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...

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...

New Hampshire GOP lawmakers reprise anti-LGBTQ-inclusive education efforts

Despite a gubernatorial veto and rejections from federal courts in 2025, New Hampshire Republican legislators are trying again this year to restrict LGBTQ-inclusion in...

Federal judge lets MA parent opt child out of LGBTQ-, ‘DEI’-inclusive lessons

The father of a Lexington, Massachusetts kindergartner who sued the town’s school district over the inclusion of books with LGBTQ- and DEI-inclusive themes —...

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New law ensures pathway to health care for transgender minors in Maine

A new law signed on July 11 by Maine Governor Janet Mills will allow transgender minors who have reached a minimum age of 16,...

GLAD, LGBTQ groups in Massachusetts and across the country take a stand against racial violence

A joint statement from Boston-based GLAD (GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders), the Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition, MassEquality and other LGBTQ organizations in New England...

Transgender principal takes cautionary leave with police presence at school

A Swampscott, Massachusetts elementary school principal has taken a leave of absence for security reasons after announcing her transition from male to female in...

Vermonters can now amend their gender ID on their birth certificates

Vermont Governor Phil Scott yesterday signed a bill into law allowing residents of his state to amend their birth certificates to match their gender...