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GLAD Cheers Defeat of Anti-Gay, Anti-Marriage Equality Measure
The Massachusetts Legislature voted 151 - 45 to defeat an anti-gay, anti-marriage equality amendment. With today’s vote, the equality GLAD won in the Goodridge decision stands safe in Massachusetts.
Gay Mainers to Have Family Medical Leave
Maine’s legislature passed a bill extending the protections of the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to same-sex couples and their families. Working with Equality Maine, the Maine Civil Liberties Union, and the Maine Women’s Lobby, GLAD helped organize testimony, planned media strategy, and talked …
Massachusetts Affirms Marriages of New York Same-Sex Couples
Massachusetts should not have barred lesbian and gay couples from New York from marrying in Massachusetts prior to July 6, 2006, according to a judgment entered by a Massachusetts court on May 10, 2007. The ruling means that New York couples who married in Massachusetts before July 6, 2006 have a …
Support for Trans Protections in Massachusetts
On Tuesday, May 15, Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition (MTPC), The Gay and Lesbian Labor Activist Network (GALLAN), and Clock in for Equality - National Day of Action for Workplace Equality sponsored a Transgender Equality Lobby Day to support passage of House Bill 1722, “An Act …
Marriage Equality Case Before Connecticut Supreme Court
Senior Attorney Ben Klein presented oral argument before the CT Supreme Court in today. The case seeks to end Connecticut’s exclusion of lesbian and gay couples from marriage rights. After two and a half years, the eight plaintiff couples in the case finally had their day in court.
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Victory for Gay New Hampshire Employees Seeking Family Benefits
GLAD declared victory today as the state of New Hampshire dropped its appeal in the case Bedford and Breen v. New Hampshire Community Technical College System. The case involves Patricia Bedford and Anne Breen, two state employees who sought the same benefits for their same-sex partners and their …
Mary Bonauto Testifies in Support of Maine Anti-Discrimination Regulations
GLAD Civil Rights Project Director Mary Bonauto today presented testimony in favor of proposed regulations for implementing Maine’s ant-discrimination law. The law, ratified by voters in 2005, provides protection against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity and …
GLAD Supports Protections for Rhode Island Couples
GLAD is working with Marriage Equality Rhode Island (MERI) to advance an affirmative marriage equality bill during the 2007 legislative session. The bill was drafted by GLAD attorney Karen Loewy.
GLAD and MERI are also working to build a set of legal protections for same-sex couples through new …
New Hampshire House Votes Down Anti-Gay Amendment
In another victory for equality, the New Hampshire House of Representatives voted Wednesday against CACR1, a proposed constitutional amendment that would ban all recognition of same-sex partnerships.
New Hampshire House Votes for Second Parent Adoption, Bill Moves to Senate
The New Hampshire House of Representatives today passed HB 51, which would allow two unmarried adults to adopt a child. The bill passed with a vote of 234-127, and now moves on to the Senate.
Second Parent Adoption:
1. Assures children that their relationship with both parents is stable and …