LGBTQ Research at HLS
The following HLS professors have indicated that they are willing to supervise student research projects relating to LGBTQ legal topics.
- Deborah Anker (only for LGBT asylum work)
- Glenn Cohen
- Lucie White
- Robert Sitkoff (only for trusts & estates)
- Robert Greenwald
- Randall Kennedy
- Mindy Roseman
- Benjamin Sachs (only for labor law and law & social change)
- Jeannie Suk Gersen
- Janet Halley
- Robert Bordone (only for mediation and negotiation)
- Michael Klarman (only for constitutional issues)
- Elizabeth Bartolet (only for family and employment law)
Resources
Harvard Law School Resources
- HLS Non-Discrimination Policy
- HLS Mental Health Resources Guide
- HLS Gender Neutral Bathroom Locations (note the bathrooms in Lewis are no longer accessible due to ongoing construction)
- HLS First Class Low-Income Survival Guide (last updated 9.15.18)
Harvard University Resources
- Harvard Gender and Sexuality Caucus: organization for LGBT Harvard alumni, faculty, staff, and students
- Harvard QSA: primarily for LGBTQ undergrads, but hosts many events relevant to HLS students
- Harvard LGBTQ @ GSAS Association
- LGBTQ resources at Harvard and beyond
- Harvard Gender and Sexuality Caucus
- Committee on Degrees in Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality
- Harvard Transgender Task Force
- LGBTQ and Allies at Harvard Medical School
- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Student Association
- QueerEd
- One Queer Harvard
- Harvard College Office of BGLTQ Student Life
- Office for Diversity Inclusion and Community Partnership @ HMS
- Office of the Assistant to the President for Institutional Diversity and Equity @ Smith Campus Center
- HBS Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Student Association
- Queer Students Association at Harvard Chan School of Public Health
- LGBTQ Resources and Activism
- Queer Rites HDS
- LGBTQ Policy Journal at HKS
- LGBTQ+ Resources – Career/Professional Development and Networking
LGBT Legal Activism
- National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: a national LGBT civil rights organization
- The American Civil Liberties Union’s LGBT & AIDS Project: a national LGBT civil rights organization
- Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD): New England ’s LGBT public interest legal organization
- Lambda Legal: national organization devoted to LGBT equality through litigation & public policy work
- International Gay & Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC): US-based international NGO
- National Center for Lesbian Rights: national legal resource and impact litigation center for LGBTQ people and their families
Other LGBT Legal Resources
- Massachusetts LGBT Bar Association: statewide professional organization of LGBT lawyers
- GayLawNet: information on how the law affects LGBT individuals, and a directory of GLBT attorneys
- National Lesbian & Gay Law Association (NLGLA): association of legal professionals and law students
- LGBTQ Student Resources and Support: details scholarships available for LGBTQ students
- Go Grad LGBTQ Scholarships and Financial Aid: lists sources of funding for LGBTQ graduate students
Boston Area LGBT Links
- Club Cafe: popular gay restaurant and lounge/bar
- Bay Windows: New England ’s largest LGBT newspaper
- Boston Pride: annual parade and festival
- Boston GLASS: drop-in center for Boston LGBT and questioning youth, ages 13-25
- Hispanic Black Gay Coalition: local coalition focusing on the needs of Black and Latino LGBTQ communities
- Dignity Boston: progressive organization for LGBT Catholics and their allies
- Keshet: Boston-based Jewish LGBT community organization
- Pink Pages: directory of gay-owned and gay-friendly Boston businesses
- SpeakOut: the nation’s first LGBT speakers bureau
- The History Project: documenting Boston ’s LGBT history
- Pride Sports Boston: local gay sports leagues