Press Releases If you would like to be added to the National LGBT Bar Association’s Press List, please email press@lgbtbar.org. Joint Statement of the National LGBT Bar Association and FreeState Justice on Passage of the “LGBTQ+ Panic” Bill by the Maryland Legislature - April 9, 2021The National LGBT Bar Names M. Dru Levasseur as Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion - October 7, 20202020 Law School Campus Climate Survey - May 18, 2020National LGBT Bar Association and Foundation Announces New Board Members - May 12, 2020Centering Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in a Time of Crisis - April 22, 2020The LGBT Bar Announces 2020’s Best LGBTQ+ Lawyers Under 40 - March 3, 2020National LGBT Bar Association Celebrates International Pronouns Day - October 16, 2019Introduction of the Tony Hunter and Bella Evangelista Panic Defense Prohibition Act of 2019 (DC) - September 18, 2019Introduction of the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Panic Defense Prohibition Act of 2019 (DC) - September 18, 2019Introduction of the Gay and Trans Panic Defense Prohibition Act of 2018 - July 17, 2018Statement on Trump v. Hawai’i - July 17, 2018Statement on Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission - July 17, 2018The National LGBT Bar Association Applauds Rhode Island House Committee’s Passage of Bill H7066 - July 17, 2018The National LGBT Bar Association Announces 2018 Best LGBT Lawyers Under 40 Awardees - July 17, 2018LGBT Bar Joins Marouf v. Azar as Organizational Plaintiff - March 23, 2018Statement on Governor Andrew Cuomo’s 30-Day Budget Amendments – Gay and Trans Panic Defense Ban - February 20, 2018Judi O’Kelley, LGBT Movement Veteran, Joins LGBT Bar - November 3, 2017Amicus Filed in Masterpiece Cakeshop - November 1, 2017Statement of Affinity Bar Associations on the Trump Administration’s ‘Religious Freedom’ Executive Order - October 11, 2017Statement of Affinity Bar Associations on the Trump Administration’s Transgender Military Ban Directive - October 5, 2017Eleventh Circuit Victory - October 5, 2017Philadelphia Attorney Tiffany Palmer Named Director of the LGBT Family Law Institute - September 19, 2017Timothy Hailes Elected Sheriff of City of London - June 26, 2017National LGBT Bar Association Announces Their 2017 “Best LGBT Lawyers Under 40” - May 25, 2017Reintroduction of Bipartisan LGBT Legislation - March 15, 2017National LGBT Bar Association and Foundation Announce New Board Members/Promotions - March 3, 2017LGBT Bar Condemns Anti-Trans Actions - February 22, 2017LGBT Bar Goes on the Offensive - February 8, 2017Victory! Ending the Gay Blood Ban - February 8, 2017LGBT Bar Weclomes John Westfall-Kwong as Director of Development - January 31, 2017Statement of Affinity Bar Associations on the Recent Increase in Hate-Motivated Violence and Harassment - November 30, 2016
Joint Statement of the National LGBT Bar Association and FreeState Justice on Passage of the “LGBTQ+ Panic” Bill by the Maryland Legislature - April 9, 2021
The National LGBT Bar Names M. Dru Levasseur as Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion - October 7, 2020
Introduction of the Tony Hunter and Bella Evangelista Panic Defense Prohibition Act of 2019 (DC) - September 18, 2019
Introduction of the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Panic Defense Prohibition Act of 2019 (DC) - September 18, 2019
The National LGBT Bar Association Applauds Rhode Island House Committee’s Passage of Bill H7066 - July 17, 2018
Statement on Governor Andrew Cuomo’s 30-Day Budget Amendments – Gay and Trans Panic Defense Ban - February 20, 2018
Statement of Affinity Bar Associations on the Trump Administration’s ‘Religious Freedom’ Executive Order - October 11, 2017
Statement of Affinity Bar Associations on the Trump Administration’s Transgender Military Ban Directive - October 5, 2017
Philadelphia Attorney Tiffany Palmer Named Director of the LGBT Family Law Institute - September 19, 2017
Statement of Affinity Bar Associations on the Recent Increase in Hate-Motivated Violence and Harassment - November 30, 2016
