In response to the passage of SB 202 by the Arkansas legislature, the American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Arkansas, Gay & Lesbian Advocates & ... Read More

Washington, D.C., January 16, 2015 – The U.S. Supreme Court today agreed to review a federal appeals court decision upholding Michigan’s ban on marriage for ... Read More

Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) announced the appointments of Mark Stephen Brown and Shane Dunn to its Board of Directors. “I am excited to ... Read More

The full First Circuit Court of Appeals today reversed an earlier ruling that the Commonwealth of Massachusetts must provide Michelle Kosilek, an incarcerated transgender woman, ... Read More

GLAD successfully obtained Social Security Widow’s Benefits for 56-year-old Deborah Tevyaw after a three-year-long battle with the Social Security Administration (SSA) following the death of Deb’s ... Read More

Both the tragic death of Michael Brown and the response of the Ferguson community point to very large problems in our society.  Among those problems ... Read More

Statement of GLAD Deputy Director Janson Wu: The Executive Order is a historic step forward for immigrants living in the United States. We welcome the opening ... Read More

Janson Wu, Deputy Director and Senior Staff Attorney for Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD), has been appointed the organization’s new executive director.  Wu, ... Read More

Janson Wu, deputy director and senior staff attorney for Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD), has been appointed the organization’s new executive director.  Wu, ... Read More

New vital records regulations, filed Wednesday, October 22, will modernize Rhode Island’s birth certificate policies to allow transgender people to obtain accurate gender designations on ... Read More