LGBTQ 101

no moreNope, sorry.  THAT is NOT a course offering in the UNC-Chapel Hill curriculum catalog.  It’s actually one of the latest continuing legal education offerings from the Mecklenburg County Bar Association.  (Apparently, we’re on their email list too — just like with the NC House Republican Caucus.)

If that course title, um, excites you, here is some more info:

CLE Credits:
1.5 Ethics Hours
Fees:
$90 Attorney Rate
$45 Paralegal Rate 
$45 Pro Bono Rate (Attorneys must agree to accept a Pro Bono case 
from LANC/LSSP and/or MCB within 4 months of this program)
$45 Nonprofit Rate 
Location:
Bar & Foundation Center
2850 Zebulon Avenue
Charlotte, NC 28208
Special Info:
11: 30 a.m.: Registration
12 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.: CLE Training & Lunch
Program & Speaker:
? LGBT 101
? Legal Issues Facing the LGBT Community
? Ethical Considerations
? Tips on Serving the LGBT Community
? Q&A
If THAT is not enough, here is the 4-1-1 on your facilitator: bride
Kelly Durden Posey earned her J.D. from UNC School of Law and her B.A. in English and Spanish from UNC-Wilmington. She spent years in public interest working at both Legal Aid of North Carolina and Legal Services of Southern Piedmont as well as serving as lead attorney of the region’s first LGBTQ Law Center with the Freedom Center for Social Justice.
At the LGBTQ Law Center, she provided direct services and community education in and around the LGBTQ community. Durden Posey attended      law school aspiring to help make the law accessible to the community. She currently provides quality, affordable legal services in   the areas of family law and estate planning at Moen Legal Counsel. 
Shall we hold our breath and wait for a course on “working with Christians”?  With the current campaign to shove gay marriage down everyone’s throats, we might be finding more and more Christian objectors needing legal representation.  
Sorry, I don’t get it.  Believe it or not, I actually know some gay people.  And you know what? They appreciate being treated just like everybody else.  They’re not asking the rest of us to go through special training or seminars.  Or to change our lifestyles, for that matter.