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GLAD Replies to AG in 1913 Case
Boston, MA—Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders filed its reply to the Attorney General’s brief in the “1913” case , in which eight out-of-state, same-sex couples have sued for the right to marry in Massachusetts. They are challenging the Romney administration’s revival of a long-ignored law now …
GLAD Makes the Case for Marriage over Civil Unions in CT
New Haven, CT—The New England legal advocacy organization that secured marriage in Massachusetts in 2003, and the first civil unions in the nation in Vermont in 1999, today filed legal briefs arguing that the denial of marriage to lesbian and gay citizens violates the equality and liberty …
GLAD Hails Canadian Marriage Equality
(July 20, 2005) Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) praised the Canadian government for ending marriage discrimination against same-sex couples.
“Canada’s affirmation of committed, loving relationships between people of the same sex can only elevate the discussion here in the U.S.,” said …
Miller-Jenkins Custody Case Appealed to Vermont Supreme Court
Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) has filed a brief in the Vermont Supreme Court today in the ongoing dispute between Janet Miller-Jenkins (of Vermont) and Lisa Miller-Jenkins (now of Virginia) over custody and visitation regarding their daughter. GLAD, with local counsel Theodore A. …
GLAD Applauds Dismissal of Doyle
(May 27, 2005) Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) today applauded the Supreme Judicial Court’s (SJC) dismissal of C. Joseph Doyle v. Hillary Goodridge et al, the last legal challenge to same-sex couples marrying in Massachusetts.
GLAD attorney Michele Granda, who represented the Goodridge …
Discrimination Suit Filed on Behalf of Transgender Woman In NH
On behalf of Sarah Blanchette, a male-to-female transgender person, Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) has filed a lawsuit against St. Anselm College of Manchester, New Hampshire. The college fired Ms. Blanchette, a computer programmer, in April 2004, after learning that she would be …
GLAD to Host Marriage Equality Photo Exhibit
One of the most compelling stories of 2004 was the end of marriage discrimination against same-sex couples in Massachusetts. Before couples started marrying on May 17, 2004, advocates fought back challenges to the November 2003 court ruling, in the legislature and in the courts. Thousands rallied, …
Lee Swislow to be New Executive Director of GLAD
Lee Swislow, a top non-profit executive with extensive experience advocating for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and those with HIV and AIDS, has been named the new executive director for Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders, New England’s leading LGBT legal rights organization. …
Equal rights for same-sex couples
In May 2004, the Legislature passed Senate Bill 427 setting up a commission to examine all aspects of civil marriage for same-sex couples, including its legal equivalents, and what it would all mean for the citizens of New Hampshire. Although this commission is required to submit a report by …
GLAD’s 1913 Appeal Says Goodridge is the Law in Massachusetts
Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) today filed briefs with the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) in its appeal in the case Cote-Whitacre v. Department of Public Health.
GLAD argues that the Commonwealth’s denial of marriage licenses to 8 out-of-state, same-sex couples violates the …