Welcome to the LGBTQ+ Voluntary Bar Association’s Website
Monthly Membership Meetings on the 3rd Thursday of each month 12 – 12:45 p.m.
Thursday, February 19, 2026 we will be meeting on Zoom from 12:00 to 12:45 p.m. Please send us an email for the Zoom link.
On Thursday, March 19, 2026 EQNM will join us at noon to provide us with a Legislative Update from the 2026 Legislative Session. Thank you everyone who fought hard this session for inclusivity and equality for all New Mexicans!
June 25, 2025 Bar Bulletin, Vol. 64, No. 12, Equity in Justice’s “Reflections” for Pride Month
Highlights
Celebrating Black History Month February 2026
“One of the most pivotal – yet often forgotten – figures of the Civil Rights Movement, Pauli Murray was a Black, queer, feminist lawyer who dedicated a lifetime to challenging preconceived notions of race, gender, sexuality, and religion.” Read more here: Hidden Figures in Black Queer History.
Read: 10 If-You-Know-You-Know Classics of Queer Black Literature, by Emerald Faith, 1/16/2026
Watch: How Black Queer Culture Shaped History | Channing Gerard Joseph | TEDhttps://youtu.be/0YT3feUhR44?si=K0f3qDjbgS4-wb_4
The New Mexico LGBTQ+ Bar Association has nearly 80 active members. Members receive several benefits, including access to free CLE credits and opportunities to meet other LGBTQIA+-identifying lawyers, judges, and legal professionals.
We, as a voluntary bar association in the State of New Mexico, promote and protect the interests of all lawyers who identify as LGBTQIA plus to achieve their full participation in all rights, privileges, and benefits of the legal profession. We promote the efficient administration of justice and the constant improvement of the law, especially as it relates to LGBTQIA+ individuals. We advocate the selection of LGBTQIA+ individuals to the bench, bar, and other positions relative to the administration of the law and justice. We promote and advocate the representation and participation of LGBTQIA+ individuals in existing local and national bar associations, particularly to leadership positions. We promote and assist LGBTQIA+ individuals in their efforts to establish a career in the legal profession. We educate the public and disseminate information on issues related to LGBTQIA+ individuals’ participation in the legal and judicial system.
If you’re not a member, but would like to be one, please FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS.
If you know someone who could be interested in being a member of the NM VOLUNTARY LGTBQ+ Bar, please share our info!
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INFORMATION FOR VIRTUAL MEETING (Email us for Zoom ID)
MONTHLY MEETING 3RD THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH @Noon
Board Meetings are the Second Tuesday of Each Month via Zoom at 5:30 p.m. If are a NM Licensed attorney and would like to join the board email us at nmlgbtqbarassn@gmail.com with “Board” in the subject line.
Contact us at nmlgbtqbarassn@gmail.com if you have any questions.
NEW MEXICO LGBTQ+ BAR ASSOCIATION 