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Lesbian Mother Has No Obligation to Pay Child Support
(Boston, MA) Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) today expressed disappointment in a decision of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in a case involving two lesbians who were in a relationship and mutually decided to conceive and raise a child together by the insemination of one of the …
Suit to End Connecticut’s Exclusion of Same-Sex Couples
(Hartford, CT) Seven gay and lesbian couples from across Connecticut who were recently denied marriage licenses in Madison filed suit today in New Haven Superior Court challenging the State’s discriminatory denial of marriage rights to same-sex couples. The plaintiff couples, who have been in …
Superior Court Denies Immediate Relief to Non-Resident Couples
A Massachusetts trial judge today declined immediate relief to the eight out-of-state gay and lesbian couples, represented by Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (GLAD), who filed the lawsuit challenging the constitutionality and discriminatory enforcement of the so-called 1913 Law. The law is …
Two Lawsuits Seek Immediate Relief from Governor’s Edict
On the one-month anniversary of the first marriage licenses granted to gay and lesbian couples, two lawsuits were announced today challenging the constitutionality and discriminatory enforcement under Massachusetts Laws, Chapter 207 Section 11 (the 1913 Reverse Evasion statute). Section 11 is being …
GLAD Optimistic After Federal Appeals Court Hearing Today
(Boston, MA) After an emergency ruling on May 14, 2004 that found no merit to a federal lawsuit that sought to stop the issuance of marriage licenses to lesbian and gay couples, the United States Court of Appeals today heard arguments in the full appeal of the case. The case is Robert Largess et …
Transgender and Disability Inclusion Under CT Hate Crimes Law
Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders, a New England-wide legal organization, today hailed the passage of a law in Connecticut that amends the State’s existing hate crimes statute to cover people who are targeted for violence because they are transgender or disabled. The measure, House Bill 5657, was …
Septmeber 11th Fund Awards Compensation To Surviving Partner
The September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (The Federal Fund) recently issued an award compensating Nancy Walsh, the surviving lesbian partner of Carol Flyzik, for losses she incurred as a result of the September 11th tragedy. Questions had been raised after its adoption as to whether The Federal …
Court Upholds Portland’s Domestic Partnership Ordinance
(Portland, ME) Cumberland County Superior Court Justice Thomas Humphrey recently ruled in favor of The City of Portland, represented by Mittel Asen, a Portland-based law firm, and Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (GLAD), a New England legal rights organization, in a lawsuit challenging the …
Vermont Attorney General Issues Landmark Ruling
After a precedent-setting ruling by the Vermont Attorney General that Vermont law prohibits discrimination against transgender people in employment, public accommodations, housing, and other areas, the Town of Hardwick yesterday settled a discrimination claim brought by former police officer …
Statement on Governor Romney’s Press Conference
“You don’t change the rules just because you lost - twice,” said Mary Bonauto, attorney with Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD), the group that successfully represented the 7 plaintiff couples in the Goodridge marriage case. The laws making the Attorney General the gatekeeper for legal …