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OutLaws is an organization of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender members of the Law School community. Our goal is to educate the Yale Law School community and beyond about legal issues affecting LGBT persons.

Founded in the early 1970s, OutLaws holds meetings, sponsors speakers, supports activism, and represents Yale Law School at LGBT legal conferences and events. OutLaws brings the Law School community’s attention to issues of special concern to LGBT students, and is a bridge between Yale students, Law School alumni, and the legal profession at large. With regular social events, OutLaws provides a social forum as well.

In 2003, SAME and OutLaws filed a lawsuit challenging the Defense Department's actions against Yale Law School's anti-discrimination policy. Please visit our "solomon amendment suit" page for more information and to access the legal documents.