Vermont commemorates civil unions with historic-site marker at state house
A historic-site marker was raised on the Vermont State House lawn to commemorate the first civil union legislation in the country, which the state passed in 2000.
Associated Press reporter Lisa Rathke covered the ceremony:
The...
Business leaders support campaign to uphold trans rights on Nov. 6 ballot
Business leaders of more than 50 major organizations gathered at a July 31 event in Boston to stand together against the ballot referendum that would repeal nondiscrimination protections for transgender people in Massachusetts in...
Bay State to hold Sept. 10 hearing on bill to add nonbinary ID for...
One of the key bills Bay State legislatures are taking up as they return from the summer recess is the bill (S.2203) to allow state residents to opt for a nonbinary ("X") gender identity on...
Bay State AG Healey leads ‘almost half the US’ in suit against Trump admin...
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey and two other AGS are leading a coalition of 23 state attorney generals — or "almost half of America," as PinkNews put it — in a lawsuit against...
Bay State printer sued for swapping wedding program with hate pamphlets
A Massachusetts printing company is being sued for sending out hateful, anti-LGBT pamphlets in place of wedding programs ordered for the nuptials of a same-sex couple.
On the evening before their wedding ceremony, the couple,...
‘Love Will Prevail’ rally in Burlington, VT, responds to hate group vandalism
In response to hate signs plastered on two LGBT community spaces and a synagogue last week in Burlington, a large "Love Will Prevail" demonstration was held in downtown Burlington on Friday, February 8.
The so-called...
Vermont, Maine, Connecticut senators add sexual orientation and gender ID protections to homeless youth...
Senators Patrick Leahy of Vermont, Susan Collins of Maine and Jahana Hayes of Connecticut, reintroduced the Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act late this month. The legislation includes expanded protections for LGBTQ...
SCOTUS hears key case arguing for discrimination against LGBTQ rights
The Supreme Court yesterday heard its first LGBTQ rights case after Justice Amy Coney Barrett joined the already far-right-tilting bench.
The case, "Fulton v. City of Philadelphia," argues...
Study shows discrimination against trans apt seekers in Boston
"Discrimination with a smile."
That's how a new study by researchers at Suffolk Law School describes what transgender apartment seekers in Greater Boston face. Even though such discrimination is illegal in Massachusetts, more than 60...
Former Bay State Senate President’s husband pleads not guilty to sexual harassment charges
The Boston Globe reported yesterday that "he scandal that ended the Senate presidency of Stanley C. Rosenberg moved out of the State House and into the courthouse Tuesday as Rosenberg’s husband, Bryon Hefner, faced...
