We remain vigilant: today’s executive order
GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders Executive Director Janson Wu issued the following statement condemning the executive order signed by President Trump today: The President’s declaration today ... Read More
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Reintroduction of the Equality Act
LGBTQ people live in every state, city and town in the U.S. We are part of families, workplaces, and communities. And like everyone else, LGBTQ ... Read More
On Gorsuch’s Confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court
Statement of GLAD Executive Director Janson Wu on the confirmation of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court: First things first. I have serious concerns about ... Read More
7th Circuit: Sexual Orientation Discrimination Prohibited Under Title VII
The full bench of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled April 4, 2017 that discrimination in employment based on sexual orientation violates ... Read More
Gorsuch Nomination and LGBTQ Rights: GLAD joins with 18 other organizations in calling on Senate to demand answers to important questions impacting LGBTQ communities
From Dominic Holden at BuzzFeed News: The US Senate should “interrogate” President Donald Trump’s pick for the Supreme Court, several of the country’s top LGBT groups ... Read More
Defending Obergefell in the Face of Continued Resistance to Equality
In 2015, we won a landmark ruling at the Supreme Court that same-sex couples throughout the United States are guaranteed equal access to marriage and ... Read More
GLAD Applauds New England States’ Support of Transgender Students in Brief to the United States Supreme Court
Statement of GLAD Executive Director Janson Wu on States’ Amicus Brief in Gloucester County School Board v. G.G: I’m incredibly proud to see the Attorneys General ... Read More
Withdrawal of Federal Guidance on Treatment of Transgender Students
Today the Trump Administration withdrew guidance to schools on protecting transgender students from discriminatory treatment. Jennifer L. Levi issued the following statement: “The withdrawal of this guidance ... Read More
Transgender Youth Have the Right to an Education
At the end of last week, the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a motion with a federal appeals court signaling the agency’s retreat from the ... Read More
Statement on Jeff Sessions’ Confirmation as Attorney General
GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) Executive Director Janson Wu issued the following statement on today’s confirmation of Senator Jeff Sessions as U.S. Attorney General: “Tonight’s ... Read More
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