Victory! On June 18, 2021, Governor Janet Mills signed the bill to expand access to a simple, safe and effective medication known as HIV pre-exposure ... Read More

Update: On June 8, 2021, An Act To Ensure the Safety of Children Experiencing Homelessness by Extending Shelter Placement Periods (LD 81) was signed into ... Read More

GLAD has submitted an amicus curiae brief in the Connecticut Supreme Court in Commission on Human Rights & Opportunities v. Edge Fitness et al., a ... Read More

On April 5, 2021, GLAD Civil Rights Project Director Mary Bonauto delivered testimony in support of LD 633, a Resolve Directing the Maine Department of ... Read More

School Diversity During the COVID-19 Pandemic UPDATE: July 15, 2021 – After a five-hour community hearing, the Boston School Committee voted unanimously to implement the new ... Read More

UPDATE: June 23, 2021 – Victory! On June 23rd, the US Supreme Court ruled in favor of high school student B.L. in Mahanoy Area School District ... Read More

The Rhode Island Intersex Youth Protection Act (S 593) is an important human rights measure protecting children born with variations in their sex characteristics. The ... Read More

The ability to be treated with dignity and respect should never depend on who you are, who you love, or what zip code you call ... Read More

H 5741, An Act Relating to Health and Safety – State Building Code, is a common-sense update to Rhode Island building code which would allow ... Read More

LD 320, An Act To Provide the Right to Counsel for Juveniles and Improve Due Process for Juveniles, will provide youth with both the right ... Read More