Navigating Legal Protections Based on LGBTQIA Identities

This workshop will provide participants with a framework for understanding the protections currently in place for LGBTQ people under federal, state, and local law, and other policy. The presentation will overview the role of federal courts and administrative agencies in implementing federal civil rights laws; discuss the role of state civil rights protections; dig into local nondiscrimination ordinances; and explore the benefits of policy protections. The workshop will use interactive methods for participants to explore these protections. Following the workshop, participants will be able to: Explain sources of protections for their rights; Identify strategies for self-advocacy; and Connect these rights to the policymakers in office. The workshop will, to every extent possible, use current events as the entry-point to explore these issues.

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