First openly gay, statewide-elected lawmaker, Ed Flanagan of Vermont, dies at 66
‘‘He was passionate and very progressive,’’ said Vermont state Representative Mary Sullivan of her long-time friend Ed Flanagan, the first openly gay, statewide-elected lawmaker in the US. ‘‘He was guided by a moral compass.’’
Flanagan,...
‘Keep Resisting,’ urges former US AG Eric Holder at GLAD award dinner
“Keep standing up, keep speaking out, keep resisting," former US Attorney General told the crowd of 1,000 advocates for LGBTQ equality at the GLAD's 2017 Spirit of Justice Award dinner. The event was held...
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...
Massachusetts state senator proposes gender-neutral driver’s license law
Massachusetts State Senator Karen Spilka is proposing a law that would allow Bay State residents to identify as "male," "female" or "x" on their driver's licenses. And Spilka is also researching how a gender-neutral...
Third annual Green Mountain Summit brings folks together in rural Vermont, Oct. 27–29
For year number three, Green Mountain Crossroads of Brattleboro, Vermont, is hosting its annual Out in the Open Summit October 27–29, where upwards of 75 LGBTQ people living in small towns and rural communities...
Bay State cities earn highest scores on HRC Municipality Equality Index
Five Bay State Cities earned top marks, with perfect 100s, on the Human Rights Campaign's latest Municipal Equality Index, its sixth edition, released October 18.
Overall, Massachusetts municipalities scored a healthy average of 87. New...
Maine high school football coach loses job after anti-LGBT bullying incident
A high school football coach in Maine lost his job after instructing his players to tease an opposing player about his gay parents.
"The parents, Lynn and Stephanie Eckersley-Ray, of Yarmouth, say Gray-New Gloucester coach...
Gilead Sciences grants UMass-Worcester and Boston’s Dana-Farber major AIDS/HIV research grant
Boston’s Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and UMass Medical School in Worcester are among five recipients of a 7.5 million dollar grant from Gilead Sciences to fund AIDS/HIV research.
The awards are the second round of HIV...
New England’s major league teams sponsored Gay Bowl XVII, hosted by FLAG Flag Football...
After recently announcing the New England Patriots as MVP sponsors, Boston's FLAG (Friends, Lesbians and Gays) Flag Football League added the Boston Red Sox, Celtics, Bruins and Revolution as Bronze sponsors for Gay Bowl...
Maine high school crowns transgender youth homecoming king
He's a dedicated student athlete who loves Christian music, soccer and snowboarding—and Noble High School in North Berwick, Maine just voted this transgender 17-year-old their homecoming king.
Stiles Zuschlag told the Associated Press, as reported...
