youth Policy Counsel
- Desiree Robedeaux, Legal Assistant
Communications
- Lauren Gray, Director of Communications
Development
- Ruth McFarlane, Esq., Director of Development & Community Engagement
- Azael Chavez Laria, Project Assistant
- Elizabeth Lanyon, Development Specialist
Operations
- Billy Chen, Director of Finance and Operations
Board of Directors
- Stacy Parson, Board Member
- Gareth Duncan Gill, Board Member
- Lisa Cisneros, Esq., Board Co-Chair
- Sonni Zambino, Board Member
- Therese Lee, Esq., Board Co-Chair
- Arlette T. Smith, Board Member
- Aubrey Hone, Esq., Board Member
- Nancy Geimer, Board Member
- Felicia Medina, Esq., Board Member
- Leah Nutting, Esq., Board Member
- Julie Wilensky, Esq., Board Member
- Paulina Houston, Board Member
National Advisory Council
- Roberta Achtenberg, Esq., CA
- Carol Alpert, NY
- Susan A. Gore, TX
- Joyce Hunter, NY
- Phyllis Lyon, CA
- Lory Masters, TX
- Raquel Matas, Esq., FL
- Nancy Polikoff, Esq., DC
- Ruthann Robson, Esq., NY
- Abby Rubenfeld, Esq., TN
- Carmen Vazquez, NY
- Kate Clinton, NY
- Yesenia Leon, FL
- Jill Schlesinger, NY
National Leadership Council
- Nevin Caple, NY
- Katherine Carroll, CA
- Diane Holland, MN
- Fiona Martin, CO
- Debora Ortega, Ph.D., CO
- Barbara Russo, NY
- Elizabeth Schwartz, Esq., FL
- Sara Sperling, CA
- Alison Burgos, FL
- Shalanda Baker,Esq., HI
- David Flugman, Esq.,NY
National Family Law Advisory Council
- Lauren Barros, UT
- Jane Bassett, MI
- Suzanne Bryant, TX
- Carol Buell, NY
- Lee Carpenter, PA
- Emily Doskow, CA
- Mariette Geldenhuys, NY
- Diane Goodman, CA
- Laura Gray, UT
- Kathie Gummere, AZ
- Debra Guston, NJ
- Janet Helson, WA
- Joan Hollinger, CA
- Debra Hunt, TX
- Eva Juncker, MD & VA
- Courtney Joslin, CA
- Joyce Kauffman, MA
- Deb Kinney, CA
- Karen Langsley, TX
- LeeAnn Massucci, OH
- Allison Mendel, AK
- Connie Moore, TX
- Patricia Novotny, WA
- Tiffany Palmer, PA
- Lynn Perls, NM
- Nancy Polikoff, D.C.
- Raegen Rasnic, WA
- Abby Rubenfeld, TN
- Elizabeth Schwartz, FL
- Julie Shapiro, WA
- Susan Silber, MD
- William Singer, NJ
- Judith Sperling-Newton, WI
- Lori Surmay, GA
- Kim Surratt, NV
- Sharon Thompson, NC
- Judith Turkel, NY
- Arabia Vargas, TX
- Deborah Wald, CA
- Tanya Washington, GA
- Bradley Weidemann, NC
- Richard Wilson, IL
- Claudia Work, AZ
- Michele Zavos, D.C. & MD
#BornPerfect Advisory Committee
- Sam Brinton, Co-chair
- James Guay, Co-chair
- Bill Bettencourt
- Dr. Caitlin Ryan
- Deb Cuny
- Rev. Debra Haffner
- Dr. Judith Glassgold
- Kimberly Inez McGuire
- Mathew Shurka
- Peter Drake
- Ryan Kendall
- Prof. Shawn Markus Crincoli
References
- ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=gjcUFK4RZNcC&pg=PA229#v=onepage&q&f=false Gay and Lesbian Rights: A Reference Handbook, 2nd Edition: A Reference ... By David E. Newton, accessed August 11 2017
- ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=K2QEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA33#v=onepage&q&f=false NCLR Earns It's Stripes at The Advocate, accessed August 11 2017
- ↑ http://www.nclrights.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/AS-FILED-COMPLAINT_Doe.v.Trump_-1.pdf, accessed August 11 2017
- ↑ http://www.nclrights.org/press-room/press-release/nclr-and-glad-file-lawsuit-challenging-trumps-transgender-military-ban/ NCLR and GLAD File Lawsuit Challenging Trump’s Transgender Military Ban, accessed August 11 2017
- ↑ https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/about/programs/us-programs/grantees/national-center-lesbian-rights-3, accessed August 11 2017
- ↑ https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/about/programs/us-programs/grantees/national-center-lesbian-rights, accessed August 11 2017
- ↑ https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/about/programs/us-programs/grantees/national-center-transgender-equality-2, accessed August 11 2017
- ↑ https://www.abortioncarenetwork.org/ally-organizations/ Ally Organizations, accessed July 23 2017
- ↑ https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/sites/default/files/communities-against-hate-front-line-organizations-20170313.pdf Communities Against Hate: Front-Line Organizations, accessed July 23 2017
- ↑ http://www.nclrights.org/about-us/staff/ NCLR Staff, Board & Councils, accessed August 10 2017
