In a landmark decision, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that a non-biological lesbian mother, who helped raise her son from his birth, is a ... Read More

GLAD successfully resolved a lawsuit against a hospital that violated the HIV testing and confidentiality statute by revealing a patient’s HIV status to his employer. ... Read More

GLAD succeeded in obtaining proper medical care and medications for an HIV-positive prisoner denied even access to a doctor knowledgeable about HIV. ... Read More

GLAD intervened successfully on behalf of a high school gay/straight alliance that had been denied the equivalent privileges of other student organizations.  The principal was ... Read More

In its first case addressing HIV, the United States Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in Bragdon v. Abbott that the federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ... Read More

In Dulude v. Amherst, MA School Committee (1996), Mary L. Bonauto, along with cooperating attorney John Shope of Boston, successfully opposed censorship of a photographic ... Read More

GLAD obtained a $10,000 judgment in Suffolk Superior Court against a surgeon who illegally tested a patient for HIV without his knowledge or consent. ... Read More

Growing up, David O’Connor and Cathleen Finn saw St. Patrick’s Day as a celebration of their Irish heritage. But even though both are 100% Irish, ... Read More

The “lesbian baby boom” in the 1980s not only changed the dynamics of childbearing and parenting, it also introduced a new set of legal questions ... Read More

Don Babets and David Jean in 1985 thought they were finally on their way to having the family they wanted. Two brothers—a toddler and a ... Read More