Boston-based civil rights group calls out uptick across MA in LGBTQ-related bullying in school...
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 they want Bay State Attorney General Andrea Campbell...
New Hampshire House advances new anti-transgender ‘bathroom ban’ bill
With a 181-164 vote last week, the New Hampshire House of Representatives is advancing legislation "that would allow schools, government buildings and some businesses to restrict bathrooms and locker rooms based on sex assigned at...
Boston Pride for the People to return Saturday, June 6, with parade, festival
Boston Pride for the People — the organizers who put on Boston's annual Pride parade and festival, one of the largest in the country and the largest in New England — have...
68 New England-based companies earn perfect scores on HRC’s 2026 Corporate Equality Index
The Human Rights Campaign announced its 2026 list of “Equality 100 Award: Leader in LGBTQ+ Workplace Inclusion” honorees from their annual Corporate Equality Index. This year, 68 of them are based in New England. Overall...
HRC Corporate Equality Index sees 65% drop in Fortune 500 participation
Participation in the recently released 2026 Human Rights Campaign's annual Corporate Equality Index dropped 65 percent from the previous year, according to the report itself and coverage by CNBC. The drop directly...
New Haven Pride Center temporarily closes to assess financial troubles
The New Haven Pride Center, a community-based nonprofit dedicated to supporting, educating and empowering LGBTQ individuals — has shut down operations for 30 days (as of Feb. 26) while they reassess their...
Newsmakers | Maine
News from the Pine Tree State
Brunswick history-maker
The Brunswick, Maine, Town Council has unanimously selected Councilor-at-Large Nathan MacDonald as its new chair, making him...
Newsmakers | Rhode Island
This Just in from the Ocean State
McCaffrey confirmation
The former Senate majority leader, who has opposed every bill to protect LGBT Rights since 1995—including...
Newsmakers | Connecticut
Articles from the Constitution State
LGBTQ advocacy
LGBTQ+ advocates in Connecticut are preparing to push for stronger state-level protections amid what they describe as escalating...
Newsmakers | New Hampshire
Headlines from the Granite State
603 Equality
603 Equality, the two-year-old statewide LGBTQ+ rights nonprofit advocating for legislative and policy change in New Hampshire, has...















