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Appeals Court Affirms Boy Scouts Exclusion Because of Anti-Gay Policy
A federal appeals court ruled yesterday that the State of Connecticut may exclude the Boy Scouts of America from the State Employee Charitable Campaign because of the Boy Scouts’ anti-gay policy. Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD), having intervened in the matter at the Connecticut …
GLAD Files Suit Alleging Impermissible Discrimination by School District
(Manchester, CT) On June 2, 2003, Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (“GLAD”) filed a complaint with the Connecticut Commission for Human Rights and Opportunities against the Manchester, CT Board of Education on behalf of teachers and school administrators who were denied health insurance for …
Glad Hails Marriage Decision from Ontario Court of Appeals
n the eve of a decision by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) on a case brought by Gay & Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (GLAD) seeking same-sex civil marriage in the state, the Ontario Court of Appeal today ruled that excluding same-sex couples from marriage violates equality rights …
Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders Issues New Publication
(Boston, MA) Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD), New England’s leading legal rights organization dedicated to ending discrimination based on sexual orientation, HIV status and gender identity and expression, recently released its newest publication: “Private Disability Benefits: What People …
Massachusetts’ Highest Court Hears Landmark Marriage Suit
(Boston, MA) The full bench of the state Supreme Judicial Court heard arguments today in the landmark case seeking the right of gay and lesbian couples to marry in Massachusetts. A decision in the case filed and argued by New England’s Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) is expected sometime …
Town Council Approves Settlement of Discrimination Complaint
(West Hartford, CT) Last night, the West Hartford Town Council approved in a 5 to 4 vote a settlement of a long-standing discrimination complaint by five unmarried couples who claimed the town treated their families unfairly by withholding a preferential “family” membership rate at the Town’s pool …
Glad Suit Seeking Civil Marriage Rights Backed by National Organizations
(Boston, MA) An unprecedented number of independent organizations from the Boston Bar Association to the Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts, the Greater Boston Civil Rights Coalition and a host of child welfare experts joined the Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) today in filing its …
Exclusion of Boy Scouts Held Constitutional
The United States District Court for the District of Connecticut ruled on Thursday, July 25, that the exclusion of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) from the Connecticut State Employee Charitable Campaign because of its anti-gay policy in no way violates the Scouts’ constitutional rights. This case, …
GLAD Publishes “Transgender Legal Issues in New England”
Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders recently released its new publication, Transgender Legal Issues in New England, a comprehensive outline of the legal protections of transgender people. Through this publication, GLAD aims to raise awareness in the transgender, gay, lesbian and bisexual …
GLAD Appeals Marriage Case For Same-Sex Couples
Today, Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) appealed from a trial court ruling denying marriage licenses to seven same-sex couples who challenged Massachusetts laws that deny them the fundamental right to marry. On May 9, the trial court dismissed the couples’ case despite acknowledging the …