Transgender people are protected from discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Rehabilitation Act in all public institutions—including carceral settings. GLAD co-authored an amicus ... Read More

On November 24, 2021, GLAD filed a friend-of-the-court brief in support of the plaintiff in Adams v. School Board of St. Johns County, Florida along ... Read More

Marie King UPDATE: Marie King and Sunrise Assisted Living have reached a landmark settlement in a case at the Maine Human Rights Commission. “I’m thrilled to ... Read More

This common-sense bill will remove the unjust cost barrier to phone calls for incarcerated people and their families. UPDATE July 31, 2022: The 2022 MA legislative ... Read More

On October 14, 2021, GLAD filed a friend-of-the-court (amicus) brief along with the National Center for Transgender Equality and the National Center for Lesbian Rights. The ... Read More

UPDATE: On June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court overturned federal abortion protections. Learn more about the decision and its devastating consequences: Press Release: Outrageous and Unthinkable: ... Read More

GLAD joined an amicus (friend of the court) brief with the National Women’s Law Center, along with Americans United for Separation of Church and State, ... Read More

UPDATE July 31, 2022: The 2022 MA legislative session ended without moving this bill forward. GLAD will continue to advocate for legislation and policy to ... Read More

GLAD co-authored an amicus (friend of the court) brief in the 11th Circuit case Corbitt v. Taylor about Alabama’s needless and unjust requirement for transgender ... Read More

GLAD submitted an amicus brief along with Gelber Schachter & Greenberg, P.A., and the ACLU of Florida in support of plaintiff-appellee Bryan Rintoul in Phillip Morris ... Read More