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Litigating LGBTQ Rights: From Obergefell to Skrmetti

March 19 • A Conversation with the ACLU's Chase Strangio

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Add to Calendar 2026-03-19 18:00:00 2026-03-19 19:00:00 Litigating LGBTQ Rights: From Obergefell to Skrmetti Join us for an important discussion with the ACLU’s LGBTQ & HIV Project Co-Director Chase Strangio, one of the nation’s leading counsels in litigating LGBTQ issues before the US Supreme Court. Chase has been counsel in some of the past decade’s most pivotal legal fights on behalf of transgender litigants including pivotal cases at SCOTUS. In 2024, Chase became the first openly transgender lawyer to argue before the Supreme Court. He was also counsel in Obergefell v. Hodges, the Supreme Court decision that struck down bans on marriages for same-sex couples. In addition to his advocacy in the courtroom and in state legislatures, Chase appears regularly in media and has produced multiple short films including the Emmy-award winning short, Texas Strong. In 2020, Chase was named to TIME Magazine’s List of the most 100 influential people of the year. Chase is also a co-founder of the Lorena Borjas Community Fund, TranSanta, and the Trans Week of Visibility & Action. This event, as well as the reception to follow, is free and open to the public. One hour of CLE professionalism credit is also available at no charge. Loyola University New Orleans College of Law 526 Pine St. Room 308 America/Chicago public

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Loyola University New Orleans College of Law

526 Pine St.

Room 308

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Join us for an important discussion with the ACLU’s LGBTQ & HIV Project Co-Director Chase Strangio, one of the nation’s leading counsels in litigating LGBTQ issues before the US Supreme Court.

Chase has been counsel in some of the past decade’s most pivotal legal fights on behalf of transgender litigants including pivotal cases at SCOTUS. In 2024, Chase became the first openly transgender lawyer to argue before the Supreme Court. He was also counsel in Obergefell v. Hodges, the Supreme Court decision that struck down bans on marriages for same-sex couples.

In addition to his advocacy in the courtroom and in state legislatures, Chase appears regularly in media and has produced multiple short films including the Emmy-award winning short, Texas Strong. In 2020, Chase was named to TIME Magazine’s List of the most 100 influential people of the year. Chase is also a co-founder of the Lorena Borjas Community Fund, TranSanta, and the Trans Week of Visibility & Action.

This event, as well as the reception to follow, is free and open to the public. One hour of CLE professionalism credit is also available at no charge.

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Add to Calendar 2026-03-19 18:00:00 2026-03-19 19:00:00 Litigating LGBTQ Rights: From Obergefell to Skrmetti Join us for an important discussion with the ACLU’s LGBTQ & HIV Project Co-Director Chase Strangio, one of the nation’s leading counsels in litigating LGBTQ issues before the US Supreme Court. Chase has been counsel in some of the past decade’s most pivotal legal fights on behalf of transgender litigants including pivotal cases at SCOTUS. In 2024, Chase became the first openly transgender lawyer to argue before the Supreme Court. He was also counsel in Obergefell v. Hodges, the Supreme Court decision that struck down bans on marriages for same-sex couples. In addition to his advocacy in the courtroom and in state legislatures, Chase appears regularly in media and has produced multiple short films including the Emmy-award winning short, Texas Strong. In 2020, Chase was named to TIME Magazine’s List of the most 100 influential people of the year. Chase is also a co-founder of the Lorena Borjas Community Fund, TranSanta, and the Trans Week of Visibility & Action. This event, as well as the reception to follow, is free and open to the public. One hour of CLE professionalism credit is also available at no charge. Loyola University New Orleans College of Law 526 Pine St. Room 308 America/Chicago public

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