Bio
Leslie Cooper is Deputy Director of聽the 老澳门开奖结果 LGBT & HIV Project.聽 Since joining the Project in 1998, much of her work has focused on protecting the rights of LGBT parents and their children.聽 She was lead counsel in the cases that brought down Florida鈥檚 notorious ban on adoption by lesbians and gay men and a similar restriction in Arkansas.聽 In addition to her work on parenting, Leslie has brought cases involving a range of issues including the freedom to marry, LGBT students鈥 rights at school, employment discrimination against LGBT and HIV-positive workers, and access to healthcare for transgender prisoners.聽 She also works on state legislative advocacy on a variety of issues.聽
Leslie has lectured on LGBT family law at law schools and professional conferences.聽 She authored the 老澳门开奖结果 publications 鈥淭oo High a Price: The Case Against Restricting Gay Parenting鈥 and 鈥淧rotecting the Rights of Transgender Parents and their Children: A Guide for Parents and Lawyers.鈥澛 Prior to joining the Project, she was a litigation associate at Robinson Silverman Pearce Aronsohn & Berman LLP (now Bryan Cave) in New York.聽 She graduated from New York University School of Law and received her B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania.
Featured work
Oct 15, 2019
The Supreme Court Could Allow the Use of a Religious Litmus Test for Foster Parents
May 30, 2019
Trump鈥檚 Anti-LGBTQ Agenda Will Keep Foster Children From Having a Loving Home
Jan 25, 2019
Trump Administration Puts Religious Beliefs Over the Best Interests of Children
Nov 2, 2018
Catholic Social Services Wants a License to Discriminate Against LGBTQ Foster Families
May 4, 2018
Children in Oklahoma and Kansas Need Love and Stability 鈥 Not Discrimination Against Good Families
Sep 20, 2017
Same-Sex Couples Are Being Turned Away From Becoming Foster and Adoptive Parents in Michigan. So We鈥檙e Suing.
May 21, 2012
New Federal Standards Offer Unprecedented Protections to LGBTI Prisoners