GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders Welcomes New Board Members
(Boston, MA) GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) is thrilled to announce the appointment of three new board members: Jessyca Feliciano, Matthew McGuirk, and Spencer ... Read More
Press Releases
Joint Statement of GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) and Massachusetts Trans Political Coalition (MTPC) on the Treatment of Individuals Arrested for Protesting ‘Straight Pride’ Parade in Boston
We are profoundly disturbed by the events surrounding the ‘Straight Pride’ parade in Boston on August 31, ... Read More
Statement on the Violence in El Paso and Dayton
This weekend saw two more mass shootings in the U.S. – one in Dayton, OH and the other in El Paso, TX. While we have ... Read More
Equality Organizations Urge the Supreme Court Not to Invent an Exclusion of LGBTQ Workers from Title VII’s Protections Against Sex Discrimination
In a friend-of-the-court brief, GLAD, NCLR and other LGBTQ equality organizations make the case that rolling back the understanding that discrimination against LGBTQ workers is ... Read More
Parents and Advocates Urge House Speaker to Pass H-5707 to Modernize Outdated Parentage Laws
RI urgently needs to update our parentage laws which haven’t changed since the 1970’s. The Senate unanimously passed the Parentage Act; parents and community advocates ... Read More
GLAD Hails Introduction of Every Child Deserves a Family Act
Legislation introduced yesterday by Senator Gillibrand (D-NY) and 15 other U.S. Senators to End Discrimination in the Child Welfare System WASHINGTON, D.C. — GLBTQ Legal Advocates ... Read More
Civil Rights Legal Pioneer Chai R. Feldblum to Receive GLAD’s 2019 Spirit of Justice Award
(Boston, MA) GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) announced today that its 2019 Spirit of Justice Award will go to Chai R. Feldblum. GLAD will ... Read More
NCLR and GLAD Respond to Pres. Trump’s Statements on Trans Military Ban
NCLR and GLAD Respond to President Trump’s Statements about the Transgender Military Ban Organizations leading the legal fight against the Trump administration’s ban on transgender military ... Read More
Maine Bans Conversion Therapy
Today with Governor Janet Mills’ signature, Maine became the 17th state in the U.S. to ban the practice of conversion therapy on LGBTQ youth. Every ... Read More
GLAD Hails Historic Vote in the House of Representatives for Passage of the Federal Equality Act
The U.S. House today voted to pass the Equality Act, legislation that would enshrine explicit, comprehensive protections for all LGBTQ people, including in employment, housing, ... Read More
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