GLAD Applauds Maine Legislature’s Vote to Ban Conversion Therapy; Calls on Governor to Sign     Maine’s House and Senate voted today on final passage of a ban on ... Read More

Today’s Supreme Court ruling upholding President Trump’s shameful Muslim ban is an affront to our core values of justice, inclusivity, and generosity. The Trump administration’s cruel ... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) and GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) today filed their reply in support of their Cross-Motion for ... Read More

GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) will honor LGBTQ rights and breast cancer activist, anti-poverty advocate, and political strategist Ann Maguire at its annual Summer ... Read More

Exclusion of Transgender People from Protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act is Constitutionally Suspect Yesterday, the federal court for the District of Massachusetts ruled in ... Read More

GLAD is proud to announce today that our 2018 Spirit of Justice Award will go to immigration activist, filmmaker, and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jose Antonio ... Read More

PORTLAND — EqualityMaine, GLAD, MaineTransNet, and the ACLU of Maine joined together today to celebrate an agreement with the Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles, which ... Read More

Republican Governor signs bipartisan legislation making NH the 19th state with explicit protections for transgender people and the 14th state to protect youth from conversion ... Read More

On June 5, 2018, the Kittery, Maine School Committee unanimously passed a policy protecting transgender and gender expansive students – a critical step forward for ... Read More

 Statement of Mary L. Bonauto on Supreme Court Ruling in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Mary Bonauto is the Civil Rights Project Director for GLBTQ Legal Advocates & ... Read More