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...
SCOTUS hears key case arguing for discrimination against LGBTQ rights
The Supreme Court yesterday heard its first LGBTQ rights case after Justice Amy Coney Barrett joined the already far-right-tilting bench.
The case, "Fulton v. City of Philadelphia," argues...
SCOTUS to hear first LGBTQ rights case after Barrett seated as ninth justice
Even before the US Supreme Court will hear arguments threatening the Affordable Care Act in November, the "next high stakes LGBTQ rights case," said Janson Wu, executive director of the Boston-based GLBTQ...
Sudbury Moms named LGBTQ Nation ‘Hometown Hero’ nominees for keeping adopted brothers together
LGBTQ Nation has named Sudbury, Massachusetts Moms KC and Lena Currie to their short-list of "Hometown Hero of the Year" nominees — just five! — for making a big difference in...
New Hampshire passes law expanding parenting rights for LGBTQ families
New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu signed into law a bill that expands access for adoption, notably for children of LGBTQ parents.
According to GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders...
Rhode Island Governor Raimondo signs major equal parentage bill into law
At a State House ceremony on the south lawn, Governor Gina Raimondo signed the Rhode Island Uniform Parentage Act into law on July 21. The legislation updates the state’s parenting laws for...
Rhode Island house and senate pass major LGBTQ parenting legislation
Both Rhode Island's Senate and House passed legislation late last week to update the state's parenting laws for the first time in 40 years, simplifying same-sex couple's and others' path to parenting....
SJC ruling moves Massachusetts closer to equal LGBTQ parentage rights
GLAD (GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders) recently won a victory in Massachusetts' highest court that brings the Bay State once step closer to passing the Massachusetts Parentage Act.
The...
Rhode Island woman forced to adopt her own biological son
The baby is linked biologically to both of his mothers, Sara Watson and Anna Ford of South County, Rhode Island. The couple used Watson’s egg, while Ford carried and delivered him. But Watson was...
GLAD urges Bay State to enact full rights for nonbiological parents
“While Massachusetts now recognizes that same-sex, non-birth parents are full, legal parents, the state has dragged its feet in making that status a reality,” says Polly Crozier, GLTBQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) senior...
