New Hampshire’s first group home for LGBTQ+ youth opens in Keene
Unity House, the first group home dedicated to LGBTQ+ youth in the state, opened earlier this month in Keene, New Hampshire. It was created by Boston-based nonprofit The Home for Little Wanders,...
Greater Boston PFLAG’s Pride and Passion Event returns on April 10
Get your tickets now before they sell out again this year for a fabulous family-friendly fête as Greater Boston PFLAG celebrates their 22nd annual Pride & Passion Event from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. on...
NH House passes bill to out students, allow parents to block instruction on sexual...
By a narrow margin — with three Republicans voting with the Democrats in an attempt to block it — a Republican-backed bill passed the New Hampshire House of Representatives that would mandate...
MA Senate once again advances bill to make sex ed curriculum more inclusive
While other states' legislators are bowing to a politically motivated wave of anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment by enacting restrictions, the Massachusetts Senate last week approved a bill to make the Bay State's sex ed...
Connecticut state treasurer speaks out against proposed anti-trans legislation
Connecticut State Treasurer Erick Russell, himself an openly gay man, penned a February 28 op/ed in the Hartford Courant calling out recent proposed state legislation targeting transgender children:
It’s...
Texas man sentenced in Boston federal court for threatening local doctor who works with...
A Texas man was sentenced last week in Boston federal court for a series of threats he made to a doctor at the National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center, a program of the...
CT lawmakers seek to restrict trans, gender-nonconforming student rights
Republican state lawmakers in Connecticut, partnering with the right-wing Family Institute of Connecticut, are pushing for a public hearing on legislation to restrict the rights of transgender and gender-nonconforming students in the...
OUT MetroWest launches search for next executive director
OUT MetroWest, the LGBTQ+ youth support and advocacy organization based in Framingham, Mass., has launched a search, partnering with Boston-based Positively Partners, to find their next executive director:
We...
Out Maine awarded $5K from New England’s Point32Health Foundation
The LGBTQ+ youth advocacy nonprofit OUT Maine recently received a $5,000 grant from Point32Health Foundation. The award is one of eight grants totaling $40,000 presented to nonprofit organizations recommended by the company’s...
OUT Maine offering scholarships for LGBTQ+ students in the Pine Tree State
Thanks to an anonymous donor, the OUT Maine Scholarship Fund returns for a second year!
The OUT Maine Scholarship Fund provides renewable support for Maine LGBTQ+ youth pursuing post-secondary...
