Maine veteran and his trans daughter sue US DOD for denying medical care
A United States military veteran and his 21-year-old transgender daughter filed a lawsuit this week challenging a federal statute dating back to the 1970s that prevents the daughter from accessing medical coverage...
Attacked owners of Connecticut gay bar call for a hate crime designation
Casey Fitzpatrick and husband Nicholas Ruiz, the owners of Troupe429 who were attacked last month outside their popular Norwalk, Connecticut gay bar, are calling for the incident to be designated as a...
GLAD Legal Briefs: Standing up for democracy
As we head into the fall, each of us must join the fight for justice and our democracy.
This June, the US Supreme Court eviscerated a half-century-old precedent protecting...
The geopolitics of being Brittney Griner: Where is the LGBTQ+ support?
WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner was arrested a week before Russia invaded Ukraine.
On February 17, the Russian Federal Customs Service detained Griner at Sheremetyevo International Airport for allegedly...
Feds investigate bullying incidents in Farmington, Conn. school district
Federal investigators are looking into a complaint filed by parents of LGBTQ students in the Farmington, Connecticut school district who say school officials are not protecting their children against "chronic bullying that...
Congress members oppose SCOTUS challenge to nondiscrimination laws
Rep. David Cicilline (RI), chair of the LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus, and Rep. Chris Pappas (NH), Equality Caucus cochair, are among some 123 members of the US Congress who filed an amicus brief...
Nadine Smith of Equality Florida to be honored at GLAD’s 23rd annual Spirit of...
The Boston-based GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) will present their 2022 Spirit of Justice Award to Nadine Smith, cofounder and executive director of Equality Florida, at the 23rd annual Spirit of...
Massachusetts Governor Baker signs into law the bill protecting access to abortion and...
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed into law today sweeping legislation protecting access to abortion care and transgender health care for people across the Bay State and for residents of other states where...
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...
GLAD to honor Byllye Avery and Ngina Lythcott at Summer Party in P’town
GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) will honor Byllye Avery and Ngina Lythcott, renowned national leaders for reproductive justice, civil rights, and health equity, and noted civic leaders in Provincetown, at its...
