Mass. Board of Education approves more LGBTQ-inclusive sex/health ed
The Bay State's Board of Elementary and Secondary Education unanimously voted yesterday to adopt a new sex and health education curriculum that will be more LGBTQ+ inclusive and teach about "bodily autonomy,...
‘Really proud moment’: Massachusetts’ openly gay public health commissioner donates blood for first time
Thanks to the Food and Drug Administration’s new guidelines that allow gay and bisexual men to donate blood, which the American Red Cross put into practice earlier this month, Massachusetts Department of...
LGBTQ+ people in New Hampshire experiencing ‘severe’ food insecurity
A recent study conducted by professors at the University of New Hampshire in partnership with UCLA Law School's Williams Institute finds that many LGBTQ+ Granite Staters are experiencing "severe" food insecurity or...
‘Outdoor gear library’ gets LGBTQ+ Portland, Mainers out on the trails
A new queer-focused "outdoor gear library" in Portland, Maine is helping the LGBTQ+ community get out into nature with all the health, fitness and fun that entails, according to a Maine Public...
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+...
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...
Public health officials in Provincetown mobilize to stay ahead of Monkeypox
Public health officials in Provincetown mobilized early to protect the town's residents and wave of summer visitors from the Monkeypox virus.
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Beacon Hill expected to shield providers of out-of-state patients seeking abortions, trans-care
Although legislators in Massachusetts said "they do not believe they can protect individuals from prosecution for violating the law of another state," reports the Boston Globe, Bay State lawmakers anticipate quickly moving...
Community Research Initiative cancels fundraiser due to recent COVID surge
Community Research Initiative decided last week to cancel their Spring Soirée scheduled for this Thursday, May 5, out of concerns raised by a recent survey in COVID cases. Explains CRI:
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...
