
Christian Piatt
Host: Homeless Persons Representation Project, Inc.
Sponsor: Covington & Burling LLP, Northrop Grumman Corporation
Robert (Bob) provided outreach and tailored legal services to vulnerable LGBTQ veterans in the San Francisco Bay Area through community legal clinics, a newly established Medical-Legal Partnership, and collaborations with local service organizations.
LGBTQ veterans are over-represented in all the risk categories associated with veterans generally, such as homelessness, poverty, mental health issues, and suicide; yet, they are under-represented among veterans receiving VA benefits and services. LGBTQ veterans are not well understood because they do not readily self-identify and often eschew help due them because of the stigma and trauma many experienced during their military service and discharge process. Traditional spaces where veterans congregate or receive services often seem hostile to LGBTQ veterans.
During the two-year Fellowship period, Bob:
Now that the Fellowship is complete, Bob plans to continue and expand the work of his project as a staff attorney at Swords to Plowshares.
’16 Alumnus Selected for Prestigious Equal Justice Works Post Graduate Fellowship
Vets Kicked Out for Being Gay Can Upgrade Their Discharge
Host: Homeless Persons Representation Project, Inc.
Sponsor: Covington & Burling LLP, Northrop Grumman Corporation
Host: Bay Area Legal Services
Sponsor: Kirkland & Ellis, Raytheon
Current Fellow
Host: UnLocal, Inc
Sponsor: The Paul Rapoport Foundation
Host: University of Miami School of Law - Health Rights Clinic