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

Today with Governor Janet Mills’ signature, Maine became the 17th state in the U.S. to ban the practice of conversion therapy on LGBTQ youth. Every ... Read More

On May 24, the Trump Administration announced a new proposed rule that would change the interpretation of the Affordable Care Act’s nondiscrimination provision to no ... Read More

Statement of GLAD Transgender Rights Project Director Jennifer Levi: This week we’ve seen two new cruel attacks on the LGBTQ community by the Trump administration. On Wednesday, ... Read More

GLAD stands in solidarity with the friends and family of Muhlaysia Booker, with her community in Texas, and with our entire transgender community, who are ... Read More