Gail Horowitz, pioneering legal advocate who ensured MassHealth benefits for same sex couples, dies
Gail Horowitz, the Massachusetts attorney and pioneering LGBTQ legal advocate instrumental in ensuring equal protections for same-sex couples under MassHealth after the state legalized same-sex marriage, died on May 1. The Boston Globe remembered...
Connecticut governor signs bill to ban ‘gay or trans panic’ defense into law
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed into law on June 21 legislation banning 'gay or trans panic' defense in criminal cases.
The means that defendants on trial for committing violent acts can no longer claim as...
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...
Bay State’s US Rep. Kennedy and Senator Markey reintroduce national bill to ban gay/trans...
US Congressmen Joe Kennedy III and Senator Ed Markey, both of Massachusetts, reintroduced legislation that would ban, on the national level, the gay and trans panic defenses in cases including murder, assault and other...
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 House passes bill to ban conversion therapy on minors, with governor support, senate...
The Maine House of representatives voted 91–46 for a bill to ban conversion therapy on minors. Five Republicans and five independents joined 81 Democrats to support the legislation. The next day, the state's senate, where...
US House approves Equality Act of 2019 on the anniversary of marriage equality in...
The US House of Representatives sweepingly passed the Equality Act of 2019, with every Democrat plus eight Republicans voting in favor of the Act. The legislation modifies existing civil rights law to extend anti-discrimination protections...
Bay State Senate approves bill allowing “X” gender option for driver’s licenses
The bill to allow Massachusetts residents list their gender as "X" on state driver's licenses—and soon to follow other documents, including birth certificates—passed the Bay State Senate today. The vote was a resounding 39...
GLAD’s Mary Bonauto on new SCOTUS cases challenging employment rights
The Supreme Court announced today it will hear three cases challenging protections against anti-LGBTQ discrimination in employment.
The cases will test the reach of both sexual orientation and gender identity protections under Title VII of...
Rhode Island House passes bill to extend benefits for LGBT veterans
The Rhode Island House of Representatives passed legislation that would extend veterans’ benefits to gay or transgender members of the armed forces who failed to receive honorable discharges.
Rep. Camille F.J. Vella-Wilkinson, a retired Navy...
