In the wake of the US Supreme Court’s historic decision to strike down Section 3 of the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), 11 national ... Read More

Washington, DC – Today, the Supreme Court struck down a central part of the Voting Rights Act, invalidating crucial protections passed by Congress in 1965 ... Read More

Washington, DC – Today, the Supreme Court struck down a central part of the Voting Rights Act, invalidating crucial protections passed by Congress in 1965 ... Read More

Fifteen years ago, on June 26, 1998, the lead story in the New York Times read: “People with HIV infection can be covered by the ... Read More

Fifteen years ago, on June 26, 1998, the lead story in the New York Times read: “People with HIV infection can be covered by the ... Read More

Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) today applauded a decision by the American Medical Association (AMA) to support access to accurate birth certificates for ... Read More

Today, GLAD represented a transgender girl before Maine’s highest court, arguing that her school had failed in its responsibility to treat her the same as ... Read More

Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders announced today that Lee Swislow, Executive Director since 2005, will retire from her position in April 2014, when she ... Read More

HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and protections are our entire LGBT community’s issues. Join us in taking the pledge to end this epidemic at http://www.wethelgbt.org GLAD’s AIDS Law ... Read More

As Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Pride Month begins, executive directors from 35 LGBT and HIV/AIDS organizations from across the United States, including Gay ... Read More