Texas man sentenced in Boston federal court for threatening local doctor who works with...
A Texas man was sentenced last week in Boston federal court for a series of threats he made to a doctor at the National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center, a program of the...
Rhode Island legislators pass three important LGBTQ equality bills
Toward the end of Pride month, the Rhode Island state legislature moved a pair of bills onto the governor's desk that ensure greater equality in housing, employment and public accommodations — plus,...
Biden nominates openly LGBT Vermont Supreme Court Justice to federal court
If confirmed, Vermont Supreme Court Justice Beth Robinson would become the first openly LGBT judge to sit on a federal circuit court in the US, according to The National Law Journal.
Vermont enacts most comprehensive trans health care protections to date
This just in from GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defendants (GLAD):
Vermont Governor Phil Scott signed into law two bills — HB 89 and SB 37 — protecting access...
GLAD Legal Briefs: Supporting transgender youth against legislative attacks
This legislative session has brought an onslaught of bills taking aim at transgender young people across the country. Transgender youth, their families, friends and other supporters—including doctors, coaches...
Bill to ban LGBTQ+ panic defense moves to Vermont Senate vote
Vermont's bill to ban "gay or trans panic" as a legal defense for committing violent acts against LGBTQ people passed this week through the state's Senate judiciary committee on an unanimous 5–0...
US Congressman Pappas of NH co-introduces ‘Respect for Marriage Act’
US Congressman Chris Pappas of New Hampshire introduced the "Respect for Marriage Act" yesterday with his fellow leaders of the bill in the House of Representatives. Cochair of the Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality...
Rhode Island Senate passes bill to faciliate adoption for LGBTQ+ families
The Rhode Island Senate last week voted unanimously to pass S 0121, a bill that will streamline the process for confirmatory adoption and make it more accessible for LGBTQ+ parents to ensure security...
GLAD Legal Briefs: Protecting and celebrating our LGBTQ families no matter how we form...
This April marks 20 years since we first filed Goodridge v. Department of Public Health, the landmark case that resulted in Massachusetts becoming the first state in the...
ACLU-NH, GLAD: School book ban would violate NH Constitution
The ACLU of New Hampshire and GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) on Monday a letter to Frank Edelblut, the Commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Education (DOE), warning that his...
