Civil Rights Project News
Judge Rules RI Same-Sex Couples can Marry in Mass
GLAD Hails Victory for Marriage Equality
Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) hailed as another step toward marriage equality today’s decision by a Massachusetts trial court allowing same-sex couples from Rhode Isand to marry in Massachusetts. The judge found no explicit prohibitions in …
Victory in Connecticut: Court Bars Family Institute of Connecticut as Party to Marriage Case
In a decision pertaining to GLAD’s marriage equality lawsuit Kerrigan and Mock v. Department of Public Health, the Connecticut Supreme Court barred the anti-gay Family Institute of Connecticut from the case. The Family Institute sought intervener status in order to present their point of view …
New Hampshire Rejects Anti-Marriage Equality Amendment
The New Hampshire House voted overwhelmingly to defeat a proposed constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage. GLAD worked closely with New Hampshire Freedom to Marry to mobilize and educate citizens and legislators about the potential harms of such an amendment. Lawmakers voted 207-125 …
GLAD Settles Case of Transgender Woman’s Firing
On behalf of Sarah Blanchette, a transgender woman, GLAD has settled a lawsuit against St. Anselm College of Manchester, New Hampshire on mutually satisfactory terms. The college fired Ms. Blanchette, a computer programmer, in April 2004, after learning that she would be transitioning from male …