On September 13, 2017, GLAD Executive Director Janson Wu submitted testimony in New Hampshire at a hearing on Medicaid coverage of gender transition-related healthcare supporting ... Read More

Victory: On January 25, 2021, President Biden issued an executive order lifting the ban on transgender military service.  Since the outgoing administration began to enforce ... Read More

Update June 21, 2018: The Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination found that there was probable cause that discrimination occurred. A date for mediation has been scheduled for ... Read More

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