2012 Annual Report

2012 ANNUAL REPORT

LIGHTING THE WAY FOR LGBT RIGHTS ABOUT NCLR

The National Center for Lesbian Rights is a national legal organization committed to advancing the civil and human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people and their families through litigation, public policy advocacy, and public education.

Thirty-six years ago, a brave and determined woman, fresh out of law school and eager to make a difference, decided to put her knowledge to good use. As a legal scholar, Donna Hitchens saw the courtroom as a way to change the world. As a lesbian, she had experienced both personal and professional frustrations and fears, and didn’t want others to suffer the same.

That was in 1977. Today, that pioneering spirit and unwavering commitment to advance the civil and human rights of all LGBT people continues. Each year, through litigation, public policy advocacy, and public education, NCLR helps more than 5,000 LGBT people and their families nationwide. Our precedent-setting case victories literally rewrite the law, changing the legal landscape for all LGBT people and families across the nation. For more than three decades we’ve been leaders in bringing historic cases, and today we are still blazing trails in pursuit of justice, fairness, and legal protections for all LGBT people.

From a humble yet tenacious initial focus on addressing the overlooked discrimination against lesbians, NCLR has grown to expand its life- and law-changing work in order to advance the legal landscape for every LGBT person. Our programs focusing on elder law, employment, family law, federal legislation, healthcare, immigration, marriage, relationship protections, sports, transgender law, and youth create safer homes, safer jobs, and a more just world. IT IS CLEAR THAT 2012 WAS A WATERSHED YEAR. FOR OUR MOVEMENT IT WAS A YEAR THAT CATAPULTED OUR STORIES INTO THE SPOTLIGHT.

Dear NCLR Champion:

As I write this, we are well into 2013. But of course, this report highlights our work and finances for 2012. It is so interesting to reflect on last year with the benefit of recent developments. It is clear that 2012 was a watershed year. For NCLR, it was a very good year. For our movement, it was a year of catalytic change. A year that catapulted the stories of LGBT people to center stage and headline grabbing lead stories. In some ways, we always knew this moment would come. We knew there had to be a tipping point—a moment when our nation would shift from bare tolerance to supporting and embracing us. What I do not think we could have imagined was how soon the moment would come and how breathless it would leave us.

And yet, as we contemplate how far we have come and as we revel in how much better life is in so many places for so many of us, we cannot help but notice how many are being left behind and how much more work there is to do. In far too many states, there is not one single measure of protection for LGBT residents; in far too many schools, kids are still daily targets because of their sexual orientation or gender identity; in far too many communities, same-sex couples struggle not just with making ends meet, but with daily insults and harassment just because of who they are. We have come a long way, but we are far from done.

And of course, with the U.S. Supreme Court’s historic decisions this year, we have once again felt the ground shift and our movement accelerate. We celebrate the wins and savor the victories. And we are soberly assessing who is not with us and making certain our future work is about assuring that every one of us, regardless of race, class, or geography, lives with dignity and security, free from shame or fear. This is the work we do every day, every year. This is the work you believe in and make possible. This is the work it is our privilege to do. Last year was groundbreaking, but you should buckle up, because the ride is not yet over.

With all my gratitude,

Kate Kendell, Esq. Executive Director

2012 ANNUAL REPORT 1 2012 CASES

MT ND ME OR MN ID SD WI NY MA WY MI

IA PA NV OH UT IL ININ MD CA CO WV KS VA MO KY NC TN NM AR SC MS AL GA TX LA

FL AK

Elder Law Marriage Youth

In re J.W. Hollingsworth v. Perry Anoka-Hennepin School District FEDERAL CALIFORNIA MINNESOTA In re M. Port v. Cowan In re D.B. CALIFORNIA MARYLAND OHIO In re J.H. Windsor v. US Young v. IPS CALIFORNIA FEDERAL (SECOND CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS) INDIANA

Families & Parenting Relationship Recognition Additional Civil Rights

Chatterjee v. King Cozen O’Connor, P.C. v. Jennifer Stutte v. Milsap NEW MEXICO Tobits, et al. TENNESSEE D.M.T. v. T.M.H. ILLINOIS/PENNSYLVANIA Doe v. Jindal Beckwith v. Dahl LOUISIANA FLORIDA CALIFORNIA Gartner v. Iowa Department of Howe v. Haslam Public Health TENNESSEE IOWA Pickup v. Brown Hunter v. Rose CALIFORNIA MASSACHUSETTS Stormans v. Selecky In re Adoption of a Male Child WASHINGTON HAWAII Welch v. Brown In re the Parental Responsibilities CALIFORNIA of M.W. COLORADO Karen Atala Riffo v. Chile CHILE

2 NATIONAL CENTER FOR LESBIAN RIGHTS Immigration & Asylum Asylum clients from countries around the world turn to NCLR when they need help most Berera v. Holder CALIFORNIA Castro-Martinez CALIFORNIA Gonzalez Arredondo CALIFORNIA United States

In re Shakheel Khan Egypt MINNESOTA Mexico Honduras Guatemala Nicaragua In re Alex R., Andrea C. El Salvador Colombia MEXICO Peru In re Angeles M. MEXICO Chile In re Angel P. MEXICO (IMMIGRATION COURT) In re Bernabe R., Jose U., Arturo G. MEXICO (IMMIGRATION COURT) In re Monica B. In re Victor R., Ricardo R. In re Stephanie G., Johanna S., EL SALVADOR NICARAGUA Dayana C. In re Luis L. In re Sergio C. Garcia MEXICO COLOMBIA CALIFORNIA In re Jessica S. In re Fausto C., Aldo C., David V. In re Evelyn O. EL SALVADOR MEXICO GUATEMALA In re Jose S. In re Edgar A.G., Carla L. In re Benito V. MEXICO MEXICO EL SALVADOR In re Nestor R. In re Janeth C., Mario E. In re Paola B. NICARAGUA MEXICO MEXICO In re Jocelyn M., Alexa H. In re Oscar A. J.G. v. Holder MEXICO EL SALVADOR MEXICO In re Fabrizio G. John Doe v. Alberto Gonzales PERU EGYPT

HELPLINE CONTACTS

4% Criminal Justice NCLR’s Helpline fields thousands of 3% Youth Issues phone calls each year. The pie chart shows the percentage break- down by issue area for 2012. 19% Imigration & Asylum 47% Family Law 7% Estate & Financial Planning

6% Transgender 5% Other 9% Employment & Housing

2012 ANNUAL REPORT 3 LITIGATION HIGHLIGHTS

Youth Marriage Law

Doe v. Anoka-Hennepin Cozen O’Connor v. Jennifer Tobits School District No. 11 PENNSYLVANIA FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT MINNESOTA FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT

All students should be able to receive an education in an environment that is safe and inclusive. Unfortunately, many schools in the Anoka-Hennepin School District in Minnesota presented a frightening environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) students.

In 2011, NCLR joined the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), Faegre & Benson LLP, and Culberth & Lienemann, LLP and filed suit against the district and school officials on behalf of six district students seeking new policies to NCLR represented Jennifer Tobits, a surviving effectively address the pervasive anti-LGBT atmosphere same-sex spouse, in a case that will determine in the district’s schools. On March 5, 2012, the student whether the federal Defense of Marriage Act plaintiffs announced that they had entered into a consent decree with the school district to resolve their lawsuits (DOMA) applies to private employers. against the district. The agreement also resolved an After suffering the devastating loss of her wife to an investigation of district schools by the U.S. Department of aggressive form of cancer, Ms. Tobits (pictured above, Justice and the U.S. Department of Education. The consent right) attempted to obtain her wife’s death benefit through decree includes important new protections designed to her former employer. But the employer, Cozen O’Connor, prevent harassment of students who are or perceived and her spouse’s parents, argue that DOMA prevents to be LGBT and gender non-conforming, as well as those Ms. Tobits from receiving that benefit. The case was who have friends or parents who are LGBT. The decree stayed pending the Supreme Court’s ruling in Windsor v. also includes a comprehensive, federally-supervised plan U.S. and was subsequently decided in Jennifer’s favor on to counter and prevent future harassment in district July 29, 2013. education programs and activities.

Families & Parenting

Chatterjee v. King NEW MEXICO SUPREME COURT

Like many couples, Bani Chatterjee and Taya King were a same-sex couple who decided to adopt a child, but only one of them was able to legally adopt their child.

After raising their child together for nine years, Bani was initially denied the ability to seek custody of her child after the women broke up. Along with local co-counsel, NCLR successfully represented Bani before the New Mexico Supreme Court, which held that a woman who Some of the brave students seeking new policies to raises a child with another woman and assumes parental address the anti-LGBT atmosphere in their schools. and financial responsibility for the child can be a legal parent under New Mexico law, regardless of whether she is a biological parent.

4 NATIONAL CENTER FOR LESBIAN RIGHTS PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

Senate Bill 1172 Nike LGBT Sports Summit NCLR was a lead sponsor of a first-of-its-kind California NCLR’s Sports Project Director law that prohibits licensed therapists from trying to Helen Carroll (pictured, right) change a young person’s sexual orientation or gender was one of the key organizers and expression. These practices have been rejected by every planners for the groundbreaking major mental health professional association because inaugural Nike LGBT Sports Summit they put them at risk of extreme and severe harm, such to combat bullying and anti-LGBTQ as depression, substance abuse, and suicide. Senate bias and discrimination in sports. Bill 1172 was authored by Senator Ted Lieu and sponsored The nation’s top LGBT sports leaders by NCLR, Equality California (EQCA), Gaylesta, Courage joined Nike representatives at Nike Campaign, Lambda Legal, and Mental Health America World Headquarters in Portland, of Northern California, and supported by dozens of Oregon to develop a unified plan to organizations including the California Psychological end harassment and discrimination against LGBT athletes Association, the California Chapter of the National and coaches in kindergarten through high school, college, Association of Social Workers, and the California Division recreational, and professional sports. NCLR is actively of the American Association for Marriage and Family involved in implementing the plans that emerged from Therapy. California Governor Jerry Brown signed the bill the summit. into law on September 29, 2012.

Nondiscrimination in Affordable Care Act NCLR led a coalition of organizations arguing that the prohibition against discrimination based on sex in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) includes a prohibition against discrimination based on sex stereotypes and gender identity. In 2012, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a letter to NCLR stating that they agreed with our interpretation and clarifying that the ACA prohibits discrimination against transgender and gender non-conforming people in the provision of all healthcare programs, services, and activities. Ryan Kendall suffered the consequences of a therapist trying to change his sexual orientation. Department of Housing and Urban Development Equal Access Rule Helpline Couple from United Arab Emirates In 2012, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the historic LGBT Equal NCLR hears from hundreds of LGBT people each year Access Rule. That rule prohibits discrimination based who face horrifying persecution in their home country. on sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status In 2012, two women living in the United Arab Emirates in all HUD and HUD-assisted housing programs and (UAE) contacted us. They were urgently leaving the services, including services like FHA-insured mortgages country to escape persecution and violence they faced and Section 8 housing. This rule represents the most because they were a lesbian couple, but did not know comprehensive LGBT nondiscrimination rule enacted by what to do once they left the UAE. NCLR gave the women a federal agency to date. NCLR was HUD’s lead partner resources and information on U.S. immigration law, in the development of that rule and has partnered with including the option of seeking asylum in the U.S., and HUD to publicize and implement the rule in many ways, the contact information of an attorney in San Francisco, including co-hosting an event for stakeholders with Cara Jobson, who has done extensive pro bono work HUD and the White House following the release of the with NCLR’s Immigration Project. The women managed rule to educate housing providers and the public about to make their way to San Francisco, and, represented the rule and its impact. by Jobson, were both eventually granted asylum. They now live and work in the U.S., and have started a website and video blog for other Arabic-speaking LGBT people.

2012 ANNUAL REPORT 5 PUBLICATION HIGHLIGHTS

special feature: advancing Justice with the lgBtQ community

A Great Unmet Need: Legal Aid Services for Low-Income Transgender Clients

By Catherine Sakimura and Daniel Redman, National Center for Lesbian Rights1

Introduction Legal aid lawyers are in a unique position to In 1995, many people were shocked when Tyra make a huge difference in the lives of transgender Hunter, a transgender African-American woman in people. Because many transgender people are poor Washington, D.C., was left to die by first responders and confront very high levels of discrimination, they and emergency have a great need for legal aid services. And, because room techni- the discrimination cuts across so many different parts cians called to of their lives, even small actions to advocate for them treat her after can have a tremendously positive impact. For example, a car accident. helping a transgender client obtain a legal name and Tyra—like many gender change may help them find a job, get a driver’s transgender license, or access public benefits. people—had been unable to Basic Terms afford expensive medical treatments related to gender For most people, gender is a given — we were born transition. When first responders saw that she had male male or female, we live our lives as male or female, and genitals, they spent precious minutes ridiculing her race who we are as men or women is a core and unques- and gender as she lay injured on the ground instead of tioned aspect of our identity. For transgender people, helping her. At the emergency room, doctors refused however, the sex they were assigned at birth does not to treat her. She died later that day, not just from her match the gender that they feel and experience for injuries, which were treatable, but from outright bigotry themselves. Their gender is just as much a core part of and neglect. who they are as anyone else, except that their bodies or Over the last seventeen years, transgender people how society views their gender is not the same as their and their allies have made significant progress in innate sense of their own gender. expanding the legal protections available to them, with There are a few basic terms that you should know fifteen states and 143 municipalities now prohibiting to help you learn about the needs of transgender discrimination based on gender identity. But these laws clients: lack teeth without support from frontline attorneys like The term transgender refers to people whose those at legal aid. The attitudes that killed Tyra are still gender identity (how they feel about themselves) or pervasive, and lead to discrimination, harassment, and gender expression (how other people view them) does violence against transgender people to this day. not match the sex they were assigned at birth. This can Transgender people face severe discrimination, include people who have taken steps socially, medically, harassment, and abuse in housing, employment, public or legally to change their gender. A person who was accommodations, and access to services. This leads to assigned female at birth but identifies as male can be extremely high levels of unemployment, poverty, and called female-to-male (FTM) or a transgender man. A homelessness. One survey found that one in five trans- person who was assigned male at birth but identifies as gender people have been homeless since they first iden- female may be called male-to-female (MTF) or a trans- tified as transgender. Transgender people are twice as gender woman. likely to be living below the poverty level.2 Gender identity refers to “a person’s internal sense

Como Navegar El Sistema California’s Journey Towards Articles on legal services for (Navigating the System) Marriage Equality low-income LGBT people A Know-Your-Rights Guide for In just a few short years, the In a special issue of a journal for legal Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and landscape for marriage equality aid organizations focused on LGBT Transgender Elders in California dramatically changed. From clients, NCLR authored articles on To live lives of integrity and honesty, California's first ballot initiative to serving low-income transgender clients, today’s LGBT elders endured—and prohibit marriage equality in March and on new federal protections for continue to endure—discrimination, 2000 to the Ninth Circuit's decision LGBT people against housing harassment, and violence. to restore marriage equality in 2012, discrimination. Management Innovation In conjunction with Lavender Seniors, rights for same-sex couples traveled Excellence for Legal Aid is the premiere Planning for Elders, Openhouse, a great distance. Through this journal for managers of legal aid and the Transgender Law Center, tumultuous journey for equality, organizations, reaching hundreds of NCLR produced a Spanish publication, same-sex couples shaped the hearts offices throughout the country. “Como Navegar El Sistema” and minds of California voters and Through our Family Protection (Navigating the System) to help judges and proved that they deserve Project and Proyecto Poderoso, our Spanish-speaking LGBT elders under- the same fundamental right to marry joint partnership with California Rural stand their rights in California. This as opposite-sex couples. In July 2012, Legal Assistance, NCLR continues publication describes how LGBT NCLR authored an article describing to work with legal aid organizations to elders can identify available benefits, California’s legal and political stepping improve their services to very low- understand California’s anti- stones on the road to marriage income LGBT people. discrimination laws, find LGBT-friendly equality and described how support housing and service providers, for marriage equality has rapidly effectively address discrimination increased in recent years. This or mistreatment, and understand how article provided important context relationship recognition laws affect for California’s unique journey for benefits. NCLR distributed this marriage equality amidst speculation publication to service-providers, by lawyers, commentators, and LGBT long-term care facilities, aging community members as to whether networks, and LGBT advocacy groups the U.S. Supreme Court would review throughout California. Perry v. Schwarzenegger, the case in which a California trial court and federal appellate court struck down Proposition 8.

6 NATIONAL CENTER FOR LESBIAN RIGHTS FINANCIALS

History of Public Support & Revenue

2005–2012 (Does not include donated professional services.)

$5M

$4M

$3M $4,820,022 $4,654,895 $4,010,843 $4,033,068 $2M $3,702,004 $3,702,004 $3,301,047 $3,301,047 $3,244,258 $3,244,258 $3,092,129 $3,092,129 $1M

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

2012 Expenses NCLR Audited Financial Statements For the Year Ended December 31, 2012

Public Support and Revenue Individuals $2,687,378 84% Bequests $35,000 Legal Programs & Services Foundations $1,231,629 Donated Professional Services $1,369,037 Special Events $689,813 13% Other Revenue $32,660 Fundraising Case Fees $11,808 Total Public Support and Revenue $6,057,325 3% Management & General Expenses Legal Programs and Services $4,874,014 Management and General $201,398 Fundraising $772,696 Total Expenses $5,848,108

Increase in Unrestricted Net Assets $209,217 Net Assets, Beginning of Year $1,972,852 Net Assets, End of Year $2,182,069

Please contact NCLR for a complete audited statement.

2012 ANNUAL REPORT 7 DONORS

Anniversary Circle Tina Woodward & Lynda Elliott Sonni Zambino NCLR is proud to acknowledge the following major donors whose gifts of $2,500 to $4,999 $1,500 or more in the past year have strengthened our legal programs Anonymous (3) across the United States. Marta Ames & Biljana Milenkovic Sharon J. Anderson & Adrienne Haddad We also give our heartfelt gratitude to our 2012 Giving Campaign Co-chairs, Sonia Banerji & Erin MacLeod Patrick Larvie and Michelle Ortiz, for their leadership and inspiration. Ramey Barnett & Rhea Howard Nicole & Kate Bartow NCLR has achieved truly historic and monumental legal victories in our 36 Clara Jean Basile James Basile years, and none of them would be possible without our wonderful family of John M. Becket Anniversary Circle members. Vanessa Benavides & Sheila Bryant* Geni Bennetts & Pat Tuck* Stephen Berge & Ryan Hess $500,000 and above Hillary Smith Adam Berman & Alex Scotta Anonymous Gary Soto Laura Boxer & Hedy Straus Susan Sternau & Nancy Welsh Sean Bruich & Laurence Moore $100,000 to $499,999 Kara Swisher & Megan Smith The Butler Family Anonymous Ramon Torres & John W. Stewart Jody & Katharine Cole CoYoTe PhoeNix Jennifer Wilson Sophia Collier & Chula Reynolds Andree S. Hest & Deborah D. Wyatt, MD* David Cover $50,000 to $99,999 Kelly M. Dermody Lesbians for Good – A Donor Advised Fund $5,000 to $9,999 Darleen & Ronda DeRosa of Horizons Foundation Anonymous (3) Anita Dietrich Mika Albright Robert Dockendorff $25,000 to $49,999 Nancy Alpert & Gwen Marcus Anne Dougherty & Lois Wesly Diane Bernard Nancy Baker & Cathy Hauer* Jim Duggins, Ph.D.* Lesbian Equity Fund, Kathy Levinson Brigeda Bank & Katie Fox Lin M. Dunn* & Naomi Fine Kelli Beingesser & Gail Newel Mark Duval & Darren Day Leigh Morgan Beverly Benson & Pamela Farmer Sally J. Elkington, Esq. Jennifer Rainin & Frances Stevens Cynthia Brooks & Judith Thompson Kelli Evans & Theresa Shaw* Ruth E. Callard & Nancy Helm Annette Fineberg & Sufen Chiu $15,000 to $24,999 Ann Mei Chang Kacey Fitzpatrick & Deborah Kilpatrick* Anonymous Yu-Ling Chien & Bernice Tsai Dona Frank & Alanna Grant Portia Cornell & Lynne Kimmel Carole Coplan Gretchen Frederick & Joan Ferenczy Elizabeth Deeley & Moira Dawson Anne Sterling Dorman* Gina French & Karen Sept Grant in the name of Abby Dees Leslie Dorosin & Steve Bennett Katherine Fulton & Katharine Kunst & Traci Samczyk Ilana J. Drummond & Sharon Dulberg The Gay Chemists Support Fund Julie Harris & Amy Yoakum* Cathy Ebert & Lois Ann Porter of Horizons Foundation Judy Harte & Susan Ellard Marcie Elias Eliot Gillum & Kylie Sklennik Kelli Herd & Kim Deneau Martha Ertman & Karen Lash Jane S. Goldman Robert Holgate and Al Baum Dorothy Fernandez & Lisa Stenmark Ardel & Lisa Haefele-Thomas Betsy Koffman & Lorraine Bates Deidre Ann Frain & Stacey Williams Pan Haskins Jane & Tami Marquardt Karen E. Gilbert* Kris Hermanns & Merri Baldwin Judy Miles and Renata Sos Julie & Gareth Duncan Gill Nancy L. Davis & Donna Hitchens Drs. Dee Mosbacher & Nanette Gartrell Janine Guillot & Shannon Wilson Erika Jenssen & Sallie Lang* Nancy Polikoff & Cheryl Swannack Constance M. Hiatt & S. Kathleen Doster M. Jean Johnston & Kate Morris The Silva Watson Moonwalk Fund Mark Krueger Charitable Trust Paula Jones & Maria Brundige* Patrick Larvie & Ken Linton Simone Joyaux & Tom Ahern $10,000 to $14,999 Lesley Levine & Na’Ama Firestone* Sally Juday John Bare & Ignatius Bau Kelly Mazzei & Karen Dickinson Giselle A. Jurkanin & Kristin A. Cooper Elizabeth Bremner & Karen Crow Sally McCoy & Rev. Rachel K. Anderson Abigail Kaufman & Linda Netsch James Carroll & Scott Romesburg Jennifer Miles & Julia Hollinger Charley Kearns & Frank Ching Madelyne Cromwell Julie Miller Jeff Kennedy & Jon Peterson* Grant in the name of Alexandra Dees Susan Owen Karen Knudson Tachovsky & Terri Tachovsky Carrie Farrell Angela Padilla & Amy Silverstein Jeff Lewy & Ed Eishen Erin Flynn & Chloe Atkins Virginia Palmer Sandra Lipsman Barbara Frank & Veronica McCaffrey Alice Philipson & Petra Liljestrand Jamie Marks & Mark Scott The Honorable James C. Hormel Mona Pittenger Jan & Holly Marks and Michael P. Nguyen Ferolyn Powell Patricia Martel & Beverly Colon* Suzanne Israel & Laurie Hanover Maja Ramsey Colleen McCarthy Nancy J. Koch and Jane Stafford Elke Riedling Kelly McMurray Geoff Kors & James Williamson Cole Rowan Purple Lady/Barbara J. Meislin Fund – Jacqueline LiCalzi & Jill Schlesinger Paula Ryan in honor of Marla Meislin & Tiffnay McIndoe Weston Milliken & Anand Pandya Eric Severson & Lawrence Goff Allison Mendel & Marjorie Kaiser* Kate O’Hanlan & Léonie Walker The Simpson-Asprodites Family Kristine Merz Julie Owen & Diane Holland Gretchen Thomas & Claudia Carasso Messer Fund No. 2 of The Pittsburgh Kathleen Rosson & Gibson Scheid Kathy Wehle & Theresa Haynie Foundation Daniel Shaw & James Tanaka Bob Witeck & Bob Connelly Jerri-Ann Meyer & Leslee Hamilton*

8 NATIONAL CENTER FOR LESBIAN RIGHTS Kristina Militante & Lisa Ravaioli Suzanne Clarke Raquel Matas & Carla Lupi Kimberly Miller Judith Cohen, President, FreshBuzz Media Maureen Mavrinac, M.D. & Lisa Nahmanson & Sandra Steele Susan Cooney & Jennifer Theaker Michelle Rappeport, D.D.S. Dan Neumann & David Richardson Pali Cooper & Jeanne Rizzo* Jennifer Mayer & Chris Page Zoon Nguyen, Cathy Halligan, Janet Cornelius & Nancy Voss Mika Mayer Halli & Cassidy Nguyen Barbara J Cox & Peg Habetler* Linda McAllister & Leslee Subak* Gary Nichols Dorothea & Jan Crosbie-Taylor* Sally McCaffrey* Karin Olson & Monique Barbanson Mrs. Thomas S. Currier* Kelly McCown & Barbara Fitterer* Andrea Palash & Jessica Watson Pam David & Cheryl Lazar Jean McCray & Phyllis Subin* Lynne Parenti & Tina Ramoy Chester Day & Henry Shao Virginia McCulloh & Nancy Kohlreiter Jen Pariseau & Amanda Ferguson Bruce Deming & Jeff Byrne Danielle McGuire* Kris Poindexter McHan & Susan McHan Barbara Dickey* Heather McMills & Lisa Grant* Rachel Pray & Laura Weinstock Michael Dillon Jan Medina & Wandralee Lindtzie Kathleen Quenneville & Diane Allen Charles & Ann Doskow Cara Milgate Lisa Radice & Melissa Davidson Emily Doskow & Luan Stauss Janice Mock Kate Reber & Laura Mae Alpert Jackie Downing & Anita Anderson Sherri & Melanie Montenegro* Jana Rich & Jill Nash Rose Candelario & Marion Drake* Sarah Murray & Cassandra Arnold Laurie Roades & Alison Bowen* Marta Drury & Kerry Lobel Constance Nelson & Helene Butler Barbara Russo & Bobbi C. Sternheim Zoe Dunning & Pam Grey Alexa Nerdrum & Sophie Manning Diana Saca & Theresa Sabella* Jamie Dupree & Patty Frontiera Michelle Ney & Jan Koehler Margaret Schultz & BZ Lewis Patty Ebner & Sue Atkinson Joyce D. Nordquist* Elizabeth F. Schwartz Beth Edwards & Cindy Solomon* Margaret Norris & Nadine Navarro* Bev Scott & Courtney Martha Ehrenfeld & Carla McKay Heide Oberndorf* Melissa Shaw & Linda Bettencourt Joanne Engel & M. Ellen Haller, M.D. Michelle Ortiz* Debbie Wald & Brooke Shields Clemmie Parker Engle Stacy Parson & Kimberlee Parson Dr. Deborah Shure & Dr. Aymarah Robles Danielle Feinberg & Laurel Davis Amy Paul & Anna Hoffman Laura Silvestri Jan Felshin & Edrie Ferdun Julia Peloso & Patricia Barnes Amy A. Simmons Iain Finlay N. Lynn Perls & Brenda Broussard Kathryn Stebner Sandy Funk Denise Petty Urvashi Vaid & Kate Clinton Matthew Fust Marj Plumb & Tracy Weitz Dawn Marie Wadle Thelma Garza Stuart Plunkett Tiffany Wagner Nancy L. Geimer & Chris Vance Sharon Ponder Elisabeth Warren & Katherine Brown* Mariette Geldenhuys* Michael Ponto Ruth & David Waterbury Shawn & Peggy Giammattei* Mary Read & Victoria Jackson Karen White & Julie Geissman Leslie Giblett Shad Reinstein & Jody Laine Lisa Young & Reeta Whitney* The Honorable Adena Gilbert* Katherine Rice Barbara Zoloth & Sharon Washington* Rima Goldman, MD & Karen Kartch, DC* Rachel J. Robasciotti, Robasciotti Susan Goldwomon & Associates* $1,500 to $2,499 Laurie Gottlieb Laura Roebuck & William Meehan Anonymous (7) Donald Graves* Ces Rosales & Sue Ferrera Chris Adams & Fran Becker Robert-Jay Green & Holden Lee Celia Rowland & Mireya Gomez-Contreras Dr. Katherine Adler & Pamela Reynolds* Emily Griffen & Sage Andersen* Jan Russak Betsy Allen & Janet Sims Tim Hanlon & Anthony Klatt Diane Sabin & Jewelle Gomez* Paula Amato & Eve Golden* Mary Edna Harrell Kathi Sain & Becky Hye* Lesley J. Anderson MD & Paula Zand MaryAnn Hatlan Linda Scaparotti* Kristen Angel Frederick C. Hertz Elizabeth Scott & Emma Dunch Gordon & Sally Atkinson Anne Hightower Michael Sears & Ben Redcross* Sharyn Bahn Arlene F. Hoffman, DPM, PhD Mark Sexton & Kirk Wallace Fund of the Gwenn Baldwin & Judith Gray* Lisa Honig & Dale Schroedel Stonewall Community Foundation Barbara A. Barsul Nancy Hoopes* Susan A. Shain* Brooke Battles Dixie Horning* Wynne Shaw* Peggy Bennington & Annette Friskopp Katherine Hsiao Rae Lee Siporin Jennifer L. Ross Berrian & Logan Berrian* Stephanie Jones & Diana Iwanski Stephanie Smith & Carol Anderson Angela Berry & Cynthia Strickland Philip Kaplan Arlette Smith & Patricia Grandberry Linda Betzer in Memory of Candace A. Prebil Joyce Kauffman* Allison Smoot Jennifer Bing* Grace Kim Lisa Sterman & Caroline Reich Sterman* Jill Blair & Fay Twersky Kim Kinna & Carole Ruwart Timothy Stough* Sandra Blair & Carol J Cohen Audrey Koh & Gaeta Bell Ramon Sukhai* Pauline Blanchard & Lynn Decker* Robin Kojima & Teresa Renaker Olga Talamante* Karen Blumenstein Lea Krauss & Laura Rhoades Teri Tanner & Jenny Sanders* Donna J. Brogan, Ph.D. Tracey Lake* Susan Thomas & Sheryl Ross Barbara S. Bryant & Elizabeth M Williams David Lee Julia & Samuel Thoron Suzanne Bryant & Sarah Goodfriend* Phylis Lemberg & Mary Blackman Ann Tobin Cathleen Burns & Chris Short Ellen Leonard & Lynn Crawford Leesa Tori & Opal Perry Tamika Butler & Kelly Perigoe Melissa Lim & Leigh Kimberg* Margaret Traub & Phyllis Dicker Stacey Camillo Diane K. Lincoln Ilona Turner The Carney-Friedman Family* Lisa Lofdahl Michelle Turpin Elizabeth Carswell & Carol Wayman Jean Love & Patricia Cain* Jack M. and Rose Ullman Foundation Anne Casscells & Susan Ketcham Allison Mackenzie Victoria Valenzuela Amanda Chambers & Courtney Gulden Maria Margenot* Margaret E. Van Camp Bradley Chernin Thalia Martin* Kathleen Veit & Heather Hadlock*

2012 ANNUAL REPORT 9 DONORS

Anniversary Circle continued… The Wellsfry-Porat Family Jacqueline Wong Vanessa Vignon Nancy Werthan Evan Wright Danielle & Angelica Villaseñor* Keith C. Wetmore Betsy York & Demetrhea Terrien Leanne Waldal & Moya Watson Irene White Helaine Zinaman Amy Walter Shannan Wilber & Laurie Mattioli* Jan Zobel Lesley Weaver* Richard Wilson & Sam Burckhardt Caroline Weis Nora Winsberg & Pat Alvino *Anniversary Circle donors who give monthly or quarterly Lonnie Weiss Nancy Wise & Teresa A. Swartz through our Sustainer Fund pledge program.

Kathryn Friebe Legacy Circle NCLR is profoundly grateful for the visionary generosity of the following donors who have created their legacy of justice by joining the Kathryn Friebe Legacy Circle. The Legacy Circle honors and recognizes individuals who have confirmed their commitment to the future of LGBT civil rights by including NCLR in their wills, trusts, or other estate plans.

Anonymous (7) Lynn Gallagher Dena Narbaitz Chris Adams & Fran Becker Linda Garber & Barbara Blinick Joyce D. Nordquist Betsy Allen & Janet Sims Linda Gebroe & Rebecca Silverstein Christi Olson, Ph.D & Dian Torres Judith Allen & Susan Seaburg Tamara George Angela Padilla & Amy Silverstein Lesley J. Anderson, MD & Paula Zand Sheila Gershen Mary Parker Sharyn Bahn Paula Getz & Susan Christensen Gail Pass Nicole & Kate Bartow Leslie Giblett Janet L. Phillips Lois Beeby & Betty Widdows Andrea M. Gillespie Sina Pierret Yvonne Behrens & Teri Eastburn Tonei Glavinic Marj Plumb & Tracy Weitz Bonnie & Julie Benitez Emily L. Gochis Kris Poindexter McHan & Susan McHan Maureen Bennett Jill Gover & Ann Burck Andrea Polisky Sandra Blair & Carol J Cohen Alena Hagedorn & Debra Hendershot Deborah Ray Clare Brigidini Sue Hansen & Judy Stone Debra Reabock Brian Bringardner & Dennis Moyer Julie Harris & Amy Yoakum Lynn Riordan Margaret Broenniman & Lilli Marin Sheryl I. Harris Aimee E. Saginaw Cathleen Burns & Chris Short Judy Harte & Susan Ellard Ronnie Sandler C. Edwin Baker Trust Mark Hartman & Ron Norris Linda Scaparotti Caren Cafferata-Jenkins & Pan Haskins Bev Scott J. Farrell Cafferata-Jenkins Dawn L. Hassell, Esq. Collette Sell & Donald A. Kline Janis Callon Chris Hawkins Shirley Shapiro Melinda Capiraso Ruth Herring Kaitlin & Jim Sherwood Lucia J. Capron & Grace Gallego-Rebullida Andree S. Hest & Deborah D. Wyatt, MD The Simpson-Asprodites Family Robyn Caruso & Karen Parker Constance M. Hiatt & S. Kathleen Doster Rae Lee Siporin Nanci Clarence & Lidia Szajko Russell Hilkene & Dena Zaldúa-Hilkene Deborah Ann Smith John Corso & John Steele Arlene F Hoffman & Christine Leonardich Sue Sponnoble Gregory A. Courtney Susan Jan Hornstein & Rosemary Ward Moli Steinert & Donna Canali Jemma T. Crae Joie B. Hubbert Ramon Torres & John W. Stewart Kathleen Crandall & Lori Gitter H. Nona Hungate Sheryl Traum & Anne Johnson Kathy Cruz Danielle Hupp Margaret E. Van Camp Rhett Currier Suzanne Israel & Laurie Hanover Lonnie Weiss Teresa DeCrescenzo Pamela Johns Kerri Wilder Beryll G. Deming Burke Keegan & Jackie Boda Camille Wojtasiak & Kristen Jensen Marta Drury & Kerry Lobel Kate Kendell & Sandy Holmes Anne E. Zachritz Jim Duggins, Ph.D. Gillian Khoo Sonni Zambino Margaret A. Dwyer Margaret Kingdon Arlene Zarembka & Zuleyma Tang-Martinez Anita Easland & Diane Naylor Clarissa C. Kripke & Gail Ludwig Jan Zobel Cathy Ebert & Lois Ann Porter Cynthia Leitman & Vicky Semones Barbara Zoloth & Sharon Washington Wendy Erdly & Clara Liang Dr. Jane Levin & Dr. Judith Reisman Estate of Judith E. Davis Ana Linder & Luisa Inca Estate of Kathryn Friebe Tam Martin & Carol Daiberl Estate of Debra Kent Lory Masters Page Faegre Lisa McCally & Laura Sprague Jan Felshin & Edrie Ferdun Jan Medina & Wandralee Lindtzie Aisling Ferguson Jerri-Ann Meyer & Leslee Hamilton Erin Flynn & Chloe Atkins Julia Misplon & Anna Durbin Pam Foy Jane Moyer & Janet Free Lisa Friedman Marcia Munson

10 NATIONAL CENTER FOR LESBIAN RIGHTS Sustainer Fund Members NCLR thanks the following donors who give monthly or quarterly to provide reliable, sustaining support to NCLR’s legal programs and services year-round. (Anniversary Circle members who give through the Sustainer Fund are marked with an asterisk in the Anniversary Circle list.)

Anonymous (5) Charlotte Herdman & Deb J. Osborn Veronica Paulino & Lenor Brazzi Miriam Abrams & Rosemary Robinson Laura Heyer & Sharon Hanger Katherine Paxton Anne Alexander & Susan Gabriel Joyce M. Higa & Ann Tamura Julia Peloso Christine Allen Margaret Hirst & Kimberley Crawford David Peterson Maurice Belote & Alan Broussard Pam Hooley & Jan Solone Kelly Pfeifer & Bev Meyers Bonnie & Julie Benitez Cherie Howe Jack Pierce Davette Berry & Kathryn McCown Major Laurel A. Hull Andrea Plastas & Joyce Lupack Hannah Betesh & Phoebe Weiss Alissa M. Hummer & Kirsten Zecher Terry Porth & Jessica Parisotto Sharon Blanton & Elizabeth Guevin Jean K. Hyams, Esq. Anne Powell Gary Booher Janelle Ishida & Ellen Matsumura Sandy Price Alexis Boscak & Shana Greenstein Stephanie Jaeger & Beth Stanley Barbara Raab Avis Boutell & Alice Lyman Miller Miriam Jaffe & Karen Robinson Sharon Raphael, Ph.D. & Mina Meyer, M.A. J. L. Boylan Erica Johnson Martina Reaves & Tanya Starnes Jennifer Braun & Jody Shevins Tracy and Marilyn Johnson-Faulkner Kathy Reynolds & Diana Cecala Max Brenner & Denise Dimin JJ Kahle & Judy Kerr Tracy Ritter & Charlet Stearney Megan Brooks Bonnie Kates Jane Robbins & Nadine Laurent Susan Bryson & Lisa Liljedahl Mary Lou Kelley Cindy & Ellen Robinson Desiree Buford & Jae Sevelius Laura Kriese & Kathryn Stephenson Harmony Rodriguez Denise M. Burdyck & Anne D. McConnell Julie Krueger Joyce Rolfes Grethe Cammermeyer & Diane Divelbess John Kruse & Gary Beuschel Pam Rolph Jennifer Caro & Danie Caro Kupcho-Hawksworth Family Myra Roselinsky & Edwina Brown Helen J. Carroll Angela Lavendar Anita Roselius Catherine Cassel & Phyllis Mace Danielle Lazier Karen Rowan & Anhdai Tran Bonnie Catena Bert Leatherman Daniel Rowen & Stuart Sproule Patricia Cheng & Kathryn Curry Snow Levy Jodi Russell & Connie Atchley Karen Collett Lori Lewis & Ilya Pratt Susan T. Schellenberg Gail E. Collins Linda J. Lighthill & Deborah Keegan Ryan Scro Carol A. Cook & Susan Grieger Melissa Lim & Leigh Kimberg Caitlin Shann Joi Crabb & Terri Foosness Vandi A. Linstrot & Jami Matanky Debra Shore Carole Cullum Sandra Little Joy Sleizer & Charles Osborne Edith Daly & Jackie Mirkin Desiree Lloret Deborah Ann Smith Jenny Davidson & Candie Goldbronn Linda Lorenzo Donald Spangler Jill Davidson & Deanne Sommer Yolanda Lozano & Jeanne Fitzpatrick Quita St. John Masen Davis Jason Macario Mae Stadler Julia Day Bonnie MacDonald & Loreen MacDonald Marsha Stanley & Mary Dunn Lainie Decker & Megan Decker Hillary Macleod Suzanne Staudenmaier & Kelly McGee Kenyon DeVault Andrea Martens & Heather Trout Daniel Steinberg Sally Dingsoyr Lisa Martin & Vicki Kenyon Moli Steinert & Donna Canali Liz Drew & Tracy Martini Sarah Marxer & Lisa Wanzor Leslie Stepanek Melissa T. DuBose & Regina Marler Pamela Maycroft Heather Stewart Anita Easland & Diane Naylor Mary McCanta & Holly Huston Joe Swimmer & Scoh Sansone Mae Edwards & Shannon Adair Tool Michele McNamara Dianne Terp & Karen Camp Kathleen Erz & Lesley Straith Shelley A. Menger & Victoria Gonzalez Sheryl Teslow & Tauni Waddington William Fanning Naomi Metz & Jennifer Foley Laura Thomas & Kanani Kauka Cat Farrar LeeAnne Miller & Carol Farmer Meryl Towarnicki & Dorothy Wax Jean Findley & Leslie Wood Anthony Miranda Anhdai Tran Kimberly Floyd & Mikeanne Minter Sherri Montenegro & Melanie Montenegro Kathleen Veit Alta Fly Alyce Moore Marjorie Wagman & Kim Roche Kathryn Furano Patricia & Monique Moore-Racine Kim V. Wallace Theresa Garnero & Rosie Castillo Kathleen Morford Brant Wiley Amabelle Gella Dr. Debby Morris & Suzanne E. Krall Jane Williams Gayle Gibson & Denise Beck Tracie J. Morrison Michael Williams Amanda Goad & Margaret Moser Kelly Moyer Rebecca Wilson Victoria Gonzalez Karen Myers & Sue Blauch Sarah Wood Bruce Grant Lisa Newsham & Barbara Thumler Ariel Wrye Jamison & Heidi Green Mary Nilan Bonnie & Hilary Yoffe-Sharp Barbara Gundy & Marcia Smith Linda Oakleaf & Becky Richendollar Beverly K. York Sue Hansen & Judy Stone Erin O’Connell & Marianne Jozovich Donna Hawxhurst & Susan Morrow Max Oliver & Lynda Caylor Holly Hayes & Kristie Vogel Dawn A. Osterweil & Tracy Artson Melinda Helms Eleanor Palacios Patti Helton Claire Pare, Esq.

2012 ANNUAL REPORT 11 DONORS

Pro Bono Attorneys & Law Firms NCLR would like to thank the following attorneys and law firms that have provided pro bono legal assistance to NCLR and our clients. The legal system is costly, and thanks in part to their tremendous generosity, NCLR’s expert legal assistance is always free to everyone we serve.

Arnold & Porter LLP Harris Law Firm, PC Merri Baldwin, Esq. Bingham McCutchen LLP Jerner & Palmer, PC Moore & Hunt, Attorneys Brandes & Associates, PC K&L Gates, LLP Morrison & Foerster LLP Bolek Besser Glesius LLC Kirkland & Ellis LLP Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP Carlton Fields Law Office of David C. Codell Perkins Coie Cabello & Lezin LLP Law Office of Lynn Perls Prather Ebner LLP Chapman, Popik & White LLP Law Office of Raymond F. Zeason Rubenfeld Law Office Charles A. Hounchell, PA Lauren R. Barros, PC Sarah Steadman, Esq. Culberth & Lienemann LLP Lewis, Feinberg, Lee, Renaker & Jackson, P.C. Silber, Perlman, Sigman & Tilev, PA Covington & Burling LLP Lopez & Sakura LLP The Radman Law Firm, LLC Debevoise & Plimpton LLP Macey Swanson and Allman Wald & Thorndal, P.C. Grund & Leavitt PC McQuade Byrum PLLC Waples & Hanger HaleyNelson Law Office Manatt, Phelps, & Phillips LLP Zavos Juncker Law Group PLLC Harrison & Dietz-Kilen, PLC Mendel & Associates, Attorneys at Law

Foundations & Charitable Funds NCLR deeply appreciates the following foundations’ and charitable funds’ generous support in helping us to imagine and craft a more humane world.

Anonymous Horizons Foundation Lesbian Equity Fund Arcus Foundation A & P Fund Lewy Gay Values Fund Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice The Bob Dockendorff Fund Open Society Institute Right Action Fund The Gay Empowerment Pride Foundation Purple Lady Fund Neumann-Richardson Fund Prudential Foundation Roots and Wings Fund Harwood Hall Fund Rainbow Endowment Anne Casscells Fund of the Fidelity The Nona Hungate Equality Fund Rosenberg Foundation Charitable Gift Fund Kerry Lobel and Marta Drury and The Fulton-Kunst Fund of RSF Social Finance Ayco Charitable Foundation girls just wanna have funD The San Francisco Foundation Betsy & Alan Cohn Foundation O’Hanlan-Walker LGBT Equality Fund Strategy Lab Fund Michael Dively Fund of the Community Chris Page & Jen Mayer Fund Silicon Valley Community Foundation Foundation of the Florida Keys Sass Social Justice Fund Anning & Doris Smith Family Foundation Don Blaugrund LGBT Fund of Community John W. Stewart III Gay and Stonewall Community Foundation Foundation Sonoma County Lesbian Equality Fund Mark Sexton & Kirk Wallace Fund The Eden Foundation The Under 1 Fund Peggy Traub & Phyllis Dicker Fund Eleanor Lloyd Dees Foundation Weis/Renfroe Fund Tides Foundation Equal Justice America Jan Zobel Lesbian Values Fund Hallelujah Fund Evelyn & Walter Haas, Jr. Fund J.B. Margaret Blaugrund Foundation Kicking Assets Fund The Ford Foundation Jewish Community Endowment Fund Tulsa Community Foundation The Fragrance Foundation / Sense of Alvin H. Baum, Jr. Philanthropic Fund Mona Pittenger Fund Smell Institute Constance Wolf Philanthropic Fund Tyler L. Rigg Memorial Foundation Gill Foundation Jewish Community Foundation Jack M. and Rose Ullman Foundation H. van Ameringen Foundation Mark Krueger Charitable Trust Underdog Fund Heller-Bernard Fund at The Funding Exchange Lehman-Stamm Family Fund Vanguard Charitable Endowment Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation Levi Strauss Foundation

12 NATIONAL CENTER FOR LESBIAN RIGHTS Corporate & Event Sponsors Cooley LLP Covington & Burling LLP NCLR thanks the following partners whose sponsorship helps NCLR work Farella Braun + Martel LLP Jones Day tirelessly for social, racial, and economic justice. Keker & Van Nest LLP Kimpton Group McKenna, Long & Aldridge $50,000 and above California Table Catering North Berkeley Investment Partners Wells Fargo Comcast Corporation Pandora Events DLK Law Group Recology $25,000 to $49,999 DoubleShot Creative Stiglich & Hinckley American Airlines Fenwick & West, LLP Tomboy Tailors Hanson Bridgett, LLP $10,000 to $24,999 Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP $1,500 to $2,999 Bink Winery MillerCoors Babes Around Denver Chevron Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams Bing Consulting Services, Inc. Genentech, Inc. Morgan Stanley Blackrock Google Inc. Munger, Tolles & Olson Castle Rock Winery Kirkland & Ellis Northwest Associated Arts The Charles Schwab Corporate Foundation Marriott International Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP Faegre & Benson Foundation Merrill Lynch Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP Grey Goose Morrison & Foerster LLP PwC Latham & Watkins Navigant Consulting Russell Reynolds Assocs. Mercy Travel Olivia Cruises and Resorts Shearman & Sterling LLP Ninkasi Brewing Company PG&E Valdez Noor Todd & Doyle LLP Nossaman Guthner Knox & Elliott LLP RBC Wealth Management Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Foundation Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld LLP Sweet Wolfe Video RSF Social Finance Schiff Hardin LLP $5,000 to $9,999 $3,000 to $4,999 Simborg & Killingsworth Autodesk Inc. Bingham McCutchen LLP Student Government Association Bank of America Cameron Hughes VISA USA

NCLR Board & Staff List

Board of Directors Carla Lopez, Program Assistant Elizabeth Ehret Next Wave Intern Shalanda Baker Shannon Price Minter, Esq., Legal Director Marielle Moore Jorge “Cheko” Pacheco Angela Berry Laura Nixon, Reproductive Justice Fellow Tamika Butler, Esq., Co-Chair Erik Olvera, Director of Communications Summer 2012 to Spring Legal Intern Lisa Cisneros, Esq. Asaf Orr, Esq., Staff Attorney 2013 Law Clerks Jonas Wang Stacey Camillo, J.D. Angela Perone, Esq., Staff Attorney Jennifer Ansberry Elizabeth Deeley, Esq. Maya Rupert, Esq., Policy Director Joselyn Bowab Legal Volunteer Erin Dominguez, Esq. Cathy Sakimura, Esq., Family Law Director Taylor Cashwell Daniela Bernstein Dorothy Fernandez, Esq. & Supervising Attorney Kalford Fisher Thelma Garza, J.D. Danielle Siragusa, Development Manager Kendra Garcia National Advisory Board Gareth Gill for Events Adam Kretz Kate Clinton – NY Kate Kendell. Esq., Executive Director Christopher Stoll, Esq., Senior Staff Attorney Megan Lin Diane Holland – MN Kelly McCown, Esq., Co-Chair Amy Whelan, Esq., Senior Staff Attorney Michael Porcello Yesenia Leon – FL Leigh Morgan Shannan Wilber, Esq., Youth Project Manager Olga Tomchin Fiona Martin – CO Andrea Palash Autumn Woish, Development Manager Braz Shabrell Deborah Ortega, Ph.D. – CO Stacy Parson for Data Systems Miriam Sievers Barbara Russo – NY Maya Philipson Ming Wong, Esq., Law Clerk Jacobs Sims Sara Sperling – CA Bethany Woolman, Communications Mary Skinner Eileen Scallen, Esq. – MN Staff Associate Kate Walsham Jill Schlesinger – NY Samantha Ames, Esq., Staff Attorney Chris Zaldúa, Legal Assistant Sarah M. Schmidt, Psy.D. – IL Aaron Aruck, Legal Assistant Dena Zaldúa-Hilkene, Assistant Director Queer DREAM Summer Jennifer Barth, Office Manager of Development Fellow National Advisory Council Naomi Calonje, Immigration Project Director Ana Cancino Roberta Achtenberg, Esq. – CA Helen J. Carroll, Sports Project Director Proyecto Poderoso Carol Alpert – NY Azael Chávez Laría, Project Assistant In partnership with California Rural Legal Assistance Spring 2013 UC Berkeley Susan A. Gore – TX Billy Chen, Director of Finance and Dan Torres, Esq., Proyecto Poderoso Student Volunteers Joyce Hunter – NY Administration Project Director Danielle Fellguth Phyllis Lyon – CA Melissa Higuchi, Senior Development Austin Pritzkat Lory Masters – TX Assistant Summer 2013 Law Clerks Esmeralda Rodriguez Raquel Matas, Esq. – FL Arcelia Hurtado, Esq., Immigration Ma’ayan Anafi Magaly Zagal Nancy Polikoff, Esq. – DC Policy Advisor Ellyn Gendler Ruthann Robson, Esq. – NY Ashland Johnson, Esq., Policy Counsel Arlyn Katen Development Interns Abby R. Rubenfeld, Esq. – TN Kate Kendell, Esq., Executive Director Justin O’Neill Vanessa Casey Carmen Vazquez – NY Geoff Kors, Senior Legislative and Brian Kaufman Elliot Owen Policy Strategist Jessica Destefano

2012 ANNUAL REPORT 13 THE AUDACITY TO FIGHT FOR JUSTICE. THE PERSEVERANCE TO WIN.

NATIONAL OFFICE 870 Market Street Suite 370, San Francisco CA 94102 | 415 . 392 . 6257 | [email protected]

NCLRights.org | NCLRights.WordPress.com

Facebook.com/NCLRights Twitter.com/NCLRights YouTube.com/NCLRights

Design by Orange Square | orangesquare.com E Printed on Forest Stewardship Council certified 100% post-consumer fiber, processed chlorine free, manufactured using biogas energy, with inks containing zero volatile organic compounds.