Black History Month 2022: Recognizing Black LGBTQ+ Histories and Futures

Honoring Black creatives, community organizers, and collectives that are shaping the present for a more just future. Read More

The Responsibility of Optimism

We keep fighting because we are committed to the long game. We fight with determination, because we know optimism is not a luxury, but a responsibility – to past generations on whose shoulders we stand and to next generations on whose futures hope hangs. Read More

GLAD Applauds CT Supreme Court Ruling Affirming State’s Nondiscrimination Statute

In friend-of-the-court brief, GLAD urged the Court to affirm the state’s nondiscrimination laws, including for LGBTQ people. Read More

Executive Director Janson Wu on the Voting Rights Bill Vote

GLAD executive Director Janson Wu issued a statement on the January 19 Senate vote on the Voting Rights Bill: “It is disgraceful and disheartening to see ... Read More

Protect the Vote: Honor MLK with Action

As LGBTQ+ people, as with every community and constituency in this country, our fates are tied to the survival of our democracy. It is a ... Read More

GLAD Welcomes Three New Members to Board of Directors

GLAD welcomes the newest members of its Board of Directors: DEI Expert and Scholar Mark Brimhall-Vargas, Transhealth Northampton CEO Dallas Ducar, and Employment Attorney Beth ... Read More

E.D. Janson Wu’s Statement on the Anniversary of the Capitol Insurrection of 1/6/2021

On the anniversary of the January 6, 2021 insurrection at the United States Capitol, GLAD Executive Director Janson Wu issued a statement: “As LGBTQ+ people, as ... Read More

Announcing Our New Chief Legal Strategist, Michael Johnson

GLAD is thrilled to announce that Michael Johnson will be joining the organization’s leadership team as Chief Legal Strategist beginning January 18, 2022. Michael comes to ... Read More

First LGBTQ+ Families Secure Parentage Protections as Landmark Connecticut Parentage Act Takes Effect

Today the first LGBTQ+ parents in Connecticut signed Acknowledgments of Parentage to secure equal legal protections for their children and families. Federal law requires states ... Read More

Filed: Federal Lawsuit Challenging New Hampshire School Censorship Law

“Banned concepts” law unconstitutionally discourages discussions on race, gender, sexual orientation, disability, and gender identity in schools and public workplaces. Read More