The Naked I performance and panel discussion explore legal issues confronting transgender people in Minnesota

Friday, March 19, 7 to 9:45 pm, Auditorium

Join us from 7 to 9:45 pm, Friday, March 19, for a one-hour presentation of Tobias K. Davis’ play, “The Naked I,” followed by a discussion with legal experts designed to educate lawyers about the elimination of bias or prejudice against transgender people.
Panelists will discuss barriers to hiring, retention, and promotion, as well as barriers to professional development and full participation of transgender people in the Minnesota legal profession.

Panelists include:
• Moderator Phil Duran, Staff attorney, OutFront Minnesota
• Joni Thome, Halunen & Associates, Minneapolis
• Karen Clark, Minnesota state representative
• Kris Maul, Project coordinator, Capella University

This event is free and open to the public. Attendees will receive one Elimination of Bias CLE. Donations will be accepted on behalf of the Trans Youth Support Network. To register, go to: https://www.wmitchellalumni.net/NetCommunity/SSLPage.aspx?pid=254&srcid=254 . If you encounter any difficulties while registering, please contact events@wmitchell.edu or Jodi Mammenga at 651-290-6370.
Sponsors include Out!Law, William Mitchell Student Bar Association, William Mitchell, the Office of Student Affairs, the Office of Multicultural Affairs, the Minnesota Lavender Bar Association, and Theatre Company.

Opening Reception: Thursday, March 25th at 6:30 pm
All Day Conference: Friday, March 26th

A comprehensive, culturally diverse, and practical one-day conference aimed at informing & engaging mental health providers, health care professionals, educators, and the general public about mental health issues as they relate to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer communities. This cutting-edge conference will explore changing paradigms in research, clinical practice and our understandings of diverse sexual and gender identities.
This conference is open to all interested people, including those who are allies to LGBTQ communities. This conference will be of particular interest to mental health practitioners, researchers in health-related fields, professional educators, and undergraduate & graduate students. CEUs will be available: see below for more information.
This conference is likely to reach capacity so register soon at http://register.cce.umn.edu/Course.pl?sect_key=183927
For Resource Table and Program Ad information contact: 2010conf.marketing@gmail.com. For more conference details, visit www.glbta.umn.edu/beyondtheboxes

The National LGBT Bar Association, through its annual conference, provides a challenging and rewarding learning experience for our attendees and presenters. This year's conference will feature workshops on cutting edge legal issues affecting LGBT individuals, families and the community. Topics covered in recent years have included: same-sex marriage, “Don't Ask, Don't Tell,” the Employment Nondiscrimination Act (ENDA), diversity on the bench, HIV/AIDS, immigration, the first amendment, intimate partner violence and seminars designed to guide those interested in pursuing a career as a solo practitioner, legal scholar, law firm attorney or member of the judiciary.

The LGBT Bar is deeply committed to providing workshops that include diverse perspectives on each panel. Workshop proposal submissions that include a combination of practitioners, legal scholars, and members of the judiciary, as well as women and racial or ethnic minorities, will be given heightened consideration. For more information concerning the Conference, visit http://www.lgbtbar.org/annual/schedule.php

For more information regarding the Annual Career Fair, visit http://www.lgbtbar.org/annual/careerfair.php