“The only national emergency happening at our southern border is the violation of human rights by our own government, against people who are simply seeking asylum, ... Read More

Washington, D.C. — GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) and the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) released the following statements on today’s introduction of ... Read More

The transfer, which occurred in September 2018, was the result of a federal lawsuit, and marked the first such transfer in the country GLBTQ Legal Advocates ... Read More

GLAD’s Jennifer Levi said: The Trump administration’s cruel obsession with ridding our military of dedicated and capable service members because they happen to be transgender ... Read More

The parties have reached a settlement in the lawsuit Doe v. Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company (United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts) ... Read More

Decision is “a devastating slap in the face to transgender service members who have proved their fitness to serve and their dedication to this country”; ... Read More

Transgender Military Ban Plaintiffs Ask the Supreme Court to Deny the Trump Administration’s Premature Request for Review “The Trump administration is trying to do an end ... Read More

GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) is pleased to announce the newest slate of leaders for the organization’s board of directors. At its December meeting, ... Read More

Washington, DC—The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit heard oral arguments today in Doe v. Trump—the first legal challenge filed in ... Read More

Trump Asks Supreme Court to Intervene Now and Implement the Transgender Military Ban—Even Though Four Federal Courts Have Blocked It Attempting to leap frog the ordinary ... Read More