2008–2009
The Columbia Journal of Gender and Law will be holding a symposium, Gender on the Margins, in the spring of 2009. It may also co-sponsor other symposia during the year. Details will be posted as they become available.
2006–2007
During the 2006–2007 year, the Columbia Journal of Gender and Law held a speaker series on Transgender Rights.
2006
Sexuality and the Law
The Columbia Journal of Gender and Law held its Spring 2006 Symposium, Sexuality and the Law, on February 24, 2006, at Columbia Law School. The articles and essays presented at the symposium were published as Issue 1 of Volume 15 of the Journal. Photographs are available online here.
This interdisciplinary symposium sought to explore issues surrounding sexuality and law, and included the following panels, speakers, and presentations:
9:00am–10:00am: Children and Education
- The Failure of Abstinence-Only Education: Minors Have a Right to Honest Talk About Sex by Hazel Glenn Beh, University of Hawai'i at Manoa School of Law, & Milton Diamond, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, The Pacific Center for Sex and Society
- Feminist ABCs of Sex Education by Linda McClain, Hofstra University School of Law
- Moderator: Ariela Dubler
10:15am–11:15am: The Interplay Between Disability and Sexuality
- Legal Cross-Dressing: Sexuality and the Americans with Disabilities Act by Fedwa Malti-Douglas, Indiana University, Bloomington
- Transgendered Plaintiffs and Title VII by Jennifer Levi, Western New England College, School of Law
- Moderator: Suzanne Goldberg
11:30am–12:30pm: Prison and Punishment
- Sexual Punishments by Alice Ristroph, University of Utah, S.J. Quinney College of Law
- Rethinking Prison Sex: Self-Expression and Safety by Brenda Smith, American University, Washington College of Law
- Moderator: Philip Genty
12:45pm: Lunch with Keynote speech by William Eskridge, Jr.
- Introduction: Dean David Schizer
2:15pm–3:15pm: Sexuality and Marriage
- Name Change: The Future of Default Rules for Marital Names by Elizabeth F. Emens, Columbia Law School
- A Historical Guide to the Future of Marriage for Same-Sex Couples by Suzanne Goldberg, Rutgers School of Law - Newark
- Moderator: Carol Sanger
3:30pm–4:30pm: Sexual Expression
- Pathology Full Circle: A History of Anti-Vibrator Legislation in the United States by Danielle Lindemann, Columbia University, Department of Sociology
- The New Politics of Adultery by Brenda Cossman, University of Toronto, Faculty of Law
- The Expressiveness and (Potential) Gender-Neutrality of Sexuality following Lawrence v. Texas by James Garland, Hofstra University School of Law
- Moderator: Elizabeth Emens
5pm: Reception and Alumni Cocktail Party
Symposium participants are invited to join the Journal of Gender and Law at its alumni cocktail party in Drapkin Lounge.
2003
Why a Feminist Law Journal?
The Columbia Journal of Gender and Law's 2003 symposium, Why a Feminist Law Journal, was published in September of 2003. Please contact the Journal for information about obtaining a copy of the issue in which the articles and essays presented at the symposium were published.