Gender Identity and Equal Rights: Past, Present, and Future
Presented on April 29, 2026
at the Phillip Burton Federal Building & United States Courthouse
San Francisco, California
Panelists
Elizabeth Gill
Senior Staff Attorney, ACLU of Northern California
National ACLU LGBT & HIV Project
Pam Karlan
Stanford Law School
Former Deputy Assistant Attorney General –
Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice
Amy Whelan
Senior Staff Attorney,
National Center for LGBTQ Rights
Moderator
Jim Finberg
Altshuler Berzon
Panelists
Elizabeth Gill
Senior Staff Attorney, ACLU of Northern California
National ACLU LGBT & HIV Project
Pam Karlan
Stanford Law School
Former Deputy Assistant Attorney General –
Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice
Amy Whelan
Senior Staff Attorney,
National Center for LGBTQ Rights
Moderator
Jim Finberg
Altshuler Berzon