(Papers to be published in Journal of Legal Education)
This panel, with focus on the annual meeting theme of academic freedom and academic duty in the legal academy, will place the experiences, stories, and scholarship of sexual minorities at the center of the discussion. The panel will bring together leading legal academics who will address the challenges that gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans-identified, and queer law professors face as teachers, scholars, and colleagues in the legal academy. The panel will touch on issues relating to hiring, tenure, and scholarly endeavors of LGBT applicants and faculty.