Glenn D. Magpantay, Esq. is a long-time civil rights attorney, professor of law and Asian American Studies, and LGBTQ rights activist. Glenn has been organizing in the community for over 30 years.
He co-founded and served as Executive Director of the National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance (NQAPIA). Before he was a nationally recognized civil rights attorney at the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF).
He is a thought-leader having published scholarly articles, book chapters, and public reports. He has given commentary to The New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, Associated Press, MSNBC, and NBC.
He chairs the LGBT Committee of the Asian American Bar Association of NY. He inspires new legal minds by teaching at Hunter College/ CUNY and Columbia University.
Glenn attended SUNY at Stony Brook, and as a beneficiary of affirmative action, graduated cum laude from the New England School of Law, in Boston.
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