DOJ’s attempt to dismiss trans Air Force servicemembers’ case denied, GLAD Law reps plaintiffs

Last week, the US Court of Federal Claims denied a Department of Justice motion to dismiss claims by 17 transgender servicemembers who had received retirement orders from the US Air Force...

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...

Bay State Senate passes bill to limit book bans in public schools, libraries

The Massachusetts Senate last week passed, "An Act Regarding Free Expression" (S.2338), legislation to limit bans on books and other materials from schools and...

Liberty Hotel to donate $10K to LGBTQ group to settle discrimination complaint

Back in May, after a security guard at Boston’s Liberty Hotel removed a woman from a woman’s bathroom despite both she and her girlfriend...

US Supreme Court rejects appeal to overturn marriage equality

The US Supreme Court announced this morning, Nov. 10, that they have rejected hearing a case aimed at, in part, overturning marriage equality. Reports The...

GLAD Law issues fact sheet on protections from DOJ subpoenas for trans youth and their families

The Trump administration has escalated its campaign against transgender youth by issuing more than 20 civil subpoenas to health care facilities that provide care...

Federal court grants preliminary block against New Hampshire law prohibiting DEI, LGBTQ school programs

The federal court in New Hampshire issued a preliminary injunction blocking, for almost all public school districts, a law banning diversity, equity, and...

LGBTQ+ leader Tony Hoang to receive GLAD Law 2025 Spirit of Justice Award

New England-based GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD Law), one of the nation’s leading LGBTQ+ legal rights organizations, will present its 2025 Spirit of...

Four New England states among 16 to sue RFK Jr. over sex-ed funding threats

Massachusetts, Maine, Rhode Island and Connecticut are among 16 states and the District of Columbia suing the Trump administration over "its threats to revoke...

Federal judge rules in favor of arts orgs based in RI, MA in free speech case

The Theater Offensive in Boston and Rhode Island Latino Arts are among four arts organizations that recently won a lawsuit against the National Endowment...

Federal judge grants motion to ‘quash’ DOJ’s subpoena for details on trans patients at Boston Children’s

A federal judge last week rejected a request from the US Department of Justice for "an astonishing array" of information from Boston Children's concerning...

Vermont Christian school in violation of state antidiscrimination, gender ID policies wins federal appeal

A federal appeals court this week ruled in favor of Mid Vermont Christian School, which had violated the state Principals' Association antidiscrimination and gender...

Vermont Medical Society wins legal battle with Trump admin. to restore pulled LGBTQ public health data

The Vermont Medical Society and eight other organizations prevailed over the Trump administration in a legal battle over LGBTQ public health data, which the...

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Smith College under federal investigation over admission of transgender women

The federal government announced this week it is investigating Smith College's policy of admitting transgender women, and whether that policy now violates Federal law...

LifeSavor

Community Servings hosted its 23rd annual LifeSavor. The event raised $520,000 which will help Community Servings serve more than 1,500 individuals in 20 communities...

Op/ed: The right to an abortion is a queer issue

France has just enshrined abortion rights in its Constitution. What's wrong with the US?  We have collapsed the church into the affairs of the state....

OUT MetroWest launches search for next executive director

OUT MetroWest, the LGBTQ+ youth support and advocacy organization based in Framingham, Mass., has launched a search, partnering with Boston-based Positively Partners, to find...