Appeals court upholds Maine’s decision to invalidate anti-trans ballot question

An appeals court upheld a challenge to Maine Secretary of State Shannon Bellows' recent decision to invalidate an anti-transgender ballot question otherwise headed to...

Vermont Principals’ Association to pay Christian school $566K over trans athlete dispute

Despite having violated Vermont's Principals’ Association antidiscrimination and gender identity policies in 2023 by refusing to allow its girls basketball team to play against...

MA AG Campbell firmly against conversion therapy in Bay State before and after SCOTUS decision

Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today issued the following statement after the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in favor of a...

Judge weighs DOJ’s demand for trans student-athlete records in Maine

A federal judge is "considering whether to compel the Maine Principals’ Association to provide the federal government with information about transgender student athletes," according...

Authors, librarians, legislators, advocates rally for free-speech bill

Earlier this month on Beacon Hill, a gathering of authors, librarians, legislators and free-speech advocates rallied in support of "An Act Regarding Free Expression,"...

Boston-based civil rights group calls out uptick across MA in LGBTQ-related bullying in school hockey

The Boston-based advocacy group Lawyers for Civil Rights is calling out an uptick in LGBTQ-related bullying in school sports, "especially hockey," across Massachusetts, and...

GLAD Law: You can’t ‘take back’ our families; the freedom to marry endures

Within the churn of political, cultural, economic and legal forces that shape our society, LGBTQ+ Americans have built something enduring: the freedom to marry...

Despite long anti-LGBTQ voting record as state senator, McCaffrey appointed RI district court judge

The former Senate majority leader, who has opposed every bill to protect LGBT Rights since 1995—including the anti-sodomy laws, marriage equality along with hate...

ME anti-trans student referendum may have enough signatures for ballot vote

The group behind an effort to ban transgender students from sports teams and private spaces in Maine claims they've gathered more than the 82K...

Feds now investigating transgender cheerleader on co-ed team in Maine

The US Department of Education is investigating the Newport School District in Maine because a transgender athlete is competing on a "girls" cheerleading team....

GLAD Law: DC Circuit hears arguments against Trump’s trans military ban

WASHINGTON, DC—A three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit today heard oral arguments in Talbott v. USA (formerly Talbott v. Trump), a...

Rhode Island AG leads AG coalition suing HHS over anti-trans funding cuts

Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha is leading up a coalition of a dozen US state attorney generals in a lawsuit against the...

Vermont lawmakers introduce bill that would fund federally cut gender-affirming health care

Newly introduced legislation in the Vermont state house would provide funds to offset federal cuts aimed at health care providers of gender-affirming services. Reports...

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American support for same-sex marriage never higher, Gallup survey shows

Support for same-sex marriage among the U.S. public has never been higher and the approval for legalizing marriage equality appears to only be growing. A...

New mental health care center in Bangor prioritizes LGBTQ needs

A new mental health care center in Bangor, Maine, Therapy for the People, has got a mission that recognizes LGBTQ people have specific concerns...

Federal funding threats paused against providers of trans youth health care

Late last week, 22 states filed a Motion for Summary Judgment in their legal challenge to the Declaration issued by Health and Human Services...

40th annual Worcester Pride features four days of festivities

Four days of festivities, Sept. 9-12, are on tap for this 40th annual installment of Worcester Pride, where the year’s theme is “Love Will...