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

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

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

The First Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed critical protection in state anti-bullying law: students who engage in bullying—and schools that overlook it—can be held accountable for the damaging mental health effects their behavior causes. Read More

Four of the nation's leading LGBTQI+ organizations collaborated to create SafeSchoolsForAll.org for students, parents, and supporters to take action against bullying, harassment and discrimination. Read More

The ability to be treated fairly and with dignity — whether at work, at school, when accessing healthcare or government-funded services, or doing routine things ... Read More

Honoring Native American and Indigenous activists and organizations that have continuously contributed to the fight for equality. Read More

Forty years into the HIV epidemic, we have the tools to end it. Will we? Read More

GLAD uses a combination of powerful legal, policy, and advocacy tools to advance racial, economic, and LGBTQ+ justice. Read More

LGBTQ+ youth and particularly BIPOC youth are over-represented in child welfare systems, and young people impacted by these systems face serious challenges. Read More