MEET THE AUTHOR

    Mary Stroube has used her skills as an attorney to promote the rights of the GLBT population for years She facilitated the first adoption to a same sex couple under the law in 1992, designed a course for Counseling Gays and Lesbians for the graduate program at Cal State Sacramento, is professor of Law and Ethics at that school and in January 2005 authored a comprehensive guide for registered domestic partners under AB 205 which became law January 1st.

    She is a frequent speaker to professional and community organizations on the subject of mental health law and the ethical treatment of GLBT clients and other patients or clients in the mental health system. Mary is designated a Special Master by the California Bar, a pro bono position of trust within the court system. She has also given countless hours of pro bono time as an advisor and trial attorney helping indigent and fearful LGBT persons exercise their rights under the law.

    Mary's new book, I Do, Don't I is palatable for GLBT persons and those who must advise them. Written with compassion and insight, it advocates for Gay and Lesbian people, persuading gently for a deep and enlightened look at this confounding law. Nearly everyone in California could read this book, yet judges and attorneys could easily use it as a reference.   Mary's ability as a teacher makes these complex topics understandable and even enjoyable to read.  She is known for injecting a touch of humor in anything she teaches.

    Mary has a Master’s degree from Sacramento State in marriage and family therapy, a BA in psychology and political science from UC Davis and is a graduate of McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific. She lives in Woodland with her partner of 10 years, her 2 dogs and 2 cats, all of them older than she is! She is devoted to MCC Sacramento, her church.

    Mary takes great pride in her talented partner, an executive coach, teacher and book editor,  and frustrated Biblical archeologist; she is proud of her sister, the chief audio engineer for ABC World News Tonight, and of her brother who was named in the "Genius" edition of Esquire Magazine for his development of Verdant Power, a self-sustaining power generating system newly installed in the East River at New York City.