MGRC is the nation's legal center with a primary commitment to advancing the rights and safety of lesbians and their families through a program of litigation, public policy advocacy, free legal advice and counseling, and public education. In addition, MGRC provides representation and resources to gay men, and bisexual and transgendered individuals on key issues that also significantly advance lesbian rights.
 
 

"Make no mistake-we have an agenda. And we won't quit till everyone else sees our vision of the world as clearly as we do."
- Kate Kendell, Esq., MGRC Executive Director, from her keynote address at the MGRC 22nd Anniversary Celebration, May 1999.
 
 

"Children are not chess pieces. Yet those seeking to promote bigotry and fear are treating thousands of children languishing in foster care as pawns. We urge Florida to follow New Hampshire's astute lead and repeal this archaic ban." 
- Kate Kendell, Esq., Executive Director, National Center for Lesbian Rights. Click here to read NCLR press release.