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"Walking the halls of his high school in Hawthorne, Derek Demeri knew he wasn’t like the other kids. 'I faced a lot of challenges coming out in high school,' he said. While some teens at that time might have hid or tried to blend in to avoid conflict and confrontation, Demeri turned his struggle into action by founding the school’s gay-straight alliance. . . . " Read the full article : https://outinjersey.net/q-law-creates-a-space-for-lgbtq-legal-professionals/

On April 6, 2026, Q Law NJ, Inc. joined several other bar associations across the country in opposing a Notice of Proposed Rule Making by the United States Department of Justice ("DOJ"). The proposed rule would give the DOJ primary authority to review misconduct allegations against its attorneys before state bar regulators can act. If enacted, this rule would greatly undermine accountability by delaying or blocking state bar investigations, potentially shielding DOJ attorney

"[B]ecause the majority plays with fire in this case, I fear that the people of this country will get burned.” Chiles v. Salazar , 607 U.S. ___ (2026) (Jackson, J., dissenting). On March 31, 2026, Trans Day of Visibility, the United States Supreme Court issued yet another blow to the LGBTQIA+ community and to the ability of states to legislate certain protections for LGBTQIA+ people. In an 8-1 ruling, the Court held that Colorado’s ban on conversion “therapy” impermissibly im

New Jersey’s LGBTQ+ bar association — which refers to itself as Q Law — formally launched in late October and hosted its first meet-and-greet happy hour in Collingswood just a few days later. But even though the organization is brand new, its journey didn’t just begin. Read the full article : https://epgn.com/2025/11/11/q-law-launches-as-new-jerseys-lgbtq-bar-association/

“From that moment, I decided, as well as a few others, that the time was right to form our own independent bar association so that we could address the issues that we believe needed to be addressed, and could collaborate with the state bar moving forward on ways that we can collaborate,” [Q Law President Derek] Demeri said. To read the full article, visit https://www.law.com/njlawjournal/2025/11/03/desire-for-community-and-lgbtq-advocacy-spur-founding-of-q-law-nj-inc-/?slretu

A new LGBTQ+ affinity bar association for New Jersey - Q Law - has launched, seeking to create a community for LGBTQ+ lawyers and carry on a history of legal advocacy for gay rights in the Garden State. To read the full article, visit https://www.law360.com/articles/2406864/nj-bar-group-starts-as-independent-voice-for-lgbtq-attys .