New York, NY, Thursday, March 6, 2025 – The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (“WBASNY”), the largest women’s bar association in the United States, whose mission is to improve the status of women in society and to promote the fair and equal administration of justice, is committed to advocating for equality and fair treatment of all people. This includes support for the rights of transgender women and men and others who are gender diverse. WBASNY strongly opposes efforts to deny their right to be recognized as respected members of our society who are entitled to the full protection of the law. WBASNY denounces arbitrary actions such as removing mention from the Stonewall National Monument website people who have played an important role in fighting against discrimination. WBASNY remains steadfast in its commitment to supporting continuing efforts to protect the rights and freedoms of all people.

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The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (“WBASNY”) is the professional membership organization of choice for more than 4,000 attorneys throughout New York State, and the largest statewide women’s bar association in the country. For four decades, WBASNY has been a singularly important resource for women lawyers, providing professional networking, continuing legal education programming, leadership training, and advocacy for the rights of women, children, and families. Through involvement with WBASNY’s 20 regional chapters and its 40-plus substantive law committees, WBASNY’s members collaborate with one another on a variety of issues and perform public and community service, in furtherance of its mission to promote the advancement of the status of women in society and women in the legal profession; to promote the fair and equal administration of justice; and to act as a unified voice for its members with respect to issues of statewide, national and international significance to women generally and women attorneys in particular. WBASNY holds United Nations NGO status with the U.N.’s Department of Public Information, and Special Consultative status in association with the U.N. Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). WBASNY is also a founding member of the National Conference of Women’s Bar Associations.