GLAD strongly opposes the proposed regulation that changes the interpretation of Section 1557 of the Affordable Healthcare Act that would eliminate existing critical protections for ... Read More

This weekend saw two more mass shootings in the U.S. – one in Dayton, OH and the other in El Paso, TX. While we have ... Read More

Gov. Baker’s administration has taken a further step in supporting transgender servicemembers in the MA National Guard. The Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS) ... Read More

In a friend-of-the-court brief, GLAD, NCLR and other LGBTQ equality organizations make the case that rolling back the understanding that discrimination against LGBTQ workers is ... Read More

We are very disappointed in the House vote to send the Rhode Island Parentage Act (RIPA) to a study commission. Rhode Island children and families ... Read More

RI urgently needs to update our parentage laws which haven’t changed since the 1970’s. The Senate unanimously passed the Parentage Act; parents and community advocates ... Read More

Legislation introduced yesterday by Senator Gillibrand (D-NY) and 15 other U.S. Senators to End Discrimination in the Child Welfare System WASHINGTON, D.C. — GLBTQ Legal Advocates ... Read More

(Boston, MA) GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) announced today that its 2019 Spirit of Justice Award will go to Chai R. Feldblum. GLAD will ... Read More

Organizations leading the legal fight against the Trump administration’s ban on transgender military service issued the following statement in response to new data from the ... Read More

NCLR and GLAD Respond to President Trump’s Statements about the Transgender Military Ban Organizations leading the legal fight against the Trump administration’s ban on transgender military ... Read More