Rhode Island’s House of Representatives voted in favor of joining the five other New England states in enabling same-sex couples to legally marry.  The vote ... Read More

Rhode Island’s House of Representatives voted in favor of joining the five other New England states in enabling same-sex couples to legally marry.  The vote ... Read More

The Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group (BLAG), the party defending the constitutionality of Section 3 of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) has filed its ... Read More

GLAD is working with Massachusetts Representative Carl Sciortino to pass an Act Relative to HIV-Associated Lipodystrophy Treatment (HD2612), introduced on Jan 18. The bill requires ... Read More

Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders applauded today’s launch of Rhode Islanders United for Marriage, a broad coalition of LGBT advocates, clergy members, labor organizations, ... Read More

GLAD applauds today’s launch of Rhode Islanders United for Marriage, a broad coalition of LGBT advocates, clergy members, labor organizations, and civil rights leaders dedicated ... Read More

The Supreme Court has set the dates it will hear oral argument in cases challenging the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and California’s Proposition 8. The ... Read More

GLAD is working with Marriage Equality Rhode Island and other coalition partners to ensure gay and lesbian Rhode Islanders have the freedom to marry the ... Read More

Married same-sex couples in Maine will be able to file their state taxes jointly as married, as reported in this Portland Press Herald article.  For ... Read More

Same-sex couples will be able to begin marrying in Maine December 29, 2012. GLAD, in conjunction with EqualityMaine and Maine Women’s Lobby, held a webinar ... Read More