Despite more pressure from Trump admin., Maine school officials will not ban trans athletes...
School officials in Maine are sticking by their position that banning transgender girls from playing on school sports would violate the state's antidiscrimination laws and policies, despite increasing pressure from the Trump...
Federal judge blocks trans military ban in GLAD Law, NCLR case against Trump
U.S. District Court Judge Ana Reyes today issued a nationwide preliminary injunction in Talbott v. Trump, the legal challenge to President Trump’s transgender military ban executive order brought by LGBTQ+ legal groups GLAD Law and . Judge Reyes...
Two Harvard Medical School doctors sue Trump for removal of LGBTQ+ health-related research from...
After their research that addressed LGBTQ+ health concerns was removed from a US government-run website, two Harvard Medical School doctors have filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration for "unlawful and...
MA Congressmen Keating refuses to accept GOP lawmaker’s misgendering of US Rep. McBride
Congressman William Keating of Massachusetts refused to accept US Rep. Keith Self of Texas's misgendering of Delaware Congresswoman Sarah McBride at a House Congressional panel hearing last week. The result? National news...
Arts orgs in Boston and RI sue Trump for denying trans artists NEA grants
The Theater Offensive in Boston and Rhode Island Latino Arts are among four arts organizations suing the National Endowment for the Arts over President Trump's executive orders blocking federal funds for "anything...
NH bill aims to strip health care decisions for trans children from parents
Last week, GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders issued the following statement from GLAD Law Senior Staff Attorney Chris Erchull about New Hampshire House Health, Human Services & Elderly Affairs Committee hearing testimony...
GLAD Law on Pentagon’s complete ban on transgender military service
The Boston-based GLBTQ+ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD Law) last week released the following statement of the executive order banning transgender people from military service:
Last night, in keeping...
LGBTQ+ services supported in Connecticut House emergency bill
The state House of Representatives in Connecticut voted last week in support of emergency legislation in response to "President Donald J. Trump's crackdown on undocumented immigrants and LGBTQ services, including gender-affirming care."
GLAD Law, public health advocates urge US Supreme Court to protect HIV-protection access in...
GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD Law) and partners are urging the US Supreme Court to uphold no-cost access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and other critical preventive health care services in an...
US appeals court denies challenge to MA school district’s gender ID policy
A lawsuit filed against a Massachusetts school district for not notifying a student's parents their child identified as genderqueer has been denied by a US appeals court. The case challenged the school...
