Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders

New England's leading legal rights organization dedicated to ending discrimination based on
sexual orientation, HIV status and gender identity and expression.

Equality a 'permanent change' in New Hampshire. "Discrimination should not be enshrined in the state Constitution." http://bit.ly/bkHwGa

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New Video Valuing All Families:
Marriage Equality in Rhode Island
DOMA Stories: Federal Marriage
Discrimination Hurts Families
Victory! Equality for
Transgender Tax Payers

5 RI Families Talk Marriage Equality Watch Now →

DOMA’s Double Standard Read About Real Families Hurt Every Day →

In re Rhiannon O’Donnabhain Read Details Here →

News ALL NEWS »

Rhode Island Couples Talk Marriage Equality in New Video

March 16, 2010

Marriage Equality Rhode Island (MERI) and Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders… Read More →

GLAD, Lambda Legal File Brief Defending University Non-Discrim Policy

March 15, 2010

Lambda Legal and Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) filed a… Read More →

GLAD Wins Equal Treatment for Transgender Taxpayers

February 02, 2010

The U.S. Tax Court today issued a long-awaited decision in O’Donnabhain v.… Read More →

From the Docket ALL CASES »

Gill et al. v. Office of Personnel Management et al.

Pending

For complete details about this case and the plaintiffs, visit http://www.glad.org/doma/

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AIDS Services for the Monadnock Region v. Town of Gilsum

Victory • September 01, 2009

Victory! GLAD Announced a settlement in this case on September 1, 2009.… Read More →

In re Rhiannon O’Donnabhain

Victory • February 02, 2010

Victory! On February 2, 2010, the U.S. Tax Court issued an important… Read More →

From The Blog ALL ENTRIES »

Challenging DOMA - One Year In

March 04, 2010

A year ago, we stood in a ballroom at the Parker House… Read More →

Video and Podcasts

Valuing All Families: Marriage Equality in Rhode Island

March 15, 2010

These couples exemplify the best of marriage: love and commitment, in sickness…

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A Very Ordinary Family

October, 2009 Rebecca and Judi work hard at their jobs. They have a lovely two-year-old daughter, Beau, and a cozy farmhouse with a yard and garden in a small town west of Boston. But despite all of this the federal government denies them something fundamental—recognition that they are legally married in their home state of Massachusetts. Read More →