Statement of GLAD Executive Director Janson Wu On the Confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court: First, I want to join in thanking ... Read More

U.S. District Court Denies Motion to Dissolve Nationwide Injunction Blocking Transgender Military Ban in Stockman v. Trump RIVERSIDE, Calif. — The U.S. District Court for the Central ... Read More

District Attorneys are some of the most powerful people in the criminal justice system – a system that disproportionately impacts youth of color and LGBTQ ... Read More

Today Maine Governor Paul LePage vetoed LD912, which would have banned conversion therapy, the discredited and harmful practice of subjecting LGBTQ youth to so-called “therapy” ... Read More

In a post for them., GLAD Transgender Rights Project Director Jennifer Levi and the National Center for Lesbian Rights’ Legal Director Shannon Minter wrote about ... Read More

New Law Ensures that Death Certificates Will Accurately Record Gender for All Yesterday Rhode Island became the third jurisdiction to adopt a law to ensure transgender ... Read More

GLAD Applauds Maine Legislature’s Vote to Ban Conversion Therapy; Calls on Governor to Sign     Maine’s House and Senate voted today on final passage of a ban on ... Read More

Republican Governor signs bipartisan legislation making NH the 19th state with explicit protections for transgender people and the 14th state to protect youth from conversion ... Read More

On June 5, 2018, the Kittery, Maine School Committee unanimously passed a policy protecting transgender and gender expansive students – a critical step forward for ... Read More

On May 3, the Connecticut legislature passed SB13 An Act Concerning Fair Treatment of Incarcerated Persons, which includes some of the strongest protections in the ... Read More