Congressman Joe Kennedy III to join “Yes on 3” transgender rights rally, Sunday Sept....
US Congressman Joe Kennedy III of Massachusetts will join a host of speakers at a "Yes on 3" rally to protect transgender rights in the Bay State this Sunday, September 16.
The rally starts at...
Boston Globe reports UCLA study refuting threats to public saftey by transgender access law
A research study out of UCLA School of Law's Williams Institute finds no link between public transgender bathroom access and crimes that occur in bathrooms.
According to a September 12 report in the Boston Globe:
Researchers...
Chris Pappas wins New Hampshire Democratic Congressional Primary
If New Hampshire's Executive Councilor Chris Pappas wins the general midterm election on November 6, he would become the first openly LGBT person elected to US Congress from the Granite State.
On Tuesday night, Pappas,...
Bingo night benefit to raise funds for Harbor to the Bay AIDS bike-a-thon
The Boston Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence are back this Monday, September 10, at Club Café for another round of the popular "Harbor to the Bingo!" fundraising event, which raises money for the annual Harbor...
India ends colonial-era ban on gay sex and extends civil-rights protections to LGBT people
India's high court this week came down on the side of civil rights ending a colonial-era ban on gay sex—one of the world's oldest such laws and one that included the possibility of life...
Althea Garrison, first transgender state legislator in US, likely to take Ayanna Pressley’s Boston...
Ayanna Pressley's big win over 10-term Congressman Michael Capuano in the Massachusetts primary this week will likely also prove a victory for Althea Garrison—the first transgender person elected to a state legislature in the...
Athol protestors confront anti-LGBT candidate for Bay State governor
About 100 peaceful protestors gathered outside a campaign event for the anti-LGBT activist Scott Lively in Athol, Massachusetts last week.
According to the Athol Daily News:
The vigil began in front of the North Quabbin Community...
Maine Gov. LePage seeks to legalize anti-LGBT workplace discrimination
Outgoing Maine Governor Paul LePage fired another parting shot at the LGBT community by asking the US Supreme Court to rule that companies can fire workers based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
Earlier this...
University of Maine law school gifted 50K in name of LGBT ‘justice warrior’
Portland-based law first Bernstein Shur has gifted the University of Maine School of Law $50,000 in honor of its retiring shareholder and LGBT activist Pat Peard. The money is to be used in Peard's...
Vermont votes Hallquist first trans nominee for govenor by major party
Christine Hallquist won the Democratic nomination for governor in Vermont's primary last night, becoming the first transgender person to become a gubernatorial nominee for any major political party.
“Tonight, we made history,” Ms. Hallquist said...
