Glenn D. Magpantay, Esq., is a longtime civil rights attorney, professor of law and Asian American Studies, and LGBTQ rights activist. He has been organizing in the community for over 30 years.
Professor Magpantay co-founded and served as Executive Director of the National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance (NQAPIA). Before he was a nationally recognized voting rights attorney at the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF). He also served as a Trustee to the Boehm Foundation. Today, Professor Magpantay is principal at Magpantay & Associates, a nonprofit consulting and legal services firm.
Professor Magpantay is a thought leader at the intersection of race, immigration, and queerness, regularly publishing scholarly articles, op-eds, and public reports. He has given commentary to The New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, Associated Press, MSNBC, and NBC.
Professor Magpantay inspires new legal minds by teaching at Hunter College/CUNY. He attended SUNY at Stony Brook and, as a beneficiary of affirmative action, graduated cum laude from the New England School of Law in Boston.