(WASHINGTON, D.C., October 10, 2017)—More than 100 Members of Congress wrote to Defense Secretary Jim Mattis asking him to provide any “discussions or correspondence between the ... Read More

GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) issued a response to the memorandum issued today by Attorney General Jeff Sessions entitled “Federal Law Protections for Religious ... Read More

Washington, D.C. – The Trump administration today landed two punches against transgender Americans, first asking the courts to dismiss a legal challenge to President Trump’s ... Read More

After DOJ Responds for First Time to Transgender Military Ban Lawsuits, NCLR and GLAD Say DOJ Is Turning a Blind Eye to the Harm Trump’s ... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GLAD and NCLR Join as Co-Counsel in Equality California Lawsuit Against President Trump’s Transgender Military Ban; Ask Court for Emergency Relief to Immediately ... Read More

GLAD and NCLR, At the Center of Transgender Military Ban Legal Fight, Express Outrage Over Trump Judicial Nominee Calling Transgender Kids Part of ‘Satan’s Plan’ Advocates ... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Pentagon reacts to chaos created by Trump’s transgender military ban GLAD and NCLR say: “This guidance does nothing new: it does not stop the ban ... Read More

NCLR, GLAD File New Motion for Urgent, Immediate Halt to President Trump’s Transgender Military Ban  Military leaders speak out in powerful new declarations against Trump’s ban, ... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: (WASHINGTON, DC, August 25, 2017) —Attorneys from the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) and GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) representing five servicemembers who recently ... Read More

For immediate release:  August 9, 2017                            Contacts: Carisa Cunningham (617) 426-1350 or (617) 447-6500 (cell) carisa.cunningham@gmail.com Lauren Gray (215) 983-3099 lgray@nclrights.org   GLAD and NCLR File Lawsuit Challenging Trump’s Directive to ... Read More