The U.S. Treasury Department and the IRS announced today that all legally married same-sex couples will be able to file their federal taxes as married. ... Read More

Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders is pleased to announce the addition of Staff Attorney Zack M. Paakkonen, who will focus his work on legal ... Read More

Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders will host its 31st annual Summer Party on Saturday, July 27th from 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm in Provincetown, ... Read More

Yesterday, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law the School Success and Opportunity Act (AB1266), ensuring that transgender students can fully access all school activities, ... Read More

Boston, MA – Yesterday, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law the School Success and Opportunity Act (AB1266), ensuring that transgender students can fully access ... Read More

On August 2, 2013 Secretary of State John Kerry announced that: “Effective immediately, when same-sex spouses apply for a visa, the Department of State will ... Read More

With Rhode Island’s marriage equality law set to take effect Aug. 1, Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) extended congratulations to the same-sex couples ... Read More

Ben Klein, Senior Attorney with Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders, testified yesterday at the Massachusetts statehouse in support of a bill to ban so-called ... Read More

Ben Klein, Senior Attorney with Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders, testified yesterday at the Massachusetts statehouse in support of a bill to ban so-called ... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC— A coalition of national lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights organizations, led by the National Black Justice Coalition and the National Gay ... Read More