Outgoing AG Healey issues first-ever mental health and gender-affirming care resource guide for LGBTQ+...
On her final day as Bay State Attorney General before taking office as Massachusetts Governor, Maura Healey yesterday issued her office’s first-ever “Mental Health and Gender-Affirming Care Resource Guide for Massachusetts LGBTQ2IA+...
OUT Maine partners with American Academy of Pediatrics in new training
In partnership with the Maine chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, OUT Maine will expand the network of informed health care and mental health providers serving LGBTQ+ youth in Maine. Through...
OUT Maine executive director speaks out against using LGBTQ+ youth for political gain
Sue Campbell, Executive Director of OUT Maine, recently attended a school board meeting at Maine Regional School Unit 40, where approximately 300 people were in attendance to either give or listen to...
Y2Y Harvard Square, Fenway Health’s Youth on Fire granted $1 million for at-risk, LGBTQ+...
Prospects look brighter today for Boston-area youth and young adults facing homelessness, street involvement, and health challenges thanks to a $1 million gift to Y2Y Harvard Square and Youth on Fire, which share space in Harvard Square. The endowment from Karen and Rob Hale through...
Maine school board votes against banning a second LGBTQ-inclusive book from school library
For the second time in a month, the Bonny Eagle district school board has voted in favor of keeping an LGBTQ-inclusive book in the school library. Both votes took place at packed...
Boston Children’s calls on DOJ to investigate threats over trans care
Officials at leading health care organizations, including Boston Children's Hospital, sent a letter yesterday to US Attorney General Merrick Garland calling for the US Department of Justice to investigate the escalating violent...
OUT Maine launches queer BIPOC youth leadership initiative program
Thanks to generous gifts from The Rocking Moon Foundation and Leonard-Litz LGBTQ+ Foundation, OUT Maine is spearheading a year-long “action research project” led by BIPOC LGBTQ+ youth living in Maine.
Vermont Rep. Taylor Small named an International Politician of the Year
Vermont State Representative Taylor Small received a 2022 International Politician of the Year Award from One Young World, the global forum for young leaders, at their annual summit in Manchester, England on...
Rep. Lewis and Sen. Cyr’s youth HIV prevention bill signed into Mass. law
Thanks to the steadfast efforts of Massachusetts State Sen. Julian Cyr and Rep. Jack Patrick Lewis, legislation allowing individuals under the age of 18 to access live-saving HIV prevention medication—such as pre-exposure...
Mass. AG Healey joins coalition advocating for trans student rights
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey joined a coalition of 15 attorneys general in filing a brief in support of a 13-year-old Indiana transgender boy who is suing his school district for...
