DOJ Declines to Weigh in on Exclusion of Transgender People from ADA Protections
Yesterday in a Statement of Interest filed in the case Blatt v. Cabela’s Retail, the Department of Justice (DOJ) declined to weigh in on the ... Read More
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GLAD Applauds EEOC Ruling: Title VII Sex Discrimination Prohibition Includes Sexual Orientation
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued a critical ruling that discrimination based on an employee’s sexual orientation violates the prohibition on sex discrimination ... Read More
RI Adds LGBTQ-Inclusive Non-Discrimination Language to Children’s Bill of Rights
Rhode Island has added LGBTQ-inclusive non-discrimination language to the Children’s Bill of Rights for youth in care of the Department of Children, Youth & Families (DCYF): “No child ... Read More
Class Action Lawsuit Charges Walmart with Anti-Gay Discrimination
(Boston, MA) Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) and the Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs (WLC) have filed a class ... Read More
Expanding Protections for Families: Maine Adopts a State-of-the-Art Law
Maine has adopted a state-of-the-art law clarifying who is a legal parent – whether based on intent to parent, marriage or holding out a child ... Read More
CT Governor Signs Bill Modernizing Process to Change Gender on Birth Certificates
GLAD Publishes Toolkit to Assist Transgender People Making Changes Last week, Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy signed into law a bill that updates the state’s birth certificate ... Read More
GLAD Hails Historic Day As Supreme Court Strikes Down Remaining Marriage Bans
Today, in a blockbuster legal and cultural moment for the country, the Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples in the United States, no matter where they ... Read More
Mary Bonauto’s Remarks Following Supreme Court Marriage Ruling
This is a decision of enormous magnitude, one that brings great joy to millions of families – gay and straight – across this country. So, today ... Read More
Married Same-Sex Couples File Preliminary Injunction against Social Security in Class Action Lawsuit
Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD), Justice in Aging, and Foley Hoag LLP filed a motion for a preliminary injunction against the Social Security ... Read More
Statement of GLAD ED Janson Wu on Shootings at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church
Yesterday’s shootings at the historically black Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, killing 9, has horrified people across the country, including here ... Read More
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