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Start Over Collection Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders records, 1973-2018

Additional material, 1984-2016, bulk 2000-2007 10.08 Linear Feet

This accession documents three major projects GLAD worked on from 2000 to 2007. Cote-Whitacre, et al v. Department of Public Health ruled on recognition of same-sex marriages performed in Massachusetts by other states. The case files include pleadings, case documents, related research, and amicus curiae briefs. These cover all stages of Cote-Whitacre, et al and its related case, also filed by GLAD, Johnstone, et al v. Thomas O'Reilly. Nancy Walsh's claim to the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 for her domestic partner, Carol Flyzik, includes documentation pertaining to their domestic partnership; Flyzik's personal records; correspondence with GLAD, the law firm Kreindler and Kreindler, and the families of Walsh and Flyzik; applications to the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001; and court documents. There are also drafts and newspaper clippings relating to H. 0847, the Vermont state bill that created civil unions for same-sex couples. Finally, there are publicity materials for different GLAD fundraising events from 1984 to 2016, including fliers and posters.

  1. Yale University -Manuscripts and Archives
  2. Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders records, 1973-2018

Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders records, 1973-2018 509.17 Linear Feet

Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders
The records document the organization and activities of the Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD), a nonprofit legal organization dedicated to defending the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals and people with HIV, primarily in New England. The collection primarily consists of litigation, amicus, and legal research files. Also included are correspondence, topical files, reports, meeting minutes, publications, volunteer and training manuals, and newspaper clippings created or maintained by GLAD. While the majority of the files are related to GLAD's litigation efforts, all aspects of the organization are documented in the collection, including its history, structure, and activities from its founding in 1978 to the present. The collection provides a rich resource for the study of GLAD, anti-discrimination efforts, social attitudes towards LGBTQ people and those affected by HIV/AIDS, and the legal issues facing lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and people with HIV in the United States.
  1. Yale University -Manuscripts and Archives