At Hofstra Law, LGBTQIA+ Rights Fellows learn the legal skills necessary to succeed in their fight for LGBTQIA+ rights in such areas as hate crime protections, employment discrimination and international human rights. Through policy work, scholarship and direct representation, LGBTQIA+ Rights Fellows have the opportunity to make an impact and promote change in the world.
While at Hofstra Law, LGBTQIA+ Rights Fellows have made an impact on LGBTQIA+ equality through a variety of activities. For example, they have:
- represented refugees seeking asylum on account of their sexual orientation or gender identity
- participated in a 10-week judicial internship rotation with openly gay and lesbian judges through the LGBTQIA+ Bar Association of Greater New York’s Hank Henry Fellowship
- attended the National LGBTQIA+ Bar Association’s Lavender Law Conference & Career Fair
- assisted with the semiannual Name & Gender Marker Change Clinic for transgender and gender-nonconforming adults, youths and children
- enrolled in courses such as Sexuality, Gender and the Law; Employment Discrimination; and International Human Rights Law
LGBTQIA+ Rights Fellows take unpaid summer employment to assist the LGBTQIA+ community while learning valuable legal skills. Hofstra Law gives each fellow a $7,500 stipend to help cover their expenses. $30,000 will fund stipends for four students.
Please make a gift TODAY to support LGBTQIA+ Rights Fellows so they can take a rights-related summer internship with nonprofit or government employers.
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About Hofstra OUTLaw
OUTLaw is a student organization at Hofstra Law for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex law students — as well as their allies — with a mission to provide a unified voice for the LGBTQIA+ community and inspire collective action.
