Description:

BGLAd is an educational and support organization that provides educational and career resources, networking opportunities, and a social support system. The group also works to increase awareness of the concerns of bisexuals, gays, lesbians and transgender persons within the law school. We hold regular meetings, sponsor final exam review sessions, support activism, invite speakers to the law school, and represent Santa Clara University at national and local LGBT legal conferences, and career fairs. We also serve as a bridge between current law students, LGBT law school alumni, and SF Bay Area LGBT legal professionals.

Mission Statement:

BGLAd is an active and vital part of the Santa Clara University School of Law. Our organization is concerned with the interests of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons at the law school and was founded on the basis to bring greater awareness and acceptance of diversity at Santa Clara University.

BGLAd’s goals are to increase outreach efforts to LGBT students, provide support to LGBT students, sponsor speakers on LGBT issues, develop ties with the larger civil rights community, and serve as an information source on LGBT legal issues for all students and the larger community.

2009-2010 Officers:

Mailing Address:
Santa Clara University School of Law
BGLAd Student Organization
500 El Camino Real
Santa Clara, California 95053

External Links:

Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Alliance at SCU (GALA)

The club composed of undergraduate students holds discussion meetings and sponsors educational and social events.
www-acc.scu.edu/clubs/GALA/homepage.html

Billy DeFrank Lesbian and Gay Center

The Center, just minutes from campus, provides information, support and services to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community from as far north as Foster City and as far south as Gilroy.
www.defrank.org

Rainbow Committee of the Santa Clara County Bar Association

The Committee promotes full and equal participation in the profession by gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender attorneys and to provide educational forums to eliminate homophobia in the courts and the workplace.
www.sccba.com (click About SCCBA: Sections: Rainbow)

Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom (BALIF)

A minority bar association in the San Francisco Bay area with a membership of nearly 600 lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgenders, and their supporters in the legal community, including judges, lawyers, legal workers and law students.
www.balif.org

National Lesbian and Gay Law Association (NLGLA)

An an affiliate of the American Bar Association that sponsors year-round regional and local events to promote justice in and through the legal profession for the lesbian and gay community.
www.nlgla.org

National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR)

A legal resource with the primary commitment to advancing the rights of lesbians through a program of litigation, public policy advocacy, free legal advice and counseling.
www.nclrights.org

Lambda Legal

A national organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, the transgendered, and people with HIV or AIDS through impact litigation, education, and public policy work.
www.lambdalegal.org

Human Rights Campaign (HRC)

A national political organization based in Washington, D.C. that works to ensure equality for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community.
www.hrc.org

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)

A national organization that works to extend rights to people that traditionally have been denied their rights, including people of color, lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgendered people, women, people with disabilities, and the poor, just to name a few.
www.aclu.org

International Association of Lesbian and Gay Judges

Among its objectives are to increase the visibility of lesbian and gay judicial officers so as to serve as role models for other lesbian and gay people and to bring to the attention of the general public the prominence of these judicial officers.
home.att.net/~ialgj/

More links in DMOZ

Directory Mozilla, also known as the Open Directory Project, is the largest, most comprehensive human-edited directory of the Web.
dmoz: Society: Gay Lesbian Bisexual: Law

Active Member Organization, Student Bar Association 2008-2009