Out gay politician Jordan Wood returns to Maine Senate race after run for Congress

After first running for the US Senate earlier this year but dropping out of that race to run for a seat in the US...

Maine residents file legal challenge to anti-trans ballot referendum

A group of Maine residents have filed a lawsuit to remove this fall’s ballot question aimed at banning trans student athletes from participating in...

Back Bay church ‘won’t stop sharing the message’ despite repeated theft of inclusive sign

A sign proclaiming "God Love Trans People" on the message board outside Old South Church in Boston's Copley Square has been stolen three times,...

SCOTUS upholds Massachusetts public school policy supporting trans students

, the Supreme Court left in place a First Circuit ruling rejecting a request by parents of a Massachusetts middle school student that teachers...

Backlash from media reports leads to LGBTQ+ immigrant org returning grant money to Boston

Backlash including death threats resulted in the return of a $7,500 grant to the city of Boston from OUTnewcomers, a nonprofit providing services for...

Maine’s transphobic ballot question: Do you want to restrict civil rights, education protections?

The wording for Maine's question on this fall's ballot aimed at banning trans student athletes from participating in girls' sports and limiting bathroom access...

Mural painted on Providence’s Dark Lady bar sparks controversy

A mural honoring Iryna Zarutska, who was stabbed to death in North Carolina, was to be painted on the side of the building that...

New exhibit, ‘Authentic Selves,’ unveiled at Massachusetts State House

MassEquality in partnership with Family Diversity Projects unveiled the powerful photo-text exhibit "Authentic Selves: Celebrating Trans and Nonbinary People and their Families" yesterday at the Massachusetts...

HRC, Planned Parenthood endorse MA Sen. Ed Markey for reelection

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and the Planned Parenthood Action Fund last week announced their endorsements of Senator Ed Markey for re-election to the...

BU president responds to protest by pausing signage policy that removed Pride flags

After Boston University's official removal of Pride flags from "outward-facing windows and doors" sparked a protest last week, BU's President Melissa Gilliam yesterday issued...

Faculty, students, staff protest at BU after removal of Pride flags

Faculty, staff and students at Boston University gathered last week in protest after the University administration pulled down Pride flags displayed on "outward-facing windows...

Vrabel responds to New England Patriot’s support for anti-LGBTQ+ statements

"I want to be able to express what they believe in their heart and in their mind, but also want to make sure...

A visible day of Black trans joy marking Trans Day of Visibility

Today, March 31, is Transgender Day of Visibility — proclaimed by the City of Boston as a time to affirm "the right of all...

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‘Really proud moment’: Massachusetts’ openly gay public health commissioner donates blood for first time

Thanks to the Food and Drug Administration’s new guidelines that allow gay and bisexual men to donate blood, which the American Red Cross put...

Newsmakers | Maine

News from the Pine Tree State Youth advisory board Thanks to generous support from Rocking Moon Foundation, OUT Maine has formed a youth advisory board to...

First openly trans official wins Nov. 5 election in Newton, Mass.

Ward 8 City Council Candidate Holly Ryan made history on November 5 when voters headed to the polls in Newton, Massachusetts, and cast their...

LBGT Asylum Task Force Gala

The LGBT Asylum Task Force hosted its third annual gala, themed “Building Bridges of Hope.” It was a sold-out event at which 500-plus supporters...