Legal Issues Facing Gender and Sexual Minorities

Explore legal protections and challenges that affect gender & sexual minorities in this virtual workshop with a PhD expert witness

It’s not exactly a newsflash to say that laws in the US are not applied equally to all– but how, specifically, does legal and judicial bias affect the lives of sex and gender minorities? Do you know what your SGM clients face every day out in the world– or do you need information and strategies to legally protect yourself and your loved ones?

Join researcher and expert witness specializing in sex and gender diversity, Dr. Eli, for a virtual workshop that dives into the realities of navigating the US legal system for sex and gender minorities. She ses research, literature, and her court room experiences to explain the trends and patterns in SGM population’s legal experiences. In this workshop, you’ll learn:

• Context for the selective law enforcement in the US legal system that depends in part on race, class, gender, and sexual orientation
• Definitions and explanations of the characteristics of SGM populations, exploring their shared experiences of inadequate access to institutional protections and services
• Explanations of the primary legal issues facing SGM folks
• Strategies SGM folks use to manage these legal issues

If you’re a clinician seeking continuing education around the specific needs of SGM clients, this workshop will give you a detailed overview of the legal issues that may be affecting their lives. It is also open to people who are sex or gender minorities themselves and who are interested in learning more about navigating the legal system in their own lives and those of their families, as well as community organizers or other professionals or activists who work with SGM populations and need an understanding of the legal experiences they may face. There will be time at the end of the presentation for Q&A and discussion.

This class offers AASECT-approved CEUs. Please select the CEU option at registration if you wish to receive the certificate. You MUST attend the live session and confirm your attendance in the session to complete the requirements. Workshops offered by non-AASECT affiliated educators have been supervised and reviewed by an AASECT-certified supervisor. 

This class is virtual and will be recorded, with the link to the recording provided to all registrants. Sliding scale tiers are available, and you may also inquire about sliding scale accommodations at events@tamarapincus.com. Check out our [Continuing Education for Clinicians] collection if you’re looking for more workshops aimed at mental health professionals, although almost all our workshops now offer CEUs through AASECT. And sign up for our mailing list for workshop announcements, Ask a Sexpert, and free sexual and mental wellness resources!

Dr. Eli Sheff is the foremost academic expert on polyamorous families with children, and has more than 25 years’ experience researching consensual nonmonogamies. Dr. Eli has a PhD in sociology and is a Certified Sexuality Educator who has written four books and 30+ academic articles on CNM and BDSM/kinky sex. She serves as a relationship coach, educator, and expert witness. She has appeared on hundreds of podcasts, television shows, and media interviews with outlets from NPR, National Geographic, and the New York Times, to Cosmopolitan and Savage Love. Dr. Eli blogs for Psychology Today and always wants to make friends with dogs.

The Pincus Center for Inclusive Treatment and Education specializes in working with queer, transgender/nonbinary, kinky, and ethically non-monogamous/polyamorous people. We value sex positivity (including asexuality), body positivity and fat liberation, and racial justice.