Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders

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Cases: Connecticut

Kerrigan & Mock v. Connecticut Dept. of Public Health

Victory • 2008

On Friday, October 10, 2008, the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled that gay and lesbian couples are entitled to full marriage equality.

On August 25, 2004, GLAD filed suit on behalf of eight gay… Read More

Brindamour, et al. v. Manchester Board of Education

Victory • 2003

GLAD used the Connecticut anti-discrimination provisions based on sexual orientation and marital status to help a group of teachers and school administrators in Manchester, CT to obtain insurance benefits for their domestic partners. These educators… Read More

Boy Scouts of America v. Wyman

Victory • 2002

GLAD worked to stop the special access of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) to the Connecticut state employees’ charitable campaign in light of their discrimination based on sexual orientation. Our participation in this matter… Read More

Brett, et al., v. Town of West Hartford

Victory • 2002

GLAD successfully challenged the discriminatory policy of the Town of West Hartford municipal pool, which sought to exclude same-sex couples and their children from a discounted family membership rate. In November 2002, the West Hartford… Read More

In re Baby Z & An Act Concerning The Best Interest Of…

Victory • 2000

GLAD helped win second-parent adoption in Connecticut, through work in the courts and assistance to activists drafting legislation. In April 1998, GLAD filed an amicus brief in the Connecticut Supreme Court in a case known… Read More

In re John/Jane Doe

Victory • 2000

In November 2000, the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities (CHRO) issued a landmark ruling stating that all transgender people are protected by Connecticut’s sex discrimination prohibitions. Citing recent cases protective of transgender people,… Read More

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