Lambda Legal Announces New Director of Education and Public Affairs

(New York, October 18, 2006) — Lambda Legal today announces the addition of a new director for its Education and Public Affairs department.

“Leslie brings a wealth of knowledge about our work and how it intersects with other movements,” said Kevin Cathcart, Executive Director of Lambda Legal. “We are lucky to have her and look forward to the new ideas and perspective she brings.”

Gabel-Brett played key roles in several legislative and legal victories in Connecticut, including passage of state laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and instituting family law protections for same-sex couples, and legal actions that excluded the Boy Scouts from Connecticut’s state-sponsored charitable giving campaign because of the organization’s policy of discrimination. Between 1990 and 1993, Gabel-Brett served as the Chairperson of the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, having been appointed to that position by Governor William A. O’Neill in 1990, and reappointed by Governor Lowell P. Weicker, Jr.

“I am so pleased to be here and lead such a talented team of people,” said Leslie Gabel-Brett, Director of Education and Public Affairs at Lambda Legal. “Lambda Legal’s work is vital to the progress of our movement and I am proud to be a part of it.”

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Lisa Hardaway 212-809-8585 ext.266

Lambda Legal is a national organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and those with HIV through impact litigation, education and public policy work.