Tom Steel Fellowships

2014

Bilingual Transgender Legal Services Clinic, Transgender Law Center, Oakland, CA

2013

Transgender Rights Project, Southwest Women's Law Center / ACLU of New Mexico, Albuqurque, NM

2012

LGBT Domestic Violence Project, API Legal Outreach, San Francisco, CA

2011

Del Martin LGBT Elder Advocacy Initiative. National Center for Lesbian Rights, San Francisco, CA.

Safeguarding LGBT Rights in the New Model Facility for Immigration Detention. Immigration Equality, New York, NY and Washington DC

2010

Del Martin LGBT Elder Advocacy Initiative. National Center for Lesbian Rights, San Francisco, CA

2009

The Reclamation Project: Using Education and Disability Rights Laws to Combat Hostile School Environments. Learning Rights Law Center, Los Angeles, CA

2008

Proyecto Pederoso: Promoting a Safe Work Environment for LGBT Agricultural Workers. National Center for Lesbian Rights, San Francisco, CA and California Rural Legal Assistance, Salinas, CA

2007

Proyecto Poderoso: Promoting a Safe Work Environment for LGBT Agricultural Workers. National Center for Lesbian Rights, San Francisco, CA and California Rural Legal Assistance, Salinas, CA

2006

Youth Outreach and Empowerment in Rural and Under-Served Areas. American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

2005

LGBT Elder Law Project. Community Learning and Resource Network, CUNY School of Law, New York, NY

2003

LGBT Legal Project. American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan, Detroit, MI

2002

Homeless Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Youth of Color. Urban Justice Center, New York, NY

2001

Transgender Law Project. National Center for Lesbian Rights, San Francisco, CA

Summer Fellowships

2011

LGBT Law Project Legal Intern. New York Legal Assistance Group, New York, NY

Queering the Community: Tackling LGBTQI Inequalities in Boston. Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders, Boston, MA

The Partnership Project. Organization for Refuge, Asylum and Migration, San Francisco, CA

BALIF – Pride Law Fund Fellowship

2010

Transgender Law Center Summer Clerkship. Transgender Law Center, San Francisco, CA

Stephen Richter Fellowship

2011

Learning Good Advocacy. HIV Law Project, New York, NY

Legal Clerkship. AIDS Legal Referral Panel, San Francisco, CA

2010

Women's Advocacy Resource Connection and TEEN Sense. Center for HIV Law and Policy, New York, NY

Health and Immigration Project. East Bay Community Law Center, Berkeley, CA

2009

HIV Law Project Legal Advocate. HIV Law Project, New York, NY

2008

Medical-Legal Partnership Project Assisting Patients with HIV/AIDS. AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

2007

HIV in the Workplace Training. San Francisco Human Rights Commission, San Francisco, CA

Whitman-Walker Clinic Project. Whitman-Walker Clinic Legal Services Program, Washington, DC

2006

HIV/AIDS Living Will Outreach Project. Law Foundation of Silicon Valley, AIDS Legal Services Program, San Jose, CA

2005

HIV/AIDS Immigration Law Project. East Bay Community Law Center, Berkeley, CA

Discrimination/Confidentiality Project. HIV/AIDS Legal Services Alliance, Los Angeles, CA

2004

An Analysis of the Effects of HIV/AIDS Status, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity on Asylum Seekers. Immigration Equality, New York, NY

Legal Aid Society Criminal Appeals Bureau: Inmates with HIV v. Pataki. Legal Aid Society, New York, NY

2003

Low Income HIV/AIDS Housing Advocacy Project. AIDS Legal Referral Panel, San Francisco, CA

HIV/AIDS Law Project. East Bay Community Law Center, Berkeley, CA

2002

Expanding Legal Services for Individuals Living with HIV/AIDS in Louisiana. AIDSLaw of Louisiana, Inc., New Orleans, LA

Money, Drugs and Prison: Working Towards Income and Health Insurance Justice for the Formerly Incarcerated, Disabled, HIV-Positive. Positive Resource Center, San Francisco, CA

2001

Providing Critical Legal Support to Children and Families Affected By HIV/AIDS. Legal Services for Children, San Francisco, CA

Advocating for Humanity: Monitoring the Status of Women Parolees with HIV/AIDS. Legal Services for Prisoners with Children, San Francisco, CA

2000

Tenants' Rights for HIV-Positive Residents of Subsidized Housing - Research & Strategy. The HIV Law Project, New York, NY

Community Outreach & Housing Education for Persons Living with HIV and AIDS. East Bay Community Law Center, Berkeley, CA

Summer Benefits Counseling Intern. Positive Resource Center, San Francisco, CA

1999

Whitman-Walker Clinic Project. Whitman-Walker Clinic Legal Services Program, Washington, DC

Expansion of Legal Check-Up Program to Include HIV-Positive Inmates in Los Angeles Jails. HIV and AIDS Legal Services Alliance, Los Angeles, CA

1998

Protecting Access to Health Care and the Privacy Rights of HIV-Positive Individuals. ACLU HIV/AIDS Project, New York, NY

Materials to Inform Youth Living with HIV and AIDS of their Legal Rights and Resources. HIV and AIDS Legal Services Alliance and Public Counsel, Los Angeles, CA

1997

HIV Public Policy Advocacy Project. Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders, Boston, MA

1996

Meeting the Needs of Prisoners with HIV/AIDS. Prisoner Legal Services, San Francisco, CA

1995

Providing Legal Services and Outreach to Women and Children with HIV/AIDS. Berkeley Community Law Center, Berkeley, CA

Providing Legal Services to Enforce San Francisco's AIDS/HIV Discrimination Ordinance. San Francisco Human Rights Commission, San Francisco, CA

1994

Direct Legal Services to People with HIV/AIDS. AIDS Legal Council of Chicago, IL

AIDS/HIV and Child Custody Project. National Center for Lesbian Rights, San Francisco, CA

Reaching Out to the Asian-American Community: Providing Legal Services to Indigent People with HIV/AIDS. Berkeley Community Law Center, Berkeley, CA

HIV Pro Bono Facilitation Project. Bar Association of San Francisco, Volunteer Legal Services Program, San Francisco, CA

1993

Providing Direct Legal Services for HIV+ Women. Berkeley Community Law Center, Berkeley, CA

1992

Advocating for People with AIDS at Social Security Disability Hearings. AIDS Benefits Counselors, San Francisco, CA

Direct Legal Services to Low-Income People with HIV/AIDS. East Palo Alto Community Law Center, East Palo Alto, CA

HIV and Health Care Reform. AIDS Legal Referral Panel, San Francisco, CA

Developing an Outreach Program to Gay, Lesbian and HIV+ Ethnic Minorities to Increase the Utilization of Services in San Francisco. San Francisco Human Rights Commission, San Francisco, CA

1991

National Lawyers Guild AIDS Network, San Francisco, CA

1989

AIDS and Child Custody Manual. National Center for Lesbian Rights, San Francisco, CA

1988

Bar Association of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

1987

AIDS Employment Project. Employment Law Center, San Francisco, CA

San Francisco Human Rights Commission, San Francisco, CA

Lesbian Rights Project, San Francisco, CA

Roberta Achtenberg Public Service Fellowship

2009

HIV Practice Group Law Clerkship. East Bay Community Law Center, Berkeley, CA

Making Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Systems Safe for LGBTQ Youth. National Center for Lesbian Rights, San Francisco, CA

2008

Transgender Law Project. National Center for Lesbian Rights, San Francisco, CA

Peter Cicchino Youth Project. Urban Justice Center, New York, NY

2007

Safety and Equality for LGBT Youth in Juvenile Justice. National Center for Lesbian Rights, San Francisco, CA

Pennsylvania LGBT Youth Outreach. Equality Advocates Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

2006

Policing the Transgender Community: Documenting Police Misconduct. Center for Lesbian and Gay Civil Rights, Philadelphia, PA

Transgender Employees: Past, Present and Future. San Francisco Human Rights Commission, San Francisco, CA

Steven Block Law Student Fellowship

2009

ACLU LGBT and AIDS Project. American Civil Liberties Union, Washington, DC

2008

Lambda Legal Intern Project. Lambda Legal, Atlanta, GA

2007

Anti-Gay Marriage Amendment Litigation. American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan, Detroit, MI

Gender Identity Protection in Homeless Shelters and Employment. San Francisco Human Rights Commission, San Francisco, CA

2006

Building a Transgender Rights Practice. Lambda Legal, Atlanta, GA

Transgender Immigrants' Rights Project. Transgender Law Center, San Francisco, CA

2005

Marriage Equality Project. National Center for Lesbian Rights, San Francisco, CA

2004

Transgender Law Project. National Center for Lesbian Rights, San Francisco, CA

2003

Same Sex Relationships—Nebraska Constitution Article 29. Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund, Dallas, TX

2002

Relationship Recognition: Impact Litigation Project. ACLU Lesbian and Gay Rights Project, New York, NY

2001

Creating Legal Protections for Families: Challenging Florida's Anti-Gay Adoption Statute. ACLU Lesbian and Gay Rights Project, New York, NY

We Are Family: Protecting the Rights of Lesbian and Gay Families. Center for Lesbian and Gay Civil Rights, Philadelphia, PA

2000

Youth Access Project. Legal Services for Children, San Francisco, CA

1999

Eliminating Cruel and Unusual Punishment: Advocating for the Legal Rights of HIV-Positive Prisoners to Adequate Medical Care. Prison Law Office, San Quentin, CA

1998

Lesbian/Gay Marriage and Adoption Rights: Charting Legal and Political Strategies to Secure Gains and Counter Backlash. ACLU Lesbian and Gay Rights Project, New York, NY

Legal Strategies in Response to the Provisions of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Don't Pursue,' and Direct Legal Assistance to Servicemembers Affected By It. Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, Washington, DC

1997

Family Law Issues for Transgender People. National Center for Lesbian Rights, San Francisco, CA

1996

Anti-Gay Legislative Initiatives, The Struggle for Protection of Lesbian and Gay Youth; and Lambda's Marriage Project. Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Los Angeles, CA

1995

Responding to the Needs of Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Teens: Addressing Peer Violence against Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Teens and their Treatment in the Public School System. National Center for Lesbian Rights, San Francisco, CA

1994

Identifying National and Local Employment Discrimination Protections for Lesbians and Gay Men, and Legal Strategies to Use Them. National Center for Lesbian Rights, San Francisco, CA

Drafting Amendments to the Calif. Uniform Parentage Act; Cooperating Attorney Network. Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Los Angeles, CA

Gay/Lesbian Legal Referral Service Student Volunteer Program. Gay/Lesbian Legal Referral Service, San Francisco, CA

1993

American Civil Liberties Union, National Legislative Office, New York, NY

Lesbians of Color Project. National Center for Lesbian Rights, San Francisco, CA

1992

Advocating Domestic Partnership Benefits within the U.C. System. National Center for Lesbian Rights, San Francisco, CA

Impact Litigation in the Area of Sexual Orientation Discrimination. Legal Aid Society Employment Law Center, San Francisco, CA

1991

National Gay Rights Advocates, San Francisco, CA

National Center for Lesbian Rights, San Francisco, CA

1990

Identifying Legal Needs of Lesbians of Color and Increasing Their Access to Legal Services. National Center for Lesbian Rights, San Francisco, CA

1989

National Gay Rights Advocates, San Francisco, CA

National Intake Program. National Center for Lesbian Rights, San Francisco, CA

1988

Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, New York, New York

National Gay Rights Advocates, San Francisco, CA

1987

San Francisco Human Rights Commission, San Francisco, CA

National Gay Rights Advocates, San Francisco, CA

1986

Research re: Johnson case. Lesbian Rights Project, San Francisco, CA

State Quarantine Regulations for People with AIDS. Lesbian Rights Project, San Francisco, CA

1985

Intake Work; Family Law and Employment Issues. Lesbian Rights Project, San Francisco, CA

1984

Lesbian Rights Project, San Francisco, CA

Mary Morgan Women's Law Fellowship

2005

Family Law/LGBT Parenting Project. National Center for Lesbian Rights, San Francisco, CA

2004

LGBT Anti-Discrimination & Policy Education. Colorado Legal Initiative Project, Denver, CO

2002

Family Law Project Protecting Lesbians and Their Families. National Center for Lesbian Rights, San Francisco, CA

2001

Furthering the Legal Rights of Lesbian Families through Impact Litigation and Legislation. National Center for Lesbian Rights, San Francisco, CA

2000

Intersectionality of Gender and Sexual Orientation Claims: Theory and Practice. Equal Rights Advocates, San Francisco, CA

1999

Establishing Healthcare Coverage for Transsexual Individuals. National Center for Lesbian rights, San Francisco, CA

Knight Initiative, Youth/Quasar, and Impact Projects. National Center for Lesbian Rights, San Francisco, CA

1998

Queer Domestic Violence Intervention and Advocacy Project. San Francisco Neighborhood Legal Assistance Foundation, San Francisco, CA

The LIFE Project's Queer Violence Prevention and Education Program (QVPEP). San Francisco Neighborhood Legal Assistance Foundation, San Francisco, CA

1997

Expert Witness Resource Guide for Lesbian Parenting. National Center for Lesbian Rights, San Francisco, CA

1996

Updating the Lesbian Mother's Litigation Manual. National Center for Lesbian Rights, San Francisco, CA

1995

Lesbian and Gay Families: Protecting and Sustaining a Growing Community. National Center for Lesbian Rights, San Francisco, CA