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DOMA Stories: Federal Marriage
Discrimination Hurts Families
Victory! Equality for
Transgender Tax Payers
Homophobia & Transphobia
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News ALL NEWS »

GLAD Wins Equal Treatment for Transgender Taxpayers

February 02, 2010

The U.S. Tax Court today issued a long-awaited decision in O’Donnabhain v.… Read More →

Fighting for Their Family

February 01, 2010

Margery Eagan writes in the Sunday Herald about Gill plaintiffs… Read More →

GLAD: Support the Perry Case, Fight for Justice

January 11, 2010

Lee Swislow, GLAD Executive Director, made the following statement today about Perry… Read More →

From the Docket ALL CASES »

Gill et al. v. Office of Personnel Management et al.

Pending

For complete details about this case and the plaintiffs, visit http://www.glad.org/doma/

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AIDS Services for the Monadnock Region v. Town of Gilsum

Victory • September 01, 2009

Victory! GLAD Announced a settlement in this case on September 1, 2009.… Read More →

In re Rhiannon O’Donnabhain

Victory • February 02, 2010

Victory! On February 2, 2010, the U.S. Tax Court issued an important… Read More →

From The Blog ALL ENTRIES »

Challenging DOMA - One Year In

March 04, 2010

A year ago, we stood in a ballroom at the Parker House… Read More →

Video and Podcasts

Everyone Matters: Dignity and Safety for Transgender People

November 10, 2009

Please share this video widely and support transgender non-discrimination legislation in your…

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A Very Ordinary Family

October, 2009 Rebecca and Judi work hard at their jobs. They have a lovely two-year-old daughter, Beau, and a cozy farmhouse with a yard and garden in a small town west of Boston. But despite all of this the federal government denies them something fundamental—recognition that they are legally married in their home state of Massachusetts. Read More →

EVENTS

Florida: Making History, Changing Lives

March 27, 2010 The home of PJ Layng & Maryann McCarthy
PJ Layng and Maryann McCarthy are pleased to host... GLAD is changing the national landscape for ... Read More »