Connecticut News
Same-Sex Couples Begin Marrying in Connecticut
More than four years after filing the marriage equality lawsuit, Kerrigan & Mock v. Department of Public Health, GLAD Attorney Ben Klein stood in New Haven Superior Court as Judge Jonathan Silbert entered final judgment - a victory - in the case.
And with that, it became official - today, …
Marriage Equality Victory in Connecticut!
In an historic decision, Connecticut’s Supreme Court ruled today that gay and lesbian couples in the Constitution State deserve marriage. Not domestic partnerships or civil unions, but full and equal marriage and the respect and security that only marriage provides.
Today’s ruling, in GLAD’s case …
Trans Protection Legislation in MA and CT
Legislation to protect citizens from discrimination based on gender identity or expression is pending in both Massachusetts and Connecticut.
Info Sheet on the CT Bill [PDF]
Q & A on the CT Bill [PDF]
Read Attorney Jennifer Levi’s testimony in support of the CT Bill [PDF]
Read The text of MA …
Efforts Underway to Add “Gender Identity or Expression” to CT Non-Discrimination Law
Proposed legislation would add “gender identity or expression” to Connecticut’s non-discrimination law, thereby prohibiting discrimination on the basis of gender identity or expression in education, employment, housing, public accommodations and lending. Should this bill pass, Connecticut will be …
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 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 …