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Jobs Not Jails Rally

April 26, 2014 · Boston, MA

GLAD is part of the Massachusetts Jobs Not Jails coalition. Join us for a rally on the Boston … Read More →

Sip the Rainbow

May 16, 2014 · Boston, MA

Sip the Rainbow at the BCAE on the eve of the 10th Anniversary of the first marriages of same-sex … Read More →

A Public Conversation: 10 Years of Gay Marriage

May 20, 2014 · Boston, MA

This special lecture and discussion program takes a look back at the dramatic victory in the fight … Read More →

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April 9, 2014

GLAD Welcomes New Board Members

GLAD is thrilled to announce the appointment of four new board members: Beck Bailey, Darian Butcher, Andre Campagna, and Jessica Mink.

“I warmly … Read More →

March 14, 2014

GLAD Urges 1st Circuit to Affirm Medically Necessary Care for Transgender Prisoner

GLAD submitted a brief today to the First Circuit Court of Appeals in the case Kosilek v. Spencer, supporting the right of an incarcerated … Read More →

March 6, 2014

GLAD Convenes Broad Array of Amicus Briefs in Support of Utah and Oklahoma Marriage Cases

A broad swath of marriage equality supporters weighed in with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit yesterday, filing amicus briefs in … Read More →

Victory • Amicus

Town of Hanover v. New England Regional Council of Carpenters

GLAD joined the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts (ACLUM), the Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) and the Massachusetts Fair Wage … Read More →

Pending • Representing Plaintiff(s)

Barrett v Fontbonne Academy

GLAD has filed a complaint with the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD) against Fontbonne Academy, a religiously affiliated … Read More →

Amicus

M.L. v. S.N.

GLAD submitted an amicus letter to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Appeals Court addressing the admissibility of explicit sexual photographs in a … Read More →

April 9, 2014

Got LGBTQ Rights? Yes!

For more information about the rights of LGBTQ youth in New England, visit… View Larger →

April 19, 2014

A School Speaker Goes Rogue – Stand Up and Change the World!

By Vickie Henry

A kerfuffle at a Rhode Island Catholic school over a guest speaker who espoused views that offended the school community regarding divorce, homosexuality, and adoption creates a great opportunity to consider what you can do if this happens at your school.