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19 Oct 2013, 8:20 am by Ilya Somin
And it took decades for majority opinion to recognize what should have been the fairly obvious point that gays and lesbians pose no threat to heterosexuals, and there was no good reason to persecute them. [read post]
4 Jul 2013, 3:26 am by Rahul Bhagnari, ACLU
The brave men and women who defend our values deserve a share of our liberty and justice for all. [read post]
26 Jun 2013, 2:25 pm by Paul Smith
  We filed an amicus brief in the case for Lambda Legal and the Gay & Lesbian Advocates and Defenders making clear that DOMA could be invalidated through application of such a standard. [read post]
23 Jun 2013, 7:16 am by Amy Howe
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, with the latter holding that Proposition 8 was unconstitutional because it took the previously granted right to marry away from gays and lesbians just because people didn’t like them. [read post]
5 Jun 2013, 4:56 am by Timothy P. Flynn
The United States switched sides to advocate that the statute be ruled unconstitutional. [read post]
19 Mar 2013, 11:21 am by Rahul Bhagnari, ACLU
Cathy also leads Pierce Atwood's partnership with the Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD). [read post]
12 Jan 2013, 10:37 am by Guest Blogger
  Advocates and many of their constituents understood lesbian and gay relationships as marriage-like and viewed marriage as an ultimate goal that was simply unrealistic at the time. [read post]
10 Jan 2013, 7:35 am by Guest Blogger
  Once here, should lesbian and gay-rights activists see their cause to include questioning the ongoing utility of sexual panics? [read post]
5 Dec 2012, 12:57 pm by Kedar S. Bhatia
Gil, a case out of the First Circuit, was backed by GLAD, the Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders. [read post]
10 Sep 2012, 12:03 pm by brian
In August, the Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) [advocacy website] asked [JURIST report] the Supreme Court to review the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) [text; JURIST news archive]. [read post]
7 Sep 2012, 6:46 am by Charles Johnson
”  Although domestic violence can occur between gay and lesbian couples, and by women against their male partners, by far the most common form is male violence against women. [read post]
5 Sep 2012, 7:51 am by Irene C. Olszewski, Esq.
Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders is New England’s leading legal organization dedicated to ending discrimination based on sexual orientation, HIV status, and gender identity and expression. [read post]
23 Aug 2012, 8:31 am by Max Slater
The Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) [advocacy website] specifically challenged Section 3 of DOMA, which restricts tax, health care and other benefits of marriage to married heterosexual couples. [read post]
22 Aug 2012, 4:34 pm by Lyle Denniston
Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders, representing six married same-sex couples and one gay widower from three New England states that allow gay marriages, asked the Court to take the case directly from a District Court in Connecticut, bypassing the Second Circuit Court. [read post]
22 Aug 2012, 7:08 am by Irene C. Olszewski, Esq.
Supreme Court to Hear Pedersen DOMA Challenge Today, Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) asked the Supreme Court to review Pedersen v. [read post]
22 Aug 2012, 6:57 am by Conor McEvily
Briefly: At the Washington Blade, Chris Johnson reports on the most recent petition for certiorari seeking review of the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act; the petition – which was filed by the group Gay & Lesbian Advocates and Defenders – argues that the Court should review this particular case because the plaintiffs “have been disadvantaged in so many ways” by DOMA that they “best represent the range of… [read post]
3 Aug 2012, 6:25 am by Rachel Sachs
Chris Geidner of Buzzfeed reports on the brief filed before the Court by the Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders in the challenges to the Defense of Marriage Act. [read post]
26 Jul 2012, 3:37 pm by Irene C. Olszewski, Esq.
Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) represented Richard Elia, who obtained a license to marry Todd Warnken in October 2005. [read post]
6 Jul 2012, 1:34 pm by Matt Murphy
We work toward a future that promises that all students, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youth, feel safe expressing themselves. [read post]