Advocacy | Access to PrEP and Fighting Stigma

In January, GLAD filed a lawsuit against a doctor whose patient contracted HIV after being denied a prescription for PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis medication). PrEP is ... Read More

Cases | Wade v. Starbucks

GLAD joined a friend-of-the-court brief urging the Fifth Appellate District in California to reverse a trial court ruling against a former Starbucks employee Maddie Wade. ... Read More

Cases | Murphy v. Twitter

GLAD, together with NCLR, Lamda Legal, Transgender Law Center, and HRC, submitted a friend-of-the-court brief in this case to support a provider’s ability to create ... Read More

Cases | New York v. Health and Human Services

GLAD, together with national, state, and local civil rights and healthcare organizations, submitted an amicus brief to the Second Circuit Court in State of New ... Read More

Advocacy | Juvenile Justice Reform in Massachusetts

GLAD is a proud member of the Massachusetts Coalition for Juvenile Justice Reform, a group advocating for reforms and policies to support young people in ... Read More

Advocacy | Massachusetts Adoption Act

An Act to Promote Efficiency in Co-Parent Adoptions (SB 1013/HB 1485) will expand a more streamlined process for co-parent adoptions by LGBTQ couples who petition ... Read More

Advocacy | Advancing Change in Massachusetts’ Policing and Corrections Systems

UPDATE – July 8, 2020: The Massachusetts Senate is set to vote tomorrow. Please contact your Senator today and urge them to support Senate Bill ... Read More

Advocacy | Juvenile Justice Reform in MA as Racial Justice Work

June 15, 2020: GLAD signed onto a letter from the Massachusetts Coalition for Juvenile Justice Reform: Recommendations to Promote Racial Equity in Youth Justice. This ... Read More

Advocacy | Mass. Child Welfare & COVID-19 Coalition Letter to Governor Baker

We are calling on Governor Baker to take swift action on behalf of children and youth involved in the child welfare system in response to the health crisis surrounding COVID-19. Read More

Advocacy | Parentage in New Hampshire

Update – July 20, 2020: Victory! Governor Sununu signed HB 1162 into law! Read GLAD’s statement here. All children deserve to have their relationship to their ... Read More