Utah Marriage Equality Plaintiffs Ask U.S. Supreme Court to Review Case
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah—Today, the three couples challenging the State of Utah’s ban on marriage for same-sex couples asked the United States Supreme Court to…
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GLAD Applauds NH Marriage — Bill Provides More Protection for Same-Sex Couples
BOSTON, Mass.—Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) applauded a bill signed by New Hampshire Governor Maggie Hassan last week that fixes several legal gaps…
Updated: Community Reacts to Supreme Court Decision in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.
GetEQUAL Reacts to Today’s SCOTUS Ruling on Hobby Lobby Case Statement from Heather Cronk, GetEQUAL Co-Director: “Today’s ruling sends an unfortunately clear message that the…
GLAD Applauds Commonwealth’s Historic Removal of Barriers to Transgender Health Care
BOSTON, Mass.—This afternoon, the Patrick Administration announced that it will remove barriers to health care coverage for transgender people in both private insurance and in…
GLAD to Honor Urvashi Vaid at Spirit of Justice Award Dinner
BOSTON, Mass.—Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) will present the Spirit of Justice Award to activist icon Urvashi Vaid, a community organizer, writer and…
Despite Fall of DOMA, Bayer Corp. Continues to Deny Pension Benefits to CT Gay Widower
GLAD Files Suit on Behalf of Gerald Passaro, Original DOMA Plaintiff BOSTON, Mass.—Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) has filed a lawsuit against Pittsburgh-based…
GLAD Urges 1st Circuit to Affirm Medically Necessary Care for Transgender Prisoner
BOSTON, Mass.—Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders, GLAD, submitted a brief today to the First Circuit Court of Appeals in the case Kosilek v. Spencer,…
GLAD Applauds Portsmouth Discrimination Protections for Transgender Citizens
PORTSMOUTH, New Hampshire —Last night, by a vote of 9-0, Portsmouth’s City Council passed a resolution directing the city manager to adopt a non-discrimination policy to…
Holder Gay Marriage Benefits Announcement Scrutinized
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder told a Human Rights Campaign audience in New York Saturday that, beginning Monday, he “will…
Major Transgender Victory in Maine
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— In an historic first, a state high court ruled yesterday that a male-to-female transgender student who was accepted by school…
Federal Appeals Court Rules for GID
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service—A federal appeals court Friday affirmed a district judge’s order that a state prison violated the constitutional rights of a prisoner…
LGBT Legal Activists Praise Holder Announcement
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— LGBT legal activists applauded an announcement by U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder Friday that the federal government will recognize marriage…
GLAD Lauds CT Insurance Dept. Bulletin on Health Coverage for Transgender Patients
BOSTON, Mass.—Today, Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders praised the Connecticut Insurance Department for issuing a bulletin directing all health insurers operating in the state…
GLAD’s Mary Bonauto Speaking About Ten Years of Goodridge
By: Chuck Colbert /TRT Reporter— BOSTON, Mass.—On the same day the governor signed legislation making same-sex marriages legal in Illinois and the Catholic bishop of…
GLAD Honors SJC Chief Justice Margaret Marshall
By: Chuck Colbert /TRT Reporter— November marks the tenth anniversary of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) ruling that made the state the first in…
Gay Domestic Violence Survivor, Denied Reconstructive Surgery, Charges Org. with Discrimination
GLBTQ Domestic Violence Project and Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders File Briefs in MCAD Hearing BOSTON, Mass.—The GLBTQ Domestic Violence Project (GLBTQ-DVP) and Gay &…
LGBTQ History Month & Coming Out Day: Some of Our Leaders’ Insights
How they view our realities and what they’re doing to move the struggles forward By: Nicole Lashomb/TRT Editor-in-Chief— The Rainbow Times asked questions to many…
GLAD Joins Other Orgs. in Marking National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
BOSTON, Mass.—On September 27 in support of National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) has joined hundreds of organizations and individuals in…
New Website Offers Legal Information to LGBTQ & HIV Positive Youth in New England
BOSTON, Mass.—Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) has launched a new website to empower young LGBTQ and HIV positive people in New England with…
GLAD Introduces GLAD Answers, Information & Referral Service for LGBTQs
BOSTON, Mass.—Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders today unveiled “GLAD Answers,” an updated version of its venerable Legal InfoLine. GLAD Answers is an information and…
GLAD Expands Transgender Rights Project
Adds Staff Attorney Zack M. Paakkonen BOSTON, Mass.—Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders is pleased to announce the addition of Staff Attorney Zack M. Paakkonen,…
GLAD Cheers Implementation of Marriage Equality in Rhode Island
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — With Rhode Island’s marriage equality law set to take effect Aug. 1, Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) extended congratulations to the same-sex…
Ask Lambda Legal: After DOMA, What Does it Mean for You?
By: Susan Sommer/Director of Constitutional Litigation— Q: Now that DOMA is gone what will it mean for my family? A: The victory at the Supreme…