US Senate passes historic Respect for Marriage Act, nearing passage into law
The US Senate passed the landmark Respect for Marriage Act, providing "relief for the hundreds of thousands of same-sex couples who have married since the Supreme Court’s 2015 decision that legalized gay...
GLAD responds to delayed US Senate vote on Respect for Marriage Act
The bipartisan effort in the US Senate to pass the Respect for Marriage Act — which would federally protect same-sex and interracial marriages and repeal the 1996 so-called "Defense of Marriage Act"...
Mass. Gov. Charlie Baker and Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito send letter to Congress supporting...
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker and Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito sent a letter along with more than 400 other Republican leaders calling on the US Senate to pass the Respect for Marriage Act,...
Cicilline calls to lift ban on embassies even ‘discussing’ marriage equality
US Congressman David Cicilline of Rhode Island joined fellow House Foreign Affairs Committee Members Joaquin Castro of Texas and Dina Titus of Nevada in leading a group of 61 Congresspersons calling to...
NH Log Cabin chair continues push for GOP to recognize marriage equality
Newly elected chair of the New Hampshire Log Cabin Republicans Dan Innis told WMUR TV-9 in a recent interview that he'll continue to push his party to recognize marriage equality — or...
Boston College students call for university to address Vatican’s statement against LGBTQ civil unions
Boston College's undergraduate GLBTQ+ Leadership Council (GLC) issued a petition in solidarity against the Vatican's recent statement opposing same-sex civil unions. The petition calls for the private, Jesuit university to "clarify their...
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...
GLAD applauds SCOTUS denial to review anti-LGBTQ parenting case
Boston-based GLAD (GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders) applauded the US Supreme Court's denial to review a petition this week that would have discriminated against the right of same-sex spouses to appear on...
New England Catholic leaders attempt to clarify Pope’s call for civil unions
Cardinal Sean O'Malley of Boston and Bishop Thomas J. Tobin of Providence issued statements on Pope Francis's recent endorsement of civil unions for same-sex couples — statements that reveal more about their...
