Federal court blocks enforcement of trans sports ban against NH students
A federal court issued an order today blocking enforcement of a New Hampshire law that bans transgender girls from playing on school sports teams, against plaintiffs Parker Tirrell and Iris Turmelle while...
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...
NH attorney general urges SCOTUS to uphold West Va. law barring trans girls from...
New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella has signed onto an amicus brief with 25 other attorneys general calling on the US Supreme Court to reverse a recent appeals court ruling in favor...
NH drag queens agree to settle lawsuit after state rep. apologizes and pays $100K...
New Hampshire State Rep. David Love is formally apologizing and paying a legal settlement of $100 thousand each to Robert Champion and Michael McMahon — who respectively perform as Monique Too Soon...
Federal judge allows NH trans student to keep playing on girls soccer team
A federal judge ruled yesterday in favor of a transgender student who challenged the state of New Hampshire's new law barring all transgender girls in grades 5–12 from participating in school sports....
Students challenge NH law excluding transgender girls from school sports
Late last week, the families of two New Hampshire public high school students filed a lawsuit challenging a new state law, HB 1205, which categorically bans all transgender girls in grades 5-12...
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signs Parentage Act into law
On August 9, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed into law "An act to ensure legal parentage equality," which updates the state’s parentage laws for the first time in 40 years to make...
Massachusetts Senate unanimously passes Parentage Act, sends bill to gov.
Yesterday, the Massachusetts Senate voted unanimously to pass "An act to ensure legal parentage equality," better known as the Massachusetts Parentage Act, a historic piece of legislation that will protect LGBTQ+ families, and children...
New lawsuit attacks protections for LGBTQ kids in foster care in Vermont
The Alliance Defending Freedom has filed a federal complaint against the Vermont Department for Children and Families' requirements for foster parents to support LGBTQ youth. The conservative Christian law firm's case alleges...
New report: Legal protections for LGBTQ+ people increase worldwide
Despite the backlash currently threatening LGBTQ+ people in the United States, a new report from the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law indicates significant progress in the number of countries with...
