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National LGBT Rights Groups Issue Joint Open Letter on the Killing of Trayvon Martin
Boston, MA, April 2 — A coalition of national lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights organizations today issued an open letter that described the killing of Trayvon Martin as a “national call to action”; urged state and federal authorities to find answers in the case that has garnered …
GLAD APPLAUDS MARRIAGE EQUALITY VICTORY IN NEW HAMPSHIRE
Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders today cheered the vote of the New Hampshire legislature today to (reject HB437, a repeal of the state’s marriage equality law. By a vote of 211-116, New Hampshire lawmakers outright voted down HB437.
“Today’s victory affirmed the equality of New Hampshire’s …
GLAD Informs Gay Mass Public Retirees of Important Changes in Retirement Plans
In November 2011 Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick signed a bill that may have a big impact on gay and lesbian workers who retired on or before May 17, 2004 from government employment.
“An Act Providing for Pension Reform and Benefit Modernization” contains provisions significant to some …
GLAD Statement on HIV Testing Bill
A bill was passed today by the Massachusetts Senate which would require verbal rather than written consent before an HIV test can be administered in the state. The following statement was issued by Ben Klein, AIDS Law Project Director at Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD).
“This bill …
GLAD Applauds Ruling in Perry Case
Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD), which has won marriage equality cases in Massachusetts and Connecticut, and partnered with New England state organizations to win marriage legislatively in New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine, today applauded the victory of California’s same-sex couples in …
GLAD Announces New Board Members
Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) is pleased to announce the appointment of three new board members, Joyce Kauffman, Brianna Boggs, and Alix L. L. Ritchie.
“We’re excited to have Joyce, Alix, and Brianna join GLAD’s Board of Directors,” said Board President Dianne Phillips. “They bring …
GLAD Announces New Board Officers
Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) will begin the New Year with several changes to its Board of Directors. Dianne R. Phillips will serve as the new board President, Sandy Anderson will be Vice President, Rick Yurko will be Treasurer, and Chuck Latovich will be Clerk.
All are board …
Advocates Announce Ballot Campaign for Marriage
Augusta – Today, advocates for allowing same-sex couples to legally marry in Maine announced plans for a Citizens Initiative to enact a marriage equality law, delivering more than 105,000 signatures from Maine voters who want the issue on the November 2012 ballot to the Secretary of State’s office. …
GLAD Selected to Receive Prestigious Boston Foundation Grant for Youth Work
Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders, whose lawsuits brought marriage equality to Massachusetts & Connecticut, has been chosen to receive a $100,000 grant from the Boston Foundation to expand its youth outreach.
The work will include addressing child welfare issues, promoting the Legal InfoLine to …
LGBT Legal Groups: Canadian Marriages of Same-Sex Couples Are Not in Jeopardy
The following is a joint statement from Lambda Legal, the National Center for Lesbian Rights, the American Civil Liberties Union, Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders, and Freedom to Marry:
We write to respond to a news report from Canada that a lawyer in the current government has taken a position …