Libby Adler All Experts

Professor of Law and Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies

Expertise

sexuality and gender identity

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l.adler@neu.edu

617. 373.7513

Libby Adler In the Media

The Los Angeles Times

Trump moves to bar transgender Americans from serving ‘in any capacity’ in the military
WGBH

Huckabee, the Holocaust, and the politics of fear

Libby Adler for Northeastern

Here’s what’s next for the Alabama abortion law

The most restrictive anti-abortion bill in the nation has been signed into law in Alabama, but stands little chance of overturning a person’s constitutional right to abortion established by Roe v. Wade, say two legal scholars at Northeastern University.
- by Molly Callahan May 17, 2019
The unclear legal impact of Trump’s ban on transgender people in the military

On Wednesday, President Trump took to Twitter to issue a ban on transgender people serving in the military—an announcement that has murky legal standing, says law professor Libby Adler. We spoke with Adler and two professors of women’s, gender, and sexuality studies—Moya Bailey and Suzanna Danuta Walters—about the proposed ban.
- by Molly Callahan July 27, 2017
Northeastern reflects on sex, gender, and justice

Students, faculty, and staff convened on Tuesday evening to examine the growing need for gender justice. “Recognition of diversity and plurality is essential to building a strong campus as well as a fully functioning society,” noted Uta Poiger, dean of the College of Social Sciences and Humanities.
- by Joe O'Connell November 5, 2015
Northeastern community reacts to new Boy Scouts policy

Students and faculty described the group's decision to lift its ban on openly gay leaders while allowing church-sponsored units to continue excluding gays for religious reasons in unequivocally strong terms. “Claiming ‘morality’ or ‘religious beliefs’ cannot override basic principles of equality,” noted sociology professor Suzanna Walters.
- by Jason Kornwitz July 29, 2015
3Qs: What’s next for gay rights in America?

Law professor Libby Adler explains the significance of the Justice Department’s new policy to grant same-sex married couples equal protection in legal matters.
- by Jason Kornwitz February 18, 2014

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