SCOTUS hears key case arguing for discrimination against LGBTQ rights
The Supreme Court yesterday heard its first LGBTQ rights case after Justice Amy Coney Barrett joined the already far-right-tilting bench.
The case, "Fulton v. City of Philadelphia," argues...
SCOTUS to hear first LGBTQ rights case after Barrett seated as ninth justice
Even before the US Supreme Court will hear arguments threatening the Affordable Care Act in November, the "next high stakes LGBTQ rights case," said Janson Wu, executive director of the Boston-based GLBTQ...
Mass. LGBTQ Bar Association ‘vigorously’ opposed to Barrett SCOTUS confirmation process
The Massachusetts LGBTQ Bar Association board of directors issued a statement on behalf of their organization in vigorous opposition to the nomination and "arbitrary confirmation" process of Amy Coney Barrett to the...
For Trump, ‘LGBT stands for ‘lets go back in time,’ says Senator Ed Markey
US Senator Edward Markey called the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court a "direct attack" on the LGBTQ community in a news conference held at the Adams Courthouse in...
GLAD’s 2020 Spirit of Justice Award Celebration goes online Oct. 16
The 2020 Spirit of Justice Award Celebration, GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD)’s annual gala, will be held live online on Friday, October 16, from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. (For event tickets and...
GLAD committed to ‘fight like hell’ for LGBTQ rights despite SCOTUS nominee
Within minutes of President Trump's SCOTUS nomination of Amy Coney Barrett — the US Circuit Court judge with an alarming anti-LGBTQ record of positions and rulings — the Boston-based GLBTQ Legal Advocates...
Rhode Island could get its first openly gay justice on the state’s high court
If Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo chooses to nominate appellate litigator John E. Roberts to the state's Supreme Court, he could be the first openly gay justice to serve on the state's...
New Hampshire passes law expanding parenting rights for LGBTQ families
New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu signed into law a bill that expands access for adoption, notably for children of LGBTQ parents.
According to GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders...
Maine becomes one of few states to offer nonbinary ID on birth certificates
Maine has become one of the few states in the country so far to recognize nonbinary people on their birth certificates. The ruling — which allows for a "X" gender designation for...
Maine legislators propose office to help unfairly discharged LGBTQ military vets
Maine lawmakers are recommending the creation of a new office to help LGBTQ veterans involuntarily discharged due to their sexual orientation. The new office, envisioned by the state's committee on veterans and...
