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BROWARD HUMAN RIGHTS INITIATIVE

Broward Human Rights Initiative (BHRI) is a program that provides legal protection for the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) community in Broward County . BHRI was also created to protect the civil rights of GLBT persons in Broward County through legal representation, community education, and community mobilization. BHRI ensures that eligible GLBT persons have available to them free and appropriate legal representation designed to meet their unique needs. Legal Aid attorneys provide services that include:

• Housing
• Accommodation
• Employment discrimination based upon sexual orientation

Social Justice

BHRI’s mission includes a commitment to promoting understanding and acceptance of GLBT people by educating the public and legal community about discrimination and promoting fair treatment through progressive public policy. Discrimination of persons in specific protected categories is made unlawful by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This act was amended and augmented by the Broward County Human Rights Act, which extends the prohibition of discrimination of protected classes to include sexual orientation. We seek to advance the legal and human rights of GLBT persons throughout the community through:

• Impact litigation
• Public policy advocacy
• Public education
• Collaboration with other social justice organizations and activists
• Direct legal services

BHRI Goals

Educate the public on legal issues facing the Broward GLBT community
• Provide legal services to individuals facing discrimination based on
  sexual orientation in Broward County
• Foster participation in pro bono legal activities in the Broward GLBT
  community
• Collaborate with organizations, community groups,
  and other groups and individuals to protect the Broward
  GLBT community from discrimination

Broward Human Rights Initiative
Legal Aid Service of Broward County, Inc.
491 N. State Road 7
Plantation , Florida 33317
www.legalaid.org
Tel: 954-358-5635

Helpful Websites:

Gay and Lesbian Community Center of South Florida
Communion Foundation
Equality Florida
The GLBT
Human Rights Campaign
www.hotspotsmagazine.com
www.FloridaAIDSwalk.org.