From reproductive rights to same-sex marriage to the rights of transgender persons, questions of gender and sexuality are at the heart of some of the hardest questions society faces about the relationship between law, politics, science, medicine, and identity. With many courses and programs, including the LGBTQ+ Advocacy Clinic, Harvard Law students have unparalleled opportunities to study and advance civil rights in this area of law.
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Faculty
HLS Professors
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I. Glenn Cohen
James A. Attwood and Leslie Williams Professor of Law
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Susan H. Farbstein
Clinical Professor of Law
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Jeannie Suk Gersen
John H. Watson, Jr. Professor of Law
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Janet E. Halley
Eli Goldston Professor of Law
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Jon D. Hanson
Alan A. Stone Professor of Law
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Vicki C. Jackson
Laurence H. Tribe Professor of Constitutional Law
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Anna Lvovsky
Professor of Law
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Joseph W. Singer
Bussey Professor of Law
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Kristen A. Stilt
Professor of Law
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Laurence H. Tribe
Carl M. Loeb University Professor, Emeritus
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Scott A. Westfahl
Professor of Practice
Visiting Professors & Lecturers
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Barbara Berenson
Lecturer on Law
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Alexander Chen
Lecturer on Law
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Steve Churchill
Lecturer on Law
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Julia Devanthery
Visiting Assistant Clinical Professor of Law
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Gemma Donofrio
Climenko Fellow and Lecturer on Law
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Nancy Gertner
Senior Lecturer on Law
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Jodi Guinn
Lecturer on Law
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Havva Guney-Ruebenacker
Lecturer on Law
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Erika Hanson
Lecturer on Law
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Rebecca Harris
Lecturer on Law
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David A. Hoffman
John H. Watson, Jr. Lecturer on Law
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Rachel Landauer
Lecturer on Law
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Deborah Lolai
Lecturer on Law
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Victor Madrigal-Borloz
Lecturer on Law
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Clara Spera
Lecturer on Law
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Elizabeth Tuttle Newman
Lecturer on Law
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Alicia Yamin
Lecturer on Law
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Cindy Zapata
Lecturer on Law
Clinics
Research Programs and Centers
Related Courses
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| Abortion: Law, Policy and Ethics | Spring 2026 Seminar | Amanda Schwoerke, Stephen Sachs |
| Advanced Clinical Practice | Fall 2025 - Spring 2026 Seminar | Amy Anthony, Elizabeth Tuttle Newman, Patricio Rossi |
| Advanced Constitutional Law | Fall 2025 Course | Noah Feldman |
| Advanced Problems in Sex Equality | Fall 2025 Seminar | Catharine MacKinnon |
| Beyond “Economic Growth”: Practice, Theory, and Potential | Spring 2026 Seminar | Lucie White |
| Bonobo Sisterhood | Spring 2026 Reading Group | Diane Rosenfeld |
| Communication, Law and Social Justice | Fall 2025 Course | Alan Jenkins |
| Comparative and International Legal Struggles Over Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights | Spring 2026 Seminar | Alicia Yamin |
| Comparative Family Law: Marriage, Divorce and Property in American, Islamic and Jewish Law | Spring 2026 Reading Group | Havva Guney-Ruebenacker |
| Constitutional Law: First Amendment | Fall 2025 Course | Noah Feldman |