OUTLAW is concerned with the situation of queer people in society, in the legal community, and at Stanford University. We serve as a social, support, and political group, and actively combat homophobia, heterosexism, and any discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity at the Law School.
OUTLAW diligently worked to convince Stanford University to implement fully its nondiscrimination policy. Members played a leading role in the coalition that successfully lobbied in 1990 for the extension of University benefits to the partners of lesbian and gay students, making Stanford the first university in the country to offer such a broad range of benefits to gay and lesbian couples through University policy. In 1993, OUTLAW was again instrumental in persuading Stanford to extend those benefits to faculty and staff.
OUTLAW hosts social events, advocates for and on behalf of queer faculty, and presents panels focusing on academic and professional concerns of queer students. We also cooperate with the Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom (the Bay Area LGBT bar association) and coordinate activities with other Stanford student organizations, as well as with other Bay Area law school LGBT groups.
For more information contact:
Maureen Keffer, Co-President, mkeffer@stanford.edu
Kevin Lo, Co-President, klo228@stanford.edu
Sephanie Rudolph, Co-President, rudolph2@stanford.edu