Legal Resources We Recommend

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)

The American Civil Liberties Union is the nation's guardian of liberty, working daily in courts, legislatures and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to all people in this country by the Constitution and laws of the United States.

Gay & Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (GLAD)

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

Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund

The nation's oldest and largest legal organization dedicated to the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, and people with HIV/AIDS.

National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR)

The National Center for Lesbian Rights is a national legal resource center committed to advancing the rights and safety of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and their families through litigation, public policy advocacy, and public education.

The Williams Institute

The Williams Institute advances sexual orientation law and public policy through rigorous, independent research and scholarship, and disseminates it to judges, legislators, policymakers, media and the public. A national think tank at UCLA Law, the Williams Institute produces high quality research with real-world relevance. Experts at the Williams Institute have authored dozens of public policy studies and law review articles, filed amicus briefs in key court cases, provided expert testimony at legislative hearings, been widely cited in the national media, and trained thousands of lawyers, judges and members of the public. By providing new ideas and reliable information, the Williams Institute makes a difference. 

A comprehensive consumer guide to real estate "LGBT mortgages"

This guide helps to explain the different approaches that same-sex couples can take in getting a mortgage, establishing ownership of a home and other legal issues.

Analysis of the battle for marriage rights in the May/June 2011 issue of the Boston Review.

Constitutional expert Pamela Karlan looks at Supreme Court decisions as the reflection — not the cause — of progressive social change in America, from school desegregation to interracial marriage, and asks: "How does this history—this interplay between courts and democratic politics—bear on the question of marriage equality?"