RI federal judge holds off blocking Trump ‘gender ideology’ arts grants ban, but calls...
A federal district court judge in Providence, RI, last week at least temporarily denied blocking a Trump administration order "requiring arts organizations to certify they will not promote 'gender ideology' to obtain...
New Hampshire parents challenge protections for trans students in NH/VT cross-border school district
An anonymous group of parents from Hanover, New Hampshire is bringing a legal challenge against their school district's policy that ensures the privacy of transgender students who don't feel comfortable sharing their...
The geopolitics of being Brittney Griner: Where is the LGBTQ+ support?
WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner was arrested a week before Russia invaded Ukraine.
On February 17, the Russian Federal Customs Service detained Griner at Sheremetyevo International Airport for allegedly...
Bill to let young adults access HIV prevention and treatment filed in MA
Massachusetts State Reps. Jack Patrick Lewis and Chynah Tyler along with State Sen. Julian Cyr have filed a bill to let young adults, without parental consent, receive prescriptions for PrEP (Pre-exposure Prophylaxis protection against...
Northampton, MA considers transgender sanctuary city status
Northampton, Massachusetts City Councilors Rachel Maiore and Deborah Klemer have introduced a resolution to deem Northampton a sanctuary city for gender-affirming and reproductive health care, according to a recent report on MassLive.com....
Two Harvard Medical School doctors sue Trump for removal of LGBTQ+ health-related research from...
After their research that addressed LGBTQ+ health concerns was removed from a US government-run website, two Harvard Medical School doctors have filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration for "unlawful and...
North Brookfield faces lawsuit after denying drag performers again; this time for town’s upcoming...
The Worcester County LGBTQ+ nonprofit Rural Justice Network is suing North Brookfield, Mass. for denying an application to host Pride in the town if drag entertainers are to perform for the public—just...
Varla Jean Merman to be honored at GLAD’s 43rd annual summer party
LGBTQ+ community champion and activist Varla Jean Merman, aka Jeffery Roberson, will be honored for her/his "creative and enduring role of drag in the LGBTQ+ community, organizing, and culture" by GLBTQ Legal...
Maine transgender woman files first-known discrimination claim against an assisted living facility
Boston-based GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders (GLAD) filed a discrimination case with the Maine Human Rights Commission on behalf of a 78-year-old woman denied a room by Sunrise Assisted Living in Jonesport,...
Fenway Health praises MA House and Senate for passing LGBTQ+ long-term care bill of...
Fenway Health and other LGBTQ+ aging advocates commend the Massachusetts House and Senate for including language enumerating protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex (LGBTQI+) older adults and older people living...
