The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) on Feb. 15 issued comprehensive guidelines that aim to ensure Massachusetts public schools comply with the new transgender non-discrimination ... Read More

The American Bar Association Commission on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity recognized Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defender’s Civil Rights Project Director Mary L. Bonauto ... Read More

PORTLAND – Almost one month after Maine began allowing same-sex couples to marry, a recent survey shows that a majority of voters remain solidly supportive ... Read More

Rhode Island’s House of Representatives voted in favor of joining the five other New England states in enabling same-sex couples to legally marry.  The vote ... Read More

Rhode Island’s House of Representatives voted in favor of joining the five other New England states in enabling same-sex couples to legally marry.  The vote ... Read More

The Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group (BLAG), the party defending the constitutionality of Section 3 of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) has filed its ... Read More

GLAD is working with Massachusetts Representative Carl Sciortino to pass an Act Relative to HIV-Associated Lipodystrophy Treatment (HD2612), introduced on Jan 18. The bill requires ... Read More

Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders applauded today’s launch of Rhode Islanders United for Marriage, a broad coalition of LGBT advocates, clergy members, labor organizations, ... Read More

GLAD applauds today’s launch of Rhode Islanders United for Marriage, a broad coalition of LGBT advocates, clergy members, labor organizations, and civil rights leaders dedicated ... Read More

The Supreme Court has set the dates it will hear oral argument in cases challenging the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and California’s Proposition 8. The ... Read More