Update March 2018 – We have collaborated with local advocates on an amended version of the bill that provides more protections for children born through assisted ... Read More

January 17, 2020: Victory! The 7th Circuit affirms both mothers must be listed on birth certificate of their child. GLAD joined the National Center for Lesbian ... Read More

Victory! On February 26, the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit determined that under Title VII of the federal Civil Rights Act, ... Read More

On June 28, 2017, the Rhode Island Senate approved S290, The Healthy and Safe Families and Workplaces Act, which would ensure workers in Rhode Island can ... Read More

GLAD is working with partners in New Hampshire this session to pass a bill that would make it impermissible for licensed health professionals working with minors ... Read More

Defending Obergefell in the Face of Continued Resistance to Equality Victory! The U.S. Supreme Court on June 26 summarily reversed the Arkansas State Supreme Court decision ... Read More

Update December 4, 2017:  Today the U.S. Supreme Court denied the petition for review, and the case will continue through the Texas court. Update October 20, 2017: ... Read More

The Rhode Island General Assembly voted on June 30, 2017, for passage of the bill to ban conversion therapy on LGBTQ youth. The bill is ... Read More

GLAD represents Kyle (not his real name), a teenage boy in rural Maine whose mother responded with hostility after he came out as gay. As ... Read More

Update, May 2017: Victory! After passing the House, HB 6695 An Act Concerning the Protection of Youth from Conversion Therapy passed the Senate in a unanimous bipartisan vote, ... Read More