Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders

New England’s leading legal rights organization dedicated to ending discrimination based on
sexual orientation, HIV status and gender identity and expression.

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GLAD Press Releases

Federal Court Strikes Down DOMA Section 3

GLAD Lawsuit Results in Federal Court Striking Down DOMA Section 3

July 08, 2010

Today, U.S. District Court Judge Joseph L. Tauro ruled that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional with respect to claims brought by seven married same-sex… Read More →

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GLAD to Honor Bishop Gene Robinson with Spirit of Justice Award

11th Annual Spirit of Justice Award Dinner October 29, 2010

June 14, 2010

GLAD is proud to announce the Right Rev. V. Gene Robinson, the first openly gay person to be elected bishop in the Episcopal Church, will receive the 2010 Spirit of… Read More →

Incarcerated Transgender Woman Can Pursue Case for Appropriate Medical Care

June 08, 2010

A U.S. district court judge in Massachusetts has denied the government’s request to dismiss the case of Vanessa Adams, a Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) inmate with gender identity disorder… Read More →

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Tax Harms to Same-Sex Couples Grow as DOMA Continues

GLAD Files Amended Complaint in Gill v OPM

May 27, 2010

Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders filed an amended complaint this week in Gill v. OPM, its lawsuit challenging Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act… Read More →

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