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Rikki Bates

Gender transition-related medical care is necessary medical care for many transgender people, but getting that care paid for can be a huge barrier.  Private and public insurers have traditionally simply excluded gender transition-related procedures from their coverage based on the unfounded assumption that treatment is experimental, elective, or cosmetic. Transgender people are disproportionately represented in prison, and they, too, have limited and, most often, no access to care.

GLAD is working across a range of contexts to guarantee access to medically necessary care for all transgender people, whatever their situation in life.  Each victory lays the groundwork for the next, because each time we establish the reality and legitimacy of transgender people’s medical needs, we make it easier for others to make the case.

  • GLAD worked with the Massachusetts Department of Corrections (DOC) to encourage DOC’s creation of an ombudsperson position to individually evaluate and develop medical treatment plans for transgender people in the prison system.  We are regularly in contact with several inmates who are challenging denials of health care.  We expect to regularly meet with the ombudsperson to continue to advocate for those inmates who are in touch with us.
  • GLAD is in the initial stages of bringing a case on behalf of a Massachusetts state employee denied surgical coverage by the Group Insurance Commission plan.
  • GLAD represents Rikki Bates (pictured above) in a challenge to MassHealth’s denial of coverage for gender transition-related surgery; GLAD had previously helped her successfully challenge MassHealth’s denial of her coverage for hormone therapy.
  • GLAD worked with the Massachusetts Department of Youth Services and other advocates to revise state policy to include gender transition-related care for youth in juvenile justice settings.  GLAD is working in Rhode Island to ensure this same result across both child welfare and juvenile justice settings.
  • In Connecticut, GLAD advocated on behalf of a transgender state employee who was initially denied coverage for his gender transition-related surgery because of a categorical exclusion in the state insurance plan.  GLAD worked with his union representative to secure a resolution from the union eliminating the insurance exclusion for all state employees.
  • By working with state insurance commissions, GLAD has expanded access to private insurance coverage in Vermont and Connecticut, where state insurance commissions issued bulletins to insurers advising that they could not exclude coverage for gender transition-related care.  In Vermont, this bulletin was followed by a revision of the state-sponsored insurance plans to remove exclusions in those plans.
  • GLAD is working with insurance commissions throughout the rest of the New England states to secure bulletins clarifying the impermissibility of exclusionary plans.
  • GLAD represents Michelle Kosilek in the appeal by the Massachusetts Department of Corrections of the federal district court’s order that she receive gender-transition surgery.
  • GLAD worked with the National Center for Lesbian Rights and the ACLU to successfully challenge Medicare’s exclusion of gender transition-related surgeries. A final ruling issued May 30 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Department Appeals Board removes the threshold barrier to coverage for care for transgender people under Medicare.
  • GLAD represented Vanessa Adams, an incarcerated transgender woman, in a challenge to the federal Bureau of Prison’s (BOP) exclusion of medical treatment for persons who come into BOP without a treatment plan.  That case lead to a settlement in which BOP agreed to provide our client with treatment and also revised federal policy to eliminate its “freeze frame” policy.
  • FROH successfully challenged the IRS’s denial of a taxpayer’s medical deduction for gender transition related care In O’Donnabhain v. IRS.  Now all transgender taxpayers can deduct their medically necessary transition-related expenses.
  • In Beger v. DMA, GLAD secured a Superior Court order ruling that the Division of Medical Assistance had to cover breast reconstruction surgery for a transgender woman, needed as the result of defective breast implants.

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Today, Maine’s highest court ruled that denying a transgender girl the use of the girls’ restroom at her school violated her rights under Maine’s Human Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination against transgender people.

clenchy-argument-photo The decision in GLAD’s lawsuit Doe gegen Clenchy marks the first time a state court has ruled that transgender students must be allowed to use the bathrooms that match who they are.
“Schools have a responsibility to create a learning environment that meets and balances the needs of all kids and allows every student to succeed. For transgender students this includes access to all school facilities, programs, and extracurricular activities in a way that is consistent with their gender identity.” – Jennifer Levi, Transgender Rights Project Director
The ruling stated in part, “[The school] agreed with Susan’s family and counselors that, for this purpose (as for virtually all others), Susan is a girl. Based upon its determination that Susan is a girl, and in keeping with the information provided to the school by Susan’s family, her therapists, and experts in the field of transgender children, the school determined that Susan should use the girls’ bathroom.” “This is a momentous decision that marks a huge breakthrough for transgender young people,” said Jennifer Levi, director of GLAD’s Transgender Rights Project, who argued the case before the Maine Law Court on June 12. “Schools have a responsibility to create a learning environment that meets and balances the needs of all kids and allows every student to succeed. For transgender students this includes access to all school facilities, programs, and extracurricular activities in a way that is consistent with their gender identity.” “A transgender girl is a girl and must be treated as such in all respects, including using the girls’ restroom. This ruling is consistent with what educators and human rights commissions – including the Maine Human Rights Commission — around the country have concluded,” said GLAD Senior Attorney Bennett Klein, who was co-counsel with Levi in the case. The litigation arose after officials at an Orono elementary school denied Nicole Maines, a transgender girl who was then in fifth grade, use of the girls’ restroom. The school had previously allowed Nicole to use the girls’ room but reversed course after the misconduct of one male student who followed Nicole into that facility. “We are very grateful and relieved that the Court said our daughter should not be singled out for different treatment at school simply because she is transgender,” said Wayne Maines, Nicole’s father. “As parents all we’ve ever wanted is for Nicole and her brother Jonas to get a good education and to be treated just like their classmates, and that didn’t happen for Nicole. What happened to my daughter was extremely painful for her and our whole family, but we can now close this very difficult chapter in our lives. We are very happy knowing that because of this ruling, no other transgender child in Maine will have to endure what Nicole experienced.” GLAD and Jodi L. Nofsinger of Berman & Simmons, P.A. represented Susan in the lawsuit. Learn more about the case and read previous case documents Hier. Read the full decision Hier.

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Bangor, Maine, — Today, Maine’s highest court ruled that denying a transgender girl the use of the girls’ restroom at her school violated her rights under Maine’s Human Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination against transgender people. The decision in Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders’ lawsuit Doe gegen Clenchy marks the first time a state court has ruled that transgender students must be allowed to use the bathrooms that match who they are.

The ruling stated in part, “[The school] agreed with Susan’s family and counselors that, for this purpose (as for virtually all others), Susan is a girl.  Based upon its determination that Susan is a girl, and in keeping with the information provided to the school by Susan’s family, her therapists, and experts in the field of transgender children, the school determined that Susan should use the girls’ bathroom.”

“This is a momentous decision that marks a huge breakthrough for transgender young people,” said Jennifer Levi, director of GLAD Law’s Transgender Rights Project, who argued the case before the Maine Law Court on June 12. “Schools have a responsibility to create a learning environment that meets and balances the needs of all kids and allows every student to succeed. For transgender students this includes access to all school facilities, programs, and extracurricular activities in a way that is consistent with their gender identity.”

“A transgender girl is a girl and must be treated as such in all respects, including using the girls’ restroom. This ruling is consistent with what educators and human rights commissions – including the Maine Human Rights Commission — around the country have concluded,” said GLAD Law Senior Attorney Bennett Klein, who was co-counsel with Levi in the case.

The litigation arose after officials at an Orono elementary school denied Nicole Maines, a transgender girl who was then in fifth grade, use of the girls’ restroom. The school had previously allowed Nicole to use the girls’ room but reversed course after the misconduct of one male student who followed Nicole into that facility.

“We are very grateful and relieved that the Court said our daughter should not be singled out for different treatment at school simply because she is transgender,” said Wayne Maines, Nicole’s father. “As parents all we’ve ever wanted is for Nicole and her brother Jonas to get a good education and to be treated just like their classmates, and that didn’t happen for Nicole. What happened to my daughter was extremely painful for her and our whole family, but we can now close this very difficult chapter in our lives. We are very happy knowing that because of this ruling, no other transgender child in Maine will have to endure what Nicole experienced.”

GLAD Law and Jodi L. Nofsinger of Berman & Simmons, P.A. represented Susan in the lawsuit.

Learn more about the case and read previous case documents Hier.

Read the full decision here: Doe gegen Clenchy

Doe gegen Clenchy

  • In dieser bahnbrechenden Entscheidung aus dem Jahr 2014 entschied das höchste Gericht des Staates Maine, dass die Verweigerung der Nutzung der Mädchentoilette an ihrer Schule für ein Transgender-Mädchen eine Verletzung ihrer Rechte gemäß dem Human Rights Act des Staates Maine darstellt, der die Diskriminierung von Transgender-Personen verbietet.
  • Mit der Entscheidung zugunsten der Studentin Nicole Maines aus Orono im Bundesstaat Maine hat ein Staatsgericht zum ersten Mal entschieden, dass Transgender-Studenten die Nutzung der Toiletten gestattet werden muss, die zu ihrer Person passen.

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GLAD Law vertrat eine transsexuelle Teenagerin, die aufgrund ihres Transgender-Status von Grund- und Mittelschulen in Orono, Maine, von der Mädchentoilette ausgeschlossen und gezwungen wurde, isoliert von ihren Mitschülern eine nur für das Personal zugängliche, nicht gemeinschaftlich genutzte Toilette zu benutzen. Schließlich waren die Eltern gezwungen, ihre Tochter und ihren Zwillingsbruder aus dem Schulsystem von Orono zu nehmen und in einen anderen Teil des Staates zu verlegen, wo sie ruhig und sicher zur Schule gehen konnten.

Die Eltern reichten außerdem eine Beschwerde bei der Maine Human Rights Commission ein und beschlossen schließlich, im Namen ihrer Tochter Klage einzureichen. GLAD Law vertrat Nicole zusammen mit einem Anwalt aus Lewiston. Jodi L. Nofsinger aus Berman & Simmons, PA

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30. Januar 2014 – Sieg! Das Oberste Gericht des Staates Maine urteilt, dass die Verweigerung der Nutzung der Mädchentoilette an ihrer Schule eine Verletzung der Rechte eines Transgender-Mädchens gemäß dem Menschenrechtsgesetz des Staates darstellt. Lesen Sie die Entscheidung.

12. Juni 2013 – GLAD Law-Anwältin Jennifer Levi vertrat unseren Mandanten vor dem Maine Law Court (dem höchsten Gericht des Bundesstaates). Eine Entscheidung wird erst in einigen Monaten erwartet. Lesen Sie die Pressemitteilung.

3. Mai 2013 – Die Maine Chapter der American Academy of Pediatrics und andere Kinderschutzorganisationen haben im Namen unseres Mandanten ein Amicus Curiae-Schriftsatz beim Obersten Gerichtshof von Maine eingereicht.

14. März 2013 – GLAD Law reichte im Namen unseres Mandanten Berufung beim Obersten Gerichtshof von Maine ein.

20. November 2012 – Das Gericht in Maine sprach der Schule ein summarisches Urteil zu. GLAD Law kündigte an, umgehend Berufung einzulegen. Weiterlesen.

19. September 2012 – Die Anwälte von GLAD Law, Ben Klein und Jennifer Levi, waren vor dem Gericht in Bangor, Maine, zu einer Anhörung zum summarischen Urteil in dem Fall.

Am 30. Januar 2012 reichte GLAD Law einen Antrag auf ein summarisches Urteil ein und argumentierte, dass das Gesetz des Staates Maine, das Diskriminierung aufgrund der Geschlechtsidentität in Schulen verbietet, vorschreibt, dass eine Schule einem Transgender-Mädchen Zugang zu den Mädchentoiletten gewähren muss.

Im Mai 2011 reichte GLAD Law beim Penobscot Superior Court Klage ein und schilderte darin Anklagepunkte der Diskriminierung im Bildungswesen und in der öffentlichen Unterbringung, der Belästigung und der Zufügung von seelischem Leid. Angeklagte sind der Superintendent des Orono Schools Department, das Orono Schools Department, die School Union 87 und die Riverside Regional Schools Unit.

Warum der Fall Doe gegen Clenchy für den Schutz transsexueller Jugendlicher wichtig ist

Die Entscheidung im Fall Doe gegen Clenchy markierte einen Durchbruch für die Rechte von Transgender-Schülern im öffentlichen Bildungswesen. Mit der Feststellung, dass es diskriminierend sei, ein Transgender-Mädchen zur Benutzung einer separaten Personaltoilette zu zwingen, setzte Maines oberstes Gericht einen wichtigen Standard: Schulen müssen Transgender-Jugendlichen die gleiche Würde und den gleichen Zugang gewähren wie ihren Mitschülern. Dieses Urteil sendete ein klares Signal: Die Geschlechtsidentität eines Schülers ist integraler Bestandteil seiner Persönlichkeit und muss im Schulalltag respektiert werden.

Der Fall ist zu einem wichtigen Bezugspunkt für Rechtsanwälte geworden, die sich für die Sicherheit, Inklusion und Chancengleichheit von Transgender-Jugendlichen in Schulen einsetzen. Da es sich um eine der ersten Entscheidungen des Obersten Gerichtshofs eines Bundesstaates handelte, die diesen Schutz bekräftigte, schuf er einen Präzedenzfall, der die Argumentation in anderen Fällen in den gesamten Vereinigten Staaten geprägt hat. Von lokalen Änderungen der Schulpolitik bis hin zu landesweiten Anpassungen der Bildungsgerechtigkeit beeinflusst Doe v. Clenchy weiterhin die Anwendung des Gesetzes, um sicherzustellen, dass jeder Schüler ohne Angst vor Ausgrenzung lernen kann.

Fälle und Ressourcen zur Verbesserung des Schutzes transgender Jugendlicher

Doe v. Clenchy ist einer von mehreren richtungsweisenden Fällen, die die Rechte transgender Jugendlicher vor Gericht stärken. Zusätzlich zu diesem Sieg unterzeichnete GLAD Law Schriftsätze, die das Recht transgender Studierender am Northern Essex Community College in Massachusetts unterstützen, Toiletten zu benutzen, die ihrer Geschlechtsidentität entsprechen. Fälle wie GG gegen Gloucester County School Board, Carcano gegen McCroryund andere rechtliche Herausforderungen im ganzen Land bestätigen weiterhin, dass die Verweigerung des Zugangs zu Toiletten oder die Durchsetzung von Richtlinien, die nicht mit der Geschlechtsidentität einer Transgender-Person vereinbar sind, diskriminierend ist.

GLAD Law Answers bietet klare, personalisierte Informationen zu Ihren gesetzlichen Rechten und kann Ihnen helfen, wenn Sie als Transgender-Person mit einer diskriminierenden Situation konfrontiert sind. Kontakt aufnehmen um herauszufinden, wie Sie Ihre Rechte schützen können.

Helfen Sie mit, Transgender-Jugendliche in Schulen zu schützen und zu verteidigen

Transgender-Schüler im ganzen Land sehen sich erneut mit Angriffen auf ihre Rechte konfrontiert. Dies geschieht durch diskriminierende Landesgesetze und schädliche Dekrete von Präsident Trump, die den Zugang zu Toiletten einschränken. GLAD Law arbeitet täglich daran, diese Gesetze vor Gericht anzufechten, um die Würde transgender Jugendlicher zu verteidigen und sicherzustellen, dass sie die Einrichtungen, die ihrer Geschlechtsidentität entsprechen, ohne Angst nutzen können. Ihre Spende unterstützt diese wichtige juristische Arbeit und trägt dazu bei, diese Maßnahmen zu beenden und die Sicherheit, Gleichberechtigung und das Wohlergehen transgender Schüler in den gesamten Vereinigten Staaten zu schützen.

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Today, GLAD represented a transgender girl before Maine’s highest court, arguing that her school had failed in its responsibility to treat her the same as other students.

“I was pleased to present Nicole’s case to the court today, and have been privileged to represent her and get to know her remarkable, strong, and supportive family,” said Jennifer Levi, director of GLAD’s Transgender Rights Project,following the argument.

“We have a strong case here of a young girl trying to go to school and learn, and the school failing to protect her. I feel confident that we got a fair hearing from the court, and I look forward to their decision.”

As a middle school student in Orono, Maine, Nicole Maines was treated like other girls until a male classmate followed her into a girls’ room.

The school addressed the boy’s bad behavior by focusing on Nicole, forcing her to use a staff bathroom separate from the other girls. Eventually, the parents were forced to withdraw their daughter and her twin brother from the Orono school system and move them to another part of the state where they could go to school quietly and safely.

Nicole also spoke after the argument saying, “I want all transgender kids to be able to go to school and not have to worry about being treated unfairly or bullied. I’ve been very lucky to have a family that’s stood by me and stuck up for me, and I’m really grateful for them.”

The decision in the case, Doe gegen Clenchy, is not expected for several months. GLAD Attorneys Jennifer Levi and Ben Klein are representing the daughter along with Lewiston attorney Jodi L. Nofsinger of Berman & Simmons, P.A.

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Today, the Maine Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and other child welfare organizations filed an amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) brief with the Maine Supreme Judicial Court in support of a transgender girl who experienced discrimination and harassment at her Orono school.

The student, known by the pseudonym Susan Doe, and her parents have filed a lawsuit against the Orono school district alleging violations of a statewide law prohibiting discrimination based on gender identity and expression in all areas, including public education and public accommodations.

Besides the pediatric organization, other signatories on the brief are: the Maine Psychological Association, the National Association of Social Workers – Maine Chapter, the Maine Women’s Lobby; Parents, Families and Friends of LGBT People (PFLAG) Portland; PFLAG Machias, PFLAG National; Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) Southern Maine; GLSEN Downeast Maine; Trans Youth Equality Foundation; and Maine Transgender Network, Inc.

The brief states that transgender children need to be treated like any other girls and boys in all aspects of school life – including access to bathrooms consistent with their gender identity – in order to succeed in their educational, social and emotional development.

“Transgender children thrive when they are treated like other girls and boys, and they are harmed when they are singled out and made to feel—and to be seen by others—as different,” the brief states. “This singling out and differential treatment inevitably stigmatizes these young people in the eyes of their peers. That can lead to social isolation which predictably also disrupts their ability to learn. In addition to this immediate negative impact, the resulting stigma from singling out transgender children and branding them as ‘different’ or ‘deficient’ can do serious and irreparable harm to their long-term emotional and psychological development.”
Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) and Jodi L. Nofsinger of Berman & Simmons, P.A. are representing Susan Doe in the lawsuit, known as Doe gegen Clenchy. The litigation arose after officials at an Orono elementary school denied the student, who was then in the fifth grade, use of the girls’ restroom. The school had previously allowed Doe to use the girls’ room until it reversed course after the misconduct of one male student who followed Susan into that facility.
Shannon Price Minter, the legal director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights, authored the brief on behalf of the amici, with assistance and cooperation from Richard O’Meara of Murray Plumb & Murray. O’Meara is local counsel for the amici.
“It’s heartening that a respected group of medical professionals like the Maine Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and other experts are underscoring for the court how critical it is for transgender children to be fully integrated into the life of their schools, and how detrimental is when they aren’t,” said Minter. “This is not just a legal issue. Research and experience show that when transgender youth have the support of their families, their schools and other institutions central to their lives, they can thrive and grow into happy, healthy adults.”
You can read the brief Hier.
For more information about the litigation visit https://www.gladlaw.org/work/cases/doe-v.-clenchy.
The National Center for Lesbian Rights is a national legal organization committed to advancing the civil and human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and their families through litigation, public policy advocacy, and public education.

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GLAD has filed an appeal in the Maine Supreme Judicial Court on behalf of our client Susan Doe,  a transgender girl who experienced discrimination and harassment at her Orono school.

GLAD initially filed the lawsuit, known as Doe gegen Clenchy, after officials at an Orono elementary school denied our client the use of the girls’ restroom and other facilities and restricted her participation in school activities. The school had previously allowed Doe to use the girls’ restroom without incident until one of her male classmates began making it an issue with coaching from his grandfather. Eventually, the parents were forced to withdraw their daughter and her twin brother from the Orono school system and move them to another part of the state where they could go to school quietly and safely.  This appeal comes after summary judgment was granted to the Orono school system in the Trial Court in November 2012.

“Our client was made an outcast by school officials over the course of two years simply because of who she is, in violation of Maine anti-discrimination law,” says GLAD Senior Attorney Ben Klein. Adds Jennifer Levi, director of GLAD’s Transgender Rights Project, “Under Maine law, a transgender girl – whom the school acknowledged is a girl – needs to be able to live consistent with her gender. The school acknowledged that Susan could not otherwise progress in her academic development.”

Maine has a statewide law prohibiting discrimination against people based on gender identity and expression in all areas, including public education and public accommodations.

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PORTLAND – Fast einen Monat, nachdem Maine gleichgeschlechtlichen Paaren die Eheschließung erlaubt hat, zeigt eine aktuelle Umfrage, dass die Mehrheit der Wähler das neue Gesetz weiterhin uneingeschränkt unterstützt und dass die große Mehrheit der Einwohner von Maine keine negativen Auswirkungen gespürt hat.

Eine Umfrage von Public Policy Polling vom 18. bis 20. Januar ergab, dass 53 Prozent der Wähler in Maine die Ehe für gleichgeschlechtliche Paare für erlaubt halten, während nur 43 Prozent dies ablehnen. Trotz der übertriebenen Prognosen der Ehegegner sieht die große Mehrheit der Wähler keine negativen Auswirkungen des neuen Gesetzes.

„78 Prozent der Wähler in Maine – darunter die Mehrheit derjenigen, die im November dagegen gestimmt hatten – sagen, dass die Legalisierung der Homo-Ehe im Bundesstaat keine negativen Auswirkungen auf ihr Leben hat“, sagte Dean Debnam, Präsident von Public Policy Polling, in einer Pressemitteilung am Freitag. „Trotz der jahrelangen Debatten stellt sich heraus, dass dies für die große Mehrheit der Wähler im Bundesstaat kein großes Problem darstellt.“

Das Gesetz zur Ehefreiheit in Maine trat am 29. Dezember in Kraft. Seitdem haben Hunderte gleichgeschlechtliche Paare vom Staat eine Heiratserlaubnis erhalten und geheiratet.

„Wir beobachten, dass die Unterstützung für die Ehe stetig zunimmt, da immer mehr liebevolle und engagierte Paare heiraten“, sagte Betsy Smith, Geschäftsführerin von EqualityMaine. „Von der ersten Nacht an hat sich die Freude an der Ehe auf Hunderte von Familien ausgeweitet, die teilweise jahrzehntelang auf die Chance gewartet haben, ‚Ja‘ zu sagen und die Freude und Verantwortung zu akzeptieren, die mit der Ehe einhergehen.“

Die Umsetzung des neuen Gesetzes verlief erfolgreich.

„Lokale und staatliche Behörden haben dazu beigetragen, dass das neue Gesetz reibungslos umgesetzt wurde und gleichgeschlechtliche Paare schnell und einfach eine Heiratserlaubnis erhalten konnten“, sagte Lee Swislow, Geschäftsführer von Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders. „Ehegegner haben jahrelang mit Horrorgeschichten versucht, Menschen von der Ehe abzuschrecken. Doch immer wieder ist das, was sie prophezeien, nicht eingetreten. Eine überwältigende Mehrheit der Wähler in Maine, selbst einige, die möglicherweise gegen die Ehe gestimmt hätten, weiß heute mit Sicherheit, dass die Eheschließung für gleichgeschlechtliche Paare, die sich lieben und binden, niemandem schadet.“

Weitere Informationen zu den Ehegesetzen in Maine finden Sie unter https://www.gladlaw.org oder www.equalitymaine.org.

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Married same-sex couples in Maine will be able to file their state taxes jointly as married, as reported in this Portland Press Herald article.  For more information, contact GLAD’s InfoLine at 1-800-455-GLAD or gladlaw@glad.org .

December 29, 2012 is the earliest date that marriage licenses can be issued to same-sex marriage partners in Maine.  In addition, the new law extends legal recognition to same-sex marriages validly licensed and performed in other states.

To view the official Tax Alert from Maine Revenue Services, click here.

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Same-sex couples will be able to begin marrying in Maine December 29, 2012. GLAD, in conjunction with EqualityMaine and Maine Women’s Lobby, held a webinar to answer common questions couples considering marriage may have.

Ressourcen

Marriage in Maine: The Basics

Information on Marriage Licenses

Resources for Marrying/Weddings at EqualityMaine.org

Maine CDC Letter to Municipal Clerks Regarding Marriage for Same-sex Couples

Marriage Tips and Traps

Legal Rights, Protections, and Obligations for Married Families

How DOMA Hurts Americans – information about the current impact of the federal Defense of Marriage Act on married same-sex couples

If you have specific questions about your situation, please contact GLAD’s free and confidential Legal InfoLine at 800-455-GLAD or www.gladlaw.org/rights

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