Barnstable Sued for Blocking Legal, Life-Saving Needle Distribution Program
Update: The judge has granted ASGCC’s motion for a temporary restraining order to bar the town from enforcing the “cease and desist” order as the ... Read More
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TGI and GLAD Applaud Removal of Medicaid Coverage Exclusions for Transgender Rhode Islanders
This week, Rhode Island’s Department of Health and Human Services announced that the state’s Medicaid program has removed arbitrary and outdated coverage exclusions for transgender ... Read More
GLAD Weighs in on Fisher v. UT Austin in Amicus Brief Supporting Race as a Factor in Admissions
Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) joined Lambda Legal, National Women’s Law Center and other partners in filing an amicus brief yesterday in Fisher ... Read More
Brief Argues Treating Trans* Students Equally in Bathrooms Crucial to Development
Being able to use the same bathroom as other students at school is critical for the healthy development of transgender adolescents, says an amicus brief ... Read More
Testimony in Support of Treatment for HIV-Related Lipodystrophy
The Massachusetts Joint Committee on Financial Services heard testimony Tuesday in support of a bill which would mandate insurance coverage for the treatment of lipodystrophy. GLAD ... Read More
Maine Law Court Confirms State Anti-Marriage Law of No Effect in Light of SCOTUS Marriage Ruling
Stating there is no “sufficient … doubt” about the validity of a same-sex couple’s marriage from the date of its celebration, the Maine Supreme Judicial ... Read More
GLAD’s Vickie Henry Nominated to Massachusetts Appeals Court
Vickie Henry, Senior Staff Attorney and Youth Initiative Director at Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD), has been nominated by Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker ... Read More
Statement on Maine Law Court Oral Argument in Kinney v. Busch
Today, the Maine Law Court heard oral argument in a pending divorce case between two women on a legal question reported to them for decision ... Read More
LGBT SSI Recipients Appeal Case Challenging SSA Efforts to Collect Overpayments
Oakland, CA.—Today, Justice in Aging, along with Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (GLAD), and Foley Hoag LLP appealed a district court’s cursory dismissal of ... Read More
GLAD Files Suit Against Mutual of Omaha for Denying Gay Man Insurance Because of Truvada
Today, Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) filed a claim with the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD) charging that Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company ... Read More
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