Native Bostonian Raffi Freedman-Gurspan, Director for External Relations for National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE) and the first openly transgender person to hold a position ... Read More

A federal district court in Pennsylvania has ruled that a transgender woman’s employment discrimination claim under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) can move forward. ... Read More

BOSTON, May 15, 2017  — A federal judge today approved the $ 7.5 million class action settlement between Walmart and former Walmart associate Jacqueline Cote, ... Read More

For Immediate Release: Monday, May 15, 2017  Contact: Amanda Johnston, Director of Public Affairs & Education, 617-426-1350 GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) announced the appointments of Francisco ... Read More

Today the Connecticut House of Representatives passed HB 6695, AAC The Protection of Youth from Conversion Therapy, by a vote of 141-8. Sponsored by Representative Jeff ... Read More

In response to the President’s new Executive Order targeting immigrants and refugees, Janson Wu, Executive Director of GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders, issued the following ... Read More

Jennifer Levi, Transgender Rights Project Director at GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders, issued the following statement: “While it is disappointing that Gavin Grimm and transgender students ... Read More

GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) joined with partner organization, National Center for Lesbian Rights, and others today in filing an amicus brief with the ... Read More

Updated: the date of argument has been rescheduled for February 14 due to weather. On Tuesday, February 14, the Supreme Judicial Court will hear arguments in ... Read More

Today, Connecticut state Comptroller Kevin Lembo announced that the American Family Association (AFA) would no longer be part of the Connecticut State Employees Campaign. The ... Read More