SCOTUS denies MA religious college’s appeal to exemption from anti-bias law
The US Supreme Court yesterday declined to take up an appeal by Gordon College, which sought to overturn a Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court finding against the Wenham, Mass.-based Christian school. At issue...
Getting to Zero MA Coalition fellows host online symposium on sex work decriminalization, this...
The Getting to Zero Activist Academy, in partnership with Fenway Health and AIDS Action Committee, is hosting a symposium about the national movement to decriminalize sex work, and how this movement is...
Maine high school teacher sues school dept. over homophobic harassment
A high school teacher in Brewer, Maine has filed a suit against her school department because of a "campaign of harassment" launched over her support of LGBTQ students.
Connecticut Supreme Court ruling affirms nondiscrimination statute
Last week the Connecticut Supreme Court issued its ruling in "Commission on Human Rights & Opportunities v. Edge Fitness et al.," finding that Edge Fitness violated Connecticut’s nondiscrimination statute by maintaining a separate workout...
New Hampshire parents challenge protections for trans students in NH/VT cross-border school district
An anonymous group of parents from Hanover, New Hampshire is bringing a legal challenge against their school district's policy that ensures the privacy of transgender students who don't feel comfortable sharing their...
GLAD Legal Briefs: The Supreme Court Bostock ruling transformed health care rights for transgender...
Amidst the joy in finally having the Supreme Court affirm federal employment nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ people in last year’s landmark Bostock v. Clayton County ruling, many...
GLAD announces appointment of new chief legal strategist, Michael Johnson
After a year-long search, Boston-based GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) announced they have appointed Michael Johnson to be their new chief legal strategist.
“Michael brings to GLAD...
SCOTUS hears Maine case weighing religious ‘freedom’ vs. LGBTQ rights
The US Supreme Court yesterday heard arguments in a case questioning the denial of state-funded tuition assistance to parents who want to send their kids to private religious schools in rural regions...
US Senate confirms Vermont’s Beth Robinson to be first openly LGBTQ woman on federal...
In a historic vote, the US Senate last night confirmed Vermont Supreme Court Justice Beth Robinson to sit on the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, which hears cases from...
Senate Judiciary approves openly LGBT Vermont justice to US federal court
The Senate Judiciary Committee has voted to approve Vermont Supreme Court Associate Justice Beth Robinson to become the first openly LGBT woman to sit on a federal circuit court in the United...
