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VOTE FOR THE 2026-2027 BALIF BOARD OF DIRECTORS!!
Your voice matters in selecting the people who will lead BALIF as members of the Board.
Voting is open to elect the BALIF Board of Directors for 2026-2027! We have a fabulous and diverse group of candidates this year!
Elections will be online until 4 pm on Thursday, April 23, 2026.
Elections will be held online until 4pm or you can vote in-person at the event.
Check your inbox (and spam folder) for your personalized e-ballot. If you don’t receive your e-ballot, please email balif@balif.org.
You must be a current member of BALIF in order to vote. Please make sure your membership is current!
BALIF’s Annual Membership Meeting & Elections
Voting will be open April 14, 2026 to elect the BALIF Board of Directors! We have a fabulous and diverse group of candidates this year. You can also vote in person at the BALIF Annual Meeting and Election Happy Hour on Thursday (April 23) at the Sausage Factory from 6:30 – 8:30 pm. In-person voting will end at 7:30 pm, and the election results will be announced at the end of the meeting.
Free food and drinks will be available, so meet the candidates and join us for a great event even if you plan to vote online! The results will be announced around 8:00pm.
BALIF Monthly Happy Hour
It’s that time again—our Monthly Happy Hour and we can’t wait to see your faces! Whether you’re a seasoned attorney, a law student, or just looking to connect with fellow LGBTQI+ legal professionals and allies, come raise a glass with us!
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BALIF Condemns Ongoing Federal Immigration Activity and Shootings in Minneapolis
We should all be outraged by what is unfolding in Minneapolis, which follows over a year of unprecedented immigration enforcement activity that has seen far too many people targeted, brutalized, and disappeared. Renee Good and Alex Pretti should be alive today....
BALIF Condemns Supreme Court Decision Affirming Trump Administration’s Discriminatory Passport Policies
Last week the U.S. Supreme Court granted a Trump Administration request to stay a preliminary injunction in Orr v. Trump, allowing the government to enforce a discriminatory passport policy against transgender, nonbinary, and intersex people. As Justice Jackson noted...
BALIF stands in full support of Lambda Legal attorney Carl Charles
Dear BALIF Members, BALIF stands in full support of Lambda Legal attorney Carl Charles in response to the outrageous federal indictment filed against him earlier this month in the Middle District of Alabama. Mr. Charles is a highly respected civil rights lawyer who...
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Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom (BALIF) is the nation’s oldest and largest association of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBTQI) persons in the field of law. Founded in 1980, BALIF represents its members’ interests in the wider San Francisco Bay Area. BALIF members and supporters include San Francisco Bay Area judges, lawyers, law students and legal workers.
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