Mary Trump to speak at Provincetown Women’s Week 2024 event on Oct. 17
Mary Trump — the author, psychologist, former member of Provincetown's Women Innkeepers, openly lesbian niece and outspoken critic of former US President Donald Trump — will speak as part of the Women's...
Drag story hour at Somerville Public Library canceled after bomb threat
With homophobic protesters and pro-LGBTQ+ counter-protestors outnumbering them outside, a drag queen story hour to be held this past Saturday, Oct. 5, at the Somerville Public Library was canceled after a bomb...
Little Compton, Rhode Island man sues state over anti-gay job discrimination
Antone DeSouza, a former Rhode Island state worker, is suing the Ocean State and former State Property Management Director David Patten for anti-LGBT job discrimination. DeSouza alleges "that he was passed over...
Parents sue NH school district that stopped anti-trans protest at soccer match
Four parents who protested the court-ordered inclusion of a transgender student athlete at a New Hampshire high school girls' soccer match are suing the school district for shutting them down. The parents...
Outright Vermont’s 21st annual fire-truck pull smashes fundraising goal
Funds raised at Outright Vermont's 21st annual fire truck pull blew past the LGBTQ+ youth support and advocacy nonprofit's goal of hauling in $200K this past Saturday when nearly 20 teams tugged...
OUT Maine receives $17K grant from United Midcoast Charities
Earlier this month, OUT Maine received a $17,000 grant from United Midcoast Charities to support the organization’s work towards increasing equitable and accessible services in health care, mental health, and community-based settings...
Massachusetts schools respond to anti-LGBTQ+ group’s federal lawsuit ruling against trans protections in Bay...
Over the summer, the anti-LGBTQ+ group Moms for Liberty brought on a federal lawsuit in Kansas aimed at blocking protections for transgender students in 2,000 schools across the US, including 32 elementary,...
Northampton, MA considers transgender sanctuary city status
Northampton, Massachusetts City Councilors Rachel Maiore and Deborah Klemer have introduced a resolution to deem Northampton a sanctuary city for gender-affirming and reproductive health care, according to a recent report on MassLive.com....
Portland, ME LGBTQ venue to co-host Maine Writers, Publishers Alliance fest
When some 50 authors, illustrators, poets and writers and many, many more book-lovers from far and wide gather on Friday–Sunday, Oct. 4–6, for free events in Portland, Farmington, Brunswick, Waterville, Bangor and...
Connecticut launches campaign to promote state’s LGBTQ+ inclusivity
In response to recent actions by Florida's official tourism board to remove LGBTQ+ travel information from its official website, Connecticut is stepping forward to reaffirm its commitment to being one of the top most welcoming state...
