In The News
Media Mentions - 2015 - 2017
Here you will find press clippings and information about the Center for Gender & Sexuality Law's programs, faculty, and work from global, national, and independent media outlets.
August 15, 2017
In Response to Charlottesville, Cuomo Proposes Adding to Hate Crime Statute
Josefa Velasquez, New York Law Journal
Katherine Franke spoke with Josefa Velasquez about the ways in which Cuomo's proposed amendment could potentially be interpreted in a discriminatory manner against people and communities of color.
August 9, 2017
Trans troops sue Trump over proposed Military Ban
Corinne Segal, PBS News Hour
Katherine Franke corresponded with PBS News Hour about the suit levied by Transgender Service Members against Presient Trump, and the quest for justice in a disrupted system.
July 27, 2017
Struggles Facing China's LGBT Community Go Far Beyond Marriage
The Editors, World Politics Review
Hoping Hou, a Visiting Scholar of the Center for Gender and Sexuality Law, participated in an e-mail interview with World Politics Review about rights and access to justice for LGBT persons in China. Hoping has been affiliated with the Center for Gender and Sexuality Law since 2015.
July 17, 2017
Gay Rights Groups Seek One More Win From Justice Kennedy
Adam Liptak, New York Times
Professor Suzanne Goldberg is quoted in this piece, discussing the ongoing discrimination that sexual minorities face despite the Supreme Court's 2015 decision in Obergefell v. Hodges.
June 26, 2017
Two Steps Back
Michael Park, Long Island Pulse
Professor Suzanne Goldberg spoke with the Long Island Pulse about the implications of Donald Trump's Presidency on the rights of LGBTQ persons
June 22, 2017
Wisconsin Lawmakers Push Bill That Would Expel Campus Hecklers
Safia Samee Ali and Associated Press, NBCNews.com
Professor Katherine Franke is quoted in this article on new legislation in Wisconsin that would violate Students' right to Free speech.
June 7, 2017
Harvard Retracting Admittance is only Part of the Solution
Ariana Puzzo, The Fairfield Mirror
Professor Katherine Franke is quoted on Harvard University's decision in the face of hate speech
June 5, 2017
Harvard Revokes Admission of Several Students for Posting 'Offensive' Memes
Safia Samee Ali, NBCNews.com
Professor Franke spoke with NBCNews about First Amendment Rights, and how a group of young adults' hate speech led to revocation of their admission to Harvard University.
May 19, 2017
Wal-Mart Settlement in First LGBT Workers' Class Action Reflects Larger Shift
Erin Mulvaney, The National Law Journal
Suzanne Goldberg is quoted by The National Law Journal on what Wal-Mart's $7.5 M Settlement reflects, in terms of progress in the pursuit of LGBTQ Worker Rights
April 30, 2017
LGBTQ Groups Fear Tennessee Bill Would Roll Back Civil Rights
Corinne Segal, PBSNewsHour
Professor Franke spoke with Corinne Segal regarding pending legislation in Tennessee, that would conflict with Federal legislation, and threaten same-sex couples' rights to marry
April 27, 2017
Queer Left Academics Take on LGBT Mainstream
Duncan Osborne, GayCityNews
An article regarding a conference on the future of the LGBTQ Rights movement held at the NYPL, in part supported by the Center for Gender & Sexuality Law
April 3, 2017
How Iowa Has Recalled Landmark Same-Sex Marriage Ruling
Sharyn Jackson, The Des Moines Register
Professor Suzanne Goldberg is quoted on this piece regarding Same-Sex Marriage and Anti-LGBTQ Sentiments in the United States
March 2, 2017
Texas Courts Attempt to Restrict Gay Marriage
David Sucherman, Bloomberg News Radio
Professor Franke spoke with David Sucherman at Bloomberg News Radio on issues regarding LGBTQ Rights and Marriage Equality
February 28, 2017
What's Next for the Transgender Bathroom Case Before the Supreme Court?
Geneva Sands, ABCNews.com
Professor Suzanne Goldberg is quoted in this article on the case of Gavin Grimm v. Gloucester County School Board
August 22, 2016
US Judge blocks Obama transgender school bathroom policy
Jon Herskovitz, Reuters
Professor Franke is quoted on Judge O'Connor's injunction against President Obama's edict regarding transgender students' rights.
August 10, 2016
Lawyers, stop saying 'honey,' 'sweetheart' in court
Ashley May, USA Today
Professor Suzanne Goldberg discusses how sexist and biased language in the courtroom harms lawyers and the legal process
July 14, 2016
Virginia school's emergency SCOTUS appeal protests restroom rule
Aidan Quigley, Christian Science Monitor
Professor Katherine Franke is quoted on the public shift that needs to occur regarding conceptions of gender if we are to move towards legally upholding the rights of transgender individuals.
July 13, 2016
HB2 and the War on North Carolina Cities
Staff, Triad City Beat
Professor Franke is quoted in this article regarding the 30 years of legislation that led to North Carolina's HB2
June 27, 2016
Abortion Ruling Could Create Waves of Legal Challenges
Erik Eckholm, NYTimes
Professor Suzanne Goldberg discusses the Supreme Court of the United States' ruling in Whole Women's Health v. Texas
June 25, 2016
NYC Celebrates LGBT pride in Shadow of Orlando Shooting
Demarco Morgan, CBSNews.com
Professor Suzanne Goldberg is quoted on the significance of President Obama's designation of the Stonewall Inn as a National Monument
June 1, 2016
Gay Custody Fights Redefine Legal Parenthood
Sara Randazzo, The Wall Street Journal
Professor Suzanne Goldberg is quoted in this article regarding a custody case between a same-sex couple.
June 1, 2016
How Courts Have Ruled on Transgender Cases
Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor
Professor Franke offered perspective on gender identity and sex for this article in the Christian Science Monitor; the article is otherwise riddled with poor language regarding transgender persons' experiences and identities
May 6, 2016
'Bathroom Battle' Erupts Across U.S.
Agence France-Presse, The New Paper
Professor Katherine Franke is quoted regarding what North Carolina's House Bill 2 (HB 2) represents in the context of LGBTQ Rights in an election year
May 5, 2016
America's Transgender Bathroom Battle Heats Up
Agence France-Presse, Daily Mail
Professor Franke is quoted on North Carolina's House Bill 2 (HB 2), LGBTQ Rights, and Civil Rights
May 5, 2016
The 'Bathroom Battle' Heats Up as Conservatives Fume Over Transgender Policies
Agence France-Presse, Raw Story
Professor Katherine Franke speaks on North Carolina's HB 2 (House Bill 2), and how current debates about Transgender Rights fit into the context of LGBTQ Rights and Civil Rights in General in the United States
April 29, 2016
The imaginary predator in America's transgender bathroom war
Alia E. Dastagir, USA Today
Professor Katherine Franke is quoted in this piece at USA Today about the fears that are the crux of discriminatory, and transphobic legislation, such as North Carolina's HB2.
April 21, 2016
North Carolina Faces Growing Pressure to Repeal Anti-LGBT Bill
ABC News Radio, WFJA Classic Hits
Professor Suzanne Goldberg is quoted in this piece from ABC News Radio regarding North Carolina's transphobic and discriminatory #HB2
April 13, 2016
Columbia Law Women's Association Honors LGBT Advocate Chinyere Ezie, '10
Public Affairs, Columbia Law School
April 7, 2016
North Carolina's Constitutional Challenge: Law Professors Comment on a Lawsuit to Overturn North Carolina's Anti-LGBT Law
John Riley, MetroWeekly
Professor Suzanne Goldberg is quoted in this piece from John Riley at MetroWeekly on North Carolina's new homophobic and transphobic law.
April 7, 2016
North Carolina's New Anti-LGBT Law is a Trojan Horse
Article by ProPublica, available at MintPressNews
Professor Franke is quoted about New law passed in North Carolina
April 5, 2016
North Carolina's Terrible Anti-LGBT Law is Even Worse than We Thought
Nina Martin, ProPublica
Professor Franke is quoted in this thoughtful piece on the larger implications of North Carolina's HB2
March 27, 2016
Transgender bathroom use debates play out across U.S.
Jamie Yuccas, CBS News
Professor Suzanne Goldberg is quoted in this article from CBS News regarding discriminatory legislation against transgender individuals
March 10, 2016
Back from New York City
Pascale Fournier's website catalogues her recent visit to New York, including her presentation with the Public Rights/Private Conscience Project on February 29th, 2016
March 7, 2016
Adoptive Mother Backed by High Court
Bloomberg Radio - Bloomberg Law: Professor Steven Sanders and Professor Katherine Franke, discuss a Supreme Court ruling that overturned an Alabama court order prohibiting a lesbian woman from having contact with the three children she adopted and helped raise.
February 16, 2016
Law and Disorder Radio
Criminalizing Dissent - Professor Franke Interviews Sienna Baskin at 34:56
November 13, 2015
Race, Conversation, Columbia
Suzanne Goldberg, Columbia University Spectator