Promoting Legal Rights and Services for LGBTQ+ Communities
This comprehensive resource highlights the initiatives of law clinics and organizations in supporting LGBTQ+ individuals. It covers legal aid services, public education sessions, student projects, and more to address the unique legal needs and challenges faced by the LGBTQ+ community. The focus is on promoting awareness, advocacy, and empowerment within LGBTQ+ communities through various legal programs and projects.
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Law Clinics & LGBTQ+ Communities Lee Hansen, Lecturer, Deputy Law Clinic Director Annabel Pike, LGBTQ+ Rights Project Student Coordinator
Inner City Legal Centre Diverse case load. Examples: Homophobic and transphobic violence victims compensation Police complaints / criminal defence work eg. aftermath of Sydney Mardi Gras 2013 (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/mar/06/ police-brutality-gay-mardi-gras1 ) Surrogacy Discrimination claims Safe relationships project Law Reform & Policy Work Eg. Abolition of so-called gay panic defence Public Legal Education Eg. Session on stop & search (in partnership with ACON)
Legal Need Richard Owen, Lawzone: Mapping unmet legal need 24 International Journal of Clinical Legal Education 2 (2017) Available at https://www.northumbriajournals.co.uk/index.php/ijcl e/article/view/596 Sarah Steadman, From Out to In: The Opportunity and Need for Clinical Law Programs to Effectively Serve Low-Income LGBT Individuals, 26 Review of Law and Social Justice 1 (2016). Available at: https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/law_facultyscholar ship/757 Inner City Legal Centre, Outing Injustice: Understanding the legal needs of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex communities in New South Wales (2011). Available at: https://www.iclc.org.au/wp- content/uploads/2019/06/outinginjustice.pdf
LGBTQ+ Rights Project LGBTQ+ Rights Project (12 students) Sits within the Essex Law Clinic (235 students) Academic / student co-leadership model Congratulations to Annabel Runner-Up in LawWorks & Attorney General Student Pro Bono Awards 2021 in the category of Best Individual Student
Service Promotion
Public Legal Education Sessions with Metro, Essex based HIV charity: Confidentiality and disclosure in employment and health settings Session on the Law Clinic Session for Metro Staff on Housing & Homelessness Forthcoming: Podcast series on Rights Cast Scripts for PLE sessions on LGBTQ+ Parenting & the Law
Student Projects Informational Factsheets Process of Legal Name Change Right of Transgender Children and Parental Responsibility Relationship Breakdown in LGBTQ+ Relationships The Equality Act for LGBTQ+ People Employment Law and Transgender Rights Documentary/Film Screenings on LGBTQ+ Issues
Case Work Our Legal Advice Service: Free Virtual appointments during COVID-19 In-person outreach services Broad range of issues such as: Family Employment Housing Discrimination and equality Welfare
Partnerships Client Referrals Social Events Discovering Legal Need
Benefits for Students Specialist training sessions Experience in the field Gaining research skills Employability
Looking forward Opportunities for collaboration: Understanding & addressing unmet needs (areas of law, times and localities) Written legal information materials. Benefits for students in networking with other LGBTQ+ students, academics across institutions & pro bono practitioners
