New Hampshire passes law expanding parenting rights for LGBTQ families
New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu signed into law a bill that expands access for adoption, notably for children of LGBTQ parents.
According to GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders...
Pride, BLM flags to fly over schools across Vermont’s Mill River district
After careful consideration by a school board in Vermont, the LGBTQ Pride flag and Black Lives Matter flag will fly over all public schools in Clarendon, North Clarendon, Shrewsbury, Wallingford and Tinmouth,...
New England’s queer proms set their sights on future dates
For many LGBTQ adults, the very idea of being able to participate in the rite of passage of a prom is hard to even imagine. Unfortunately, all of...
Maine becomes one of few states to offer nonbinary ID on birth certificates
Maine has become one of the few states in the country so far to recognize nonbinary people on their birth certificates. The ruling — which allows for a "X" gender designation for...
LPAC, EMILY’s List endorse Rebecca Perkins Kwoka for Granite State Senate
New Hampshire State Senate candidate Rebecca Perkins Kwoka has become the first to receive endorsements from national organizations in her district, which encompasses Durham, Lee, Madbury, Newfields, Newington, Newmarket and Portsmouth.
White River Junction, VT holds first Pride parade as a ‘Queer Caravan’
White River Junction in Vermont celebrated its first-ever Pride parade despite the COVID-19 pandemic that's forced so many other Prides, from big cities to smaller communities, to go off-road and online.
Maine legislators propose office to help unfairly discharged LGBTQ military vets
Maine lawmakers are recommending the creation of a new office to help LGBTQ veterans involuntarily discharged due to their sexual orientation. The new office, envisioned by the state's committee on veterans and...
Rhode Island Governor Raimondo signs major equal parentage bill into law
At a State House ceremony on the south lawn, Governor Gina Raimondo signed the Rhode Island Uniform Parentage Act into law on July 21. The legislation updates the state’s parenting laws for...
LGBTQ older adults confront isolation amid COVID-19 pandemic
“This is not how I planned to spend my retirement!”
Phil Tackle’s words echo the frustration so many LGBTQ older adults felt as soon as...
Tony, Emmy and Grammy winner Billy Porter joins Huntington theater board
Billy Porter, the openly gay Tony, Emmy and Grammy Award-winning performer and current star of the hit TV series "Pose" — for which he won an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in...
