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

Statement of Janson Wu, GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders Executive Director: President Trump’s announcement that he will restrict asylum applications from individuals crossing the U.S.-Mexico border ... Read More

Statements of Janson Wu and Jennifer Levi GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders Yesterday Massachusetts voters resoundingly voted “yes” on Ballot Question 3, affirming the rights of transgender ... Read More

Today we are celebrating an incredible, historic win for equality, for love, and for freedom. Massachusetts said YES on Question 3, upholding full, critical nondiscrimination protections ... Read More

 Washington, D.C.—A wide array of former military leaders, veterans’ and civil rights organizations, women’s groups, military scholars and historians, and states have gone on record ... Read More