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 staff are available to speak to members of the media about particular cases GLAD is handling, and about the legal rights of gay men, lesbians, bisexuals, transgender people, and people with HIV/AIDS. If you would like to speak to our staff for an article or interview, please call us at 617-426-1350.

GLAD Press Releases

Amended Judgment Entered in GLAD DOMA Challenge

Parties Agree to Stay

August 19, 2010

An amended judgment was entered on August 18, 2010, in Gill v. Office of Personnel Management, the challenge to the Defense of Marriage Act filed by Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD).  Simultaneously, a stay was issued pending any appeal by the government to the U.S. Court of...

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Poll: Majority Supports Marriage Equality in Rhode Island

59 percent support cuts across age, religion, political affiliation

August 18, 2010

Contact:
Laura Kiritsy, GLAD: 617-851-6720 (cell)
Kathy Kushnir, Marriage Equality Rhode Island: 401-941-2727

Today, the Rhode Island Marriage Coalition (RIMC) released the results of a new poll showing that 59 percent of Rhode Island voters support allowing same-sex couples to legally...

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GLAD’s Mary Bonauto Comments on Perry v. Schwarzenegger Decision

August 04, 2010

GLAD congratulates the couples, the City of San Francisco, and their legal teams for successfully challenging California’s Prop 8.  The decision reminds us that the freedom to marry is a long-established right belonging to all Americans, including gay and lesbian Americans.  Gay people,...

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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 couples and three widowers from Massachusetts. Under the ruling, the plaintiffs are entitled to the...

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