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Federal appellate court blocks Trump’s military ban on trans service-people, halting discharges

This week, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued a decision in Talbott v. USA (formerly Talbott v. Trump) upholding a preliminary...

Remembering Barbara A. Lenk, first openly gay jurist on Massachusetts’ Supreme Judicial Court

Massachusetts Supreme Court Associate Justice Barbara A. Link, the first openly LGBTQ person to serve on the Court, died last month at 75. “The...

Maine’s anti-trans ballot initiative pulled after state AG finds more than 12K invalid signatures on petition

Maine's Secretary of State Shenna Bellows removed the ballot initiate aimed to "restrict" transgender student access to bathrooms and sports in public schools...

Attorney General Campbell affirms legal protections for trans youth in Massachusetts

The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office has issued a legal advisory to health care facilities and medical providers across the Commonwealth reaffirming the current state...

Gay Sons and Mothers’ short films and talkback to kick off Pride Month at Club Café

At a Pride kickoff event at Club Café on June 1, three short films will be screened in Club Café's Moonshine Room. "The Bonds of...

Markey releases report detailing demonization of trans community by Trump administration

Last week, US Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) — top Democrat on the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security...

Leaders across Bay State pay tribute to the late Barney Frank: ‘A giant in public life’

Political and community leaders across Massachusetts spoke out in tribute to the former US Congressman Barney Frank, who represented Massachusetts's Fourth District from 1981...

Boston LGBTQ+ Museum to present ‘Pride House’ during World Cup 2026

Boston LGBTQ+ Museum has been awarded the exclusive license to present Pride House Boston during World Cup 2026. Internationally Recognized LGBTQ+ Sports Hospitality Activation...

NH lawmakers move to push through anti-LGBTQ bills in session’s final weeks

With only a few weeks to go before the end of the legislative session, lawmakers pushed forward a number of bills with anti-LGBTQ+ proposals,...

Federal judge blocks DOJ demand for trans patient records from RI hospital

The Trump administration's demand for confidential records of transgender patients from Rhode Island Hospital—the largest health care center in the state that provides gender-affirming...

Former Boston Celtic Jason Collins, first openly gay NBA player, dies at 47

Jason Collins—the first openly gay NBA player, a former Boston Celtic and college roommate of former US Congressman Joseph Kennedy III—lost a tough fight...

Massachusetts House passes of key strategy to end HIV epidemic

The Massachusetts House of Representatives has advanced legislation that will protect Bay State residents from any reversal of federal policies critical to ending the...
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