Newport, RI city council votes 6-1 to install permanent rainbow crosswalks
Newport, Rhode Island will soon have three permanent rainbow crosswalks to show the city's support for the LGBTQ community. The crosswalks will be placed around the city's Equality Park.
Mass. House expands access to HIV prevention for Bay State youth
The Massachusetts House of Representatives last week adopted language that will increase access to HIV prevention services for youth across the state. Specifically, the amendment increases access for youth to get life-saving...
Boston Mayor Wu announces new Office of LGBTQ+ Advancement
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu announced the creation of a new Office of LGBTQ+ Advancement yesterday to "empower, protect and promote the rights, dignity and advancement of Boston's LGBTQ+ residents," state a May...
Gov. Healey’s ‘Hero Act’ would allow IVF for veterans in same-sex marriages
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey's administration has filed new legislation that would allow thousands of military veterans in same-sex marriages to receive in vitro fertilization therapy, which the federal Veterans Administration does not...
Boston City Council votes to officially recognize Transgender Day of Visibility
The vote was unanimous when Boston's City Council voted last week to support a resolution that recognizes March 31 as Transgender Day of Visibility, observed around the world and now, officially, in...
Boston Mayor Wu appoints Office of LGBTQ+ Advancement’s first director
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has appointed Quincey J. Roberts Sr. to serve as the inaugural Executive Director for the Mayor’s Office of LGBTQ+ Advancement.
Mayor Wu made the announcement...
Mass. Attorney General Campbell co-leads multi-state coalition to support LGBTQ+ kids in public schools
Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell and Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown are co-leading a multi-state coalition of 19 attorneys general in supporting a Maryland local board of education’s efforts to create...
North Brookfield reverses ban on drag performances at town Pride festivities
The North Brookfield, Massachusetts select board has rescinded its controversial ban against drag performances at their town's upcoming Pride celebration after the ACLU of Massachusetts and MassEquality cried afoul.
Boston Mayor Janey signs historic inclusion of LGBTQ-owned businesses into city’s supplier diversity program
Mayor Kim Janey this week signed a historic executive order to include LGBTQ+-owned businesses into the city’s supplier diversity program.
The program creates fair and equitable access to City contracting...
Middlebury College student selected as Victory Institute Congressional intern
Mira Vance, a global gender and sexuality studies major with a concentration in Chinese at Middlebury College in Vermont, has been selected as one of six Spring 2023 Victory Congressional interns. Mira's...
