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Nine Boston Nonprofits Participating in First Ever National Giving Day Campaign for LGBTQ Community
“This is a year of great momentum for the LGBT community and each one of us has the power to make it even greater. We can’t be satisfied until every member of our community can live freely and equally. If you support the LGBT organizations that matter most to you on Give OUT day, we’ll move ever …
Maine Chapter of American Academy of Pediatrics Joins Other Child Welfare Organizations on Brief Sup
Today, the Maine Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and other child welfare organizations filed an amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) brief with the Maine Supreme Judicial Court in support of a transgender girl who experienced discrimination and harassment at her Orono school.
The …
Rhode Island is Milestone for Marriage Equality
Today, Governor Lincoln Chafee signed into law a bill to allow same-sex couples to marry in Rhode Island. The Ocean State is now the nation’s 10th marriage equality state and the final New England state to approve marriage for same-sex couples. The bill signing brings to a close Gay & Lesbian …
GLAD Celebrates Imminent Marriage Equality in Rhode Island
Today, the Rhode Island Senate teed up history with a bipartisan vote of 26 to 12 in favor of legislation to allow same-sex couples to marry. Governor Lincoln Chafee has pledged to sign the bill, which will make Rhode Island the 10th state – in addition to the District of Columbia – where …
GLAD Applauds R.I. Senate Committee Vote on Marriage for Same-Sex Couples
Today, in a bipartisan vote of 7 to 4, Rhode Island’s Senate Judiciary Committee voted to send legislation to allow same-sex couples to marry to the full Senate. The Senate will soon debate and vote on the marriage bill.
“We’re grateful that the Senate Judiciary Committee has taken this …
For Same-Sex Married Couples, April 15 Tax-Filing Brings Extra Challenges
With April 15 on the horizon, the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) means that married same-sex couples across the country are dealing with the indignity, confusion, and expense caused by the federal Defense of Marriage Act.
DOMA means that married same-sex couples cannot file their …
LGBT Groups Challenge Medicare’s Refusal to Provide Healthcare to Transgender Patients
(Washington, D.C., March 29, 2013)—Last week, several national LGBT groups and a cooperating attorney filed an administrative challenge to Medicare’s ban on medically necessary healthcare for transgender patients. Medicare, which provides healthcare to Americans ages 65 and older and younger …
GLAD RESPONDS TO HISTORIC DOMA ARGUMENTS
Washington, DC – The Supreme Court heard oral arguments today in United States v. Windsor, challenging Section 3 of the so-called “Defense of Marriage Act” which defines marriage as between a man and a woman for all federal purposes.
The following statement was made by Gay & Lesbian Advocates …
GLAD Issues Statement in Historic Moment for Marriage Equality
Washington, DC – The Supreme Court heard oral arguments today in Hollingsworth v. Perry, challenging California’s Proposition 8 that revoked same-sex couples’ ability to marry in the state.
The following statement was made by Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defender’s Executive Director Lee Swislow …
GLAD Applauds Dep’t of Justice Amicus Curiae Brief Filing in Hollingsworth v. Perry
Washington, DC - President Obama’s Justice Department – in a landmark filing on Feb. 28 – joined the litigation efforts for the freedom to marry with the filing of a “friend of the court” brief to the United States Supreme Court arguing that California’s Proposition 8 is an …