Federal judge blocks DOJ demand for trans patient records from RI hospital

The Trump administration's demand for confidential records of transgender patients from Rhode Island Hospital—the largest health care center in the state that provides gender-affirming...

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...

GLAD Law: Ensuring nondiscrimination laws continue to do their job

GLAD Law is in federal court representing Lillian Bernier, a transgender woman who works nights in a manufacturing plant operated by Turbocam, Inc. Like most...

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Markey, Garcia reintroduce bill to direct US State Dept. to monitor, respond to anti-LGBTQ+ violence worldwide

Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Representative Robert Garcia (CA-42) today reintroduced the "International Human Rights Defense Act" (IHRDA) following the Supreme Court’s rejection of...

New CEO brings deep-rooted advocacy and leadership to Fenway Health

For her first job at Fenway Health, back in the early ’90s, Ellen LaPointe volunteered at a fundraising dinner. She was in her early...

Dinnerfest

Victory Programs celebrated its annual Dinnerfest Party + Auction with more than 100 restaurant dining packages up for auction at the event. More than...

Community rallies around Roslindale shop owner after Pride flag torn down

After a Pride flag was vandalized outside gourmet food market Russ & Mimi's in Roslindale, Mass., the local community, along with Boston Mayor Wu,...