US Senator Sanders of VT displays transgender flag outside DC office
In observance of International Transgender Day of Visibility, March 31, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders placed the Transgender Pride flag alongside the American flag outside his office door in Washington, DC. The transgender flag will...
‘The 2020 Census: If you aren’t counted, we don’t count,’ urges Fenway Institute
It's critical that each and every LGBTQ individual respond to the 2020 US Census. How come? Tim Wang and Sean Cahill of The Fenway Institute spell it out for us:
Six months from today, on April...
MassEquality endorses Bay State candidates with strong LGBTQ records
MassEquality, the statewide grassroots advocacy organization, endorsed seven Bay State candidates in competitive races with strong records on LGBTQ+ issues.
“In this pivotal election year, electing LGBTQ+ champions at every...
US Rep. Pressley back on House floor calling to restore Pryde funding
US Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (Mass.) returned to the House floor last week to defend funding for The Pryde — the first affordable housing development for LGBTQ seniors in Massachusetts, developed by LGBTQ Senior...
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s PAC endorses Holyoke, Massachusetts Mayor Alex Morse’s bid for Congress
One week before the Massachusetts state primary on Sept. 1, Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse has picked up an endorsement by US Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's national political action committee "Courage to Change" in...
Massachusetts senator’s husband indicted on assault, lewdness charges
The Boston Globe reported late yesterday that a grand jury has indicted Bryon Hefner, husband of Massachusetts Senator Stanley C. Rosenberg, on "multiple charges of sexual assault, criminal lewdness and distributing nude photographs without...
Massachusetts Senate passes bill to include protections for transgender people
With an overwhelming majority—33-4—the Massachusetts Senate passed a long-awaited bill to ensure that transgender people have the same rights to public accommodations as everyone else in the Bay State.
"The measure would update state anti-discrimination law. So, just as a...
Ryan Fecteau to be Maine’s youngest and first openly gay Speaker of House
Maine State Rep. Ryan Fecteau, 28, has been unanimously nominated to become Maine's next Speaker of the House. In December, after the entire incoming House confirms the nomination — as they're expected to...
Rhode Island House overwhelmingly passes bill to ban ‘gay panic’ defense
The Rhode Island House of Representatives passed a bill last week that would ban "gay or trans panic" as a legal defense for committing a violent act. The vote was 68 to 2.
"If this...
In tie-breaking vote, New Hampshire House kills anti-conversion therapy bill
In a 166–165 vote, the New Hampshire House of Representatives struck down a bill on January 10 that would have prohibited counselors from proposing or performing treatments aimed at changing the sexual orientation or gender...
