Massachusetts House passes youth conversion therapy ban 147–8
The Massachusetts House of Representative overwhelmingly passed a bill to ban conversion therapy on minors on Wednesday this week. The legislation sailed through with a vote of 147 to 8.
Should the house approve and...
Susan Collins of Maine only GOP senator to sponsor LGBT Equality Act
Senator Susan Collins of Maine is the only US senator to sign on as a sponsor of the comprehensive LGBT nondiscrimination Equality Act of 2019, introduced yesterday. Collins signed on as the lead GOP...
RI Congressman Cicilline introduces US Equality Act, supported by largest LGBT caucus in history
The Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus announced its membership this week, and it's the largest in the history of the House of Representatives. The support comes in no small part thanks to the efforts of...
Efforts back on track to ban youth conversion therapy in Massachusetts
Efforts to make Massachusetts the 16th state in the country to ban conversion therapy got back on track this week with "a crowded, emotional hearing in front the Committee on Children, Families and Persons...
‘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...
NH Congressman Pappas to host trans US Navy vet at State of the Union
At the State of the Union address this Tuesday evening, New Hampshire Congressman Chris Pappas is bringing Tavion Dignard, a transgender US Navy veteran, as his guest, according to a Congressional press release from...
Pride Center of Vermont decries ICE detention of LGBT community leader
In late December, Cruz Alberto Sanchez-Perez, a dairy farmer known at “Beto” who’s worked in Vermont since 2016, was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement as he left a court hearing for a traffic...
Connecticut legislators propose state law to ban ‘gay or trans panic’ defense
Lawmakers in both Connecticut's senate and house proposed bills to ban the so-called "gay panic" defense. If passed, a defendant accused of committing a violent would no longer be able to introduce a victim's...
Conversion therapy ban, trans rights, health care top 2019 pro-LGBT priority legislation in Massachusetts
MassEquality has announced its "Champions Agenda" for Massachusetts' 2019–2020 legislative session—bills that the Bay State LGBTQ grassroots advocacy organization is backing and wants everyone in the community to get behind along with them.
In addition...
Actor Kevin Spacey enters not-guilty plea in Nantucket sexual assault case
Actor Kevin Spacey appeared at a Nantucket District Courthouse today to enter a not-guilty plea for an alleged 2016 sexual assault on an 18-year-old busboy at an island bar.
The case made national news because...
