Introduction:
Our group is an active and vital part of the law school's community. LGLSA
leaders are committed to increasing the law school community's awareness
of sexual orientation legal issues. This is accomplished, in part, by our
leaders taking an active role in the Leadership Council. This Council,
whose constituency is made up of representatives of the law school associations
and the leaders of the Student Body Association, works proactively to increase
cultural, societal, and political awareness of issues affecting us as a
legal and social community. In working together we are facilitating a stronger,
more cohesive environment--accepting of diversity and focused on prosocial
change.
Generally:
LGLSA serves as an informational and support group and provides both on-campus
and off-campus social events, which include informal potlucks and opportunities
to meet and talk with local lesbian and gay attorneys. Past events have
included: sponsering a forum on gay and lesbian families, child custody
and sexual orientation discrimination; inviting prominent lesbian and gay
speakers to campus; and implementing a scholarship program for any student
with an interest in sexual orientation legal issues. The LGLSA is also
an educational resource for the law school, the university, and the city
of Eugene.
LGLSA goals:
(1) to sponsor speakers on gay and lesbian issues; (2) to increase
outreach efforts to gay and lesbian students; (3) to provide support to gay and lesbian
students; and (4) to serve as an information source on sexual orientation
legal issues for all students and the community.
Role in the Law School Community:
The University of Oregon School of Law prides itself on its proactive,
progressive, and accepting atmosphere. It actively strives to eliminate
injustice involving discrimination based on gender, race, religion, sexual
orientation, age, and disability. This emphasis is clearly articulated
in its policy which prohibits any entity that advocates or promotes discriminatory
ideas, from using the premises. The faculty, staff, and students at the
University of Oregon School of Law facilitate this safe atmosphere by working
together to maintain a respectful and diverse environment. LGLSA, as a
group composed of gays, lesbians and many allies, is successful as a result
of this support and acceptance. Groups such as LGLSA, the Jewish Law Student
Association, Minorities Law Student Association, and the Women's Law Forum
are only a few of the groups representing our student body as a whole.
We appreciate that the constituency of these groups is the diversity at
the University of Oregon School of Law.
2003-2004 Director: Danielle Haraburda
For more information contact the LGBTESSP at 541-346-1134
