Saturday, June 27, 2009

Voice for Equality: Jennifer Gerarda Brown

Jennifer Gerarda Brown is a Professor of Law and the Director of the Center on Dispute Resolution at Quinnipiac University School of Law, and the Charles Mechem Senior Research Scholar and Director of ADR Programs at Yale Law School.

Professor Brown has organized two symposia on marriage for same sex couples: the symposium in 1996 was one of the first to examine issues of extraterritorial recognition. She has written extensively on sexual orientation and the law, including three articles on marriage. She also serves on the Freedom to Marry Steering Committee. A co-author of "Straightforward: How to Mobilize Heterosexual Support for Gay rights" (with Ian Ayres), Professor Brown's areas of expertise include alternative dispute resolution, economic analysis of sexuality and gender in the law, feminist jurisprudence, and lawyers' professional responsibility. To learn more [Link]

Freedom to Marry salutes Jennifer Gerarda Brown for her work on our Steering Committee and as a Voice for Equality!

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