Bay State naval officer files new challenge to trans military ban
Even during a pandemic, the work of Boston-based GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) continues on many fronts.
On March 17, GLAD filed the first challenge to the...
Bay State senator’s bill examines solitary confinement for gay inmates
Word that gay prison inmates are being placed for extended periods in solitary confinement for reporting as victims of sexual abuse by other prisoners—and in some cases for even showing affection for other gay...
Actor Kevin Spacey enters not-guilty plea in Nantucket sexual assault case
Actor Kevin Spacey appeared at a Nantucket District Courthouse today to enter a not-guilty plea for an alleged 2016 sexual assault on an 18-year-old busboy at an island bar.
The case made national news because...
Massachusetts Senate passes bill to include protections for transgender people
With an overwhelming majority—33-4—the Massachusetts Senate passed a long-awaited bill to ensure that transgender people have the same rights to public accommodations as everyone else in the Bay State.
"The measure would update state anti-discrimination law. So, just as a...
Maine’s governor signs anti-conversion therapy bill into law, making all New England conversion therapy...
Maine Governor Janet Mills, a Democrat, yesterday signed into law a bill to ban conversion therapy on minors in her state—making Maine the 17th state in the US to ban the harmful practice and...
Maine Senator Susan Collins casts sole Republican vote against judicial appointee with anti-LGBTQ record
Maine Senator Susan Collins cast the sole Republican vote against the confirmation of anti-LGBTQ White House lawyer Steven Menashi to become a judge on the New York-based 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals.
"Menashi," say HRC...
Provincetown Monument hosts GLAD’s 36th annual summer party July 29
With its gorgeous view of Provincetown Harbor from the beautiful grounds of the Pilgrim Monument, Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders' (GLAD) annual summer bash is always a fabulous place to be. This year,...
First-known trans discrimination case at assisted living facility filed in Maine
On October 14, 2021, a complaint was filed before the Maine Human Rights Commission alleging discrimination against “Jane Doe,” 78, a transgender woman. The complaint, filed on...
NBA pulls All-Star game from North Carolina in protest of state’s sweeping anti-LGBT law
The Boston Celtics voiced its approval today when pro basketball's commissioner Adam Silver announced that the NBA is moving its 2017 All-Star Game from Charlotte, North Carolina to protest North Carolina's anti-LGBT legislation (HB2).
"We support...
Three Connecticut high school athletes sue against transgender competitors
Three Connecticut high school track team runners filed a complaint with the US Education Department's Office for Civil Rights alleging that transgender athletes have cost them races and scholarships. Conservative Christian law firm Alliance...
