New Rapid-Response Program Creates Free Legal Resource for New England Transgender Community BOSTON, Nov. 21. 2016 – Global law firm Ropes & Gray, together with GLBTQ ... Read More

New Hampshire Representative Ed Butler announced plans today to introduce legislation for 2017 that would explicitly prohibit discrimination against transgender people. “It’s simply a matter of ... Read More

Portland – The ACLU of Maine and GLAD wrote to Attorney General Janet Mills urging special consideration be taken in her investigation into the death ... Read More

To Transgender Youth and Families: We are here for you. We know and understand the concern and sense of uncertainty many people are feeling in the wake of ... Read More

The full, devastating impact of yesterday’s election is yet to be known, but I woke up this morning knowing that, first, we must take care ... Read More

This week, opponents of legal protections for transgender people in Massachusetts waged two attacks on the recently enacted law.  Jennifer Levi issued the following statement ... Read More

GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) will add to its strength and depth on October 17 when Patience (Polly) Crozier joins the team as Senior ... Read More

Today the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) issued a decision in Partanen v. Gallagher, declaring that Karen Partanen, a non-birth mother, can be a legal ... Read More

New Hampshire is the only remaining state in New England to have no state laws ensuring fair and equal treatment for transgender people. That’s why GLAD ... Read More

Today the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office and the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD) each issued guidance on implementation and compliance with the new transgender public accommodations ... Read More