• Español
• Need Legal Help?
• Email Updates
• Donate
• 
• 
• 
• 

Legislative Advocacy

GLAD may be best known for its precedent-setting litigation in the courts, but as New England's foremost legal organization working on matters of lgbt civil rights and the rights of people with HIV, GLAD's unique legal expertise is indispensable to legislative efforts and other matters of public policy as well.

GLAD's Legislative and Public Policy Work

GLAD's legislative legal work focuses on protecting same-sex couples and families, fighting proposals to incorporate discrimination in the law, ensuring access to insurance, keeping lgbt people safe from violence, working to end employment discrimination and strengthening needle exchange programs. GLAD works with legislative allies and grassroots advocates to craft thoughtful and thorough legislation, analyze proposals that threaten our communities, provide expert testimony at legislative hearings, bring together legal and non-legal specialists to testify before the legislature, and develop strategy with our community partners.

GLAD’s Latest Work

Advocating for Insurance Coverage of the HPV Vaccine for Boys

July 27, 2011

GLAD is working to make sure young LGBTQ people live in a… Read More

Supporting House Bill 2277, “An Act Relative to Safe Harbor for Exploited Children”

June 29, 2011

GLAD is part of a coalition working to pass HB 2277, better… Read More

Judiciary Committee Hearing on the Massachusetts Transgender Equal Rights Bill

June 08, 2011

Testimony of GLAD Transgender Rights Project Director Jennifer Levi before the… Read More

Opposing An Act to Amend the Application of the ME Human Rights Act Regarding Public Accommodations

April 13, 2011

GLAD Transgender Rights Project Director Jennifer Levi presented testimony yesterday before the… Read More

GLAD Testimony on Proposed Maine HIV-related Legislation

April 08, 2011

GLAD submitted testimony April 7, 2011 on two bills before the Main… Read More

AIDS Law Project Director Ben Klein Testifies On MA HIV Testing Bill

April 05, 2011

GLAD’s AIDS Law Project Director Ben Klein today presented testimony before the… Read More

Public hearing for HB 6599: An Act Concerning Discrimination

March 21, 2011

The Connecticut Judiciary Committee Public Hearing on HB 6599: An Act Concerning… Read More

MA: Ask Your Legislator to Pass the Transgender Equal Rights Bill

February 17, 2011

February 17, 2011

Earlier today, Gov. Deval Patrick signed an historic Executive… Read More

Phone Bank to Support CORI Reform

March 16, 2010

Show your support for CORI (Criminal Offender Record Information) Reform Legislation by… Read More

MA: Ask Your Rep to Make Transgender Rights a Priority

November 13, 2009

A new poll just released by Lake Research Partners… Read More

To Find Out More…

Want to learn more about what GLAD has been doing? Choose a state or topic from the pull down menus below.