Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) welcomed the First Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that the Commonwealth cannot deny Michelle Kosilek, an incarcerated transgender ... Read More

Veteran fundraising professional Thomas Leavitt has joined the staff of Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders as Director of Development. “We are thrilled to have Tom ... Read More

Social Security announced earlier this month that it is now processing some widow and widower claims, including Medicare claims, for those married to a spouse ... Read More

Today, Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders praised the Connecticut Insurance Department for issuing a bulletin directing all health insurers operating in the state to ... Read More

Today, GLAD praised the Connecticut Insurance Department for issuing a bulletin directing all health insurers operating in the state to pay for treatment related to ... Read More

GLAD has published recent announcements and updates from various federal programs on how the marriages of same-sex couples will be treated following the Supreme Court ruling ... Read More

Also see What Are Public Accommodations? Boston, MA – The Massachusetts Transgender Equal Rights Coalition marked the start of the annual Transgender Awareness week by calling ... Read More

Transgender Rights Project Director Jennifer Levi shares an update on some of the critical work GLAD is doing in the area of transgender legal rights: Family ... Read More

Ten years ago this month, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court kicked off a marriage equality revolution with a ground-breaking decision in Goodridge v. Department of ... Read More

Nov. 18, 2013 marks the 10th anniversary of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial  (SJC) Court ruling in Goodridge v. Dept. of Public Health, Gay & Lesbian ... Read More