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100% Irish
In Hurley v. GLIB, GLAD founder John Ward becomes the first openly gay man to argue a case in the U.S. Supreme Court, defending gay marchers in Boston's St. Patrick's Day Parade. This also when they started helping people from other countries. That is what this is mine is about. -
A Culture-Shifting Moment
In Bragdon v. Abbot, through the argument of GLAD attorney and AIDS Law Project Director Ben Klein, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that people with HIV are protected under the Americans with Disabilities Act. This when they started to help people with disabilities. That is what this event is about. -
Protecting LGBTQ Students
In Jason H. v. Boston Public Schools, GLAD successfully negotiates a settlement on behalf of a Boston public school student who endured years of harassment from his peers without any support from the administration. The settlement requires the City of Boston to ensure system-wide changes in training in order to create safer school environments. That is what this event is about. -
What Men and Women Should Look Like
In Rosa v. Park West Bank, GLAD represents a transgender woman who was told when applying for a loan to change to appear more masculine. This shows that they were fighting for women to be able to wear men's clothes. That is what this event is about. -
Landmark Win for the Freedom to Marry
GLAD wins a historic victory when the MA Supreme Judicial Court rules that same-sex couples have the right to marry. Learn More: Goodridge v. Department of Public Health and Celebrating a Landmark Ruling and a Decade of Marriage Equality. That is what this event is about.