Bay State printer sued for swapping wedding program with hate pamphlets
A Massachusetts printing company is being sued for sending out hateful, anti-LGBT pamphlets in place of wedding programs ordered for the nuptials of a same-sex couple.
On the evening before their wedding ceremony, the couple,...
Connecticut governor nominates first openly gay SJC justice to lead a state’s top court
"Intellect, temperament and respect for the rule of law" — these were the top three qualities Connecticut Governor Dannell Malloy identified in the state's Supreme Court Justice Andrew McDonald when the governor nominated McDonald...
In tie-breaking vote, New Hampshire House kills anti-conversion therapy bill
In a 166–165 vote, the New Hampshire House of Representatives struck down a bill on January 10 that would have prohibited counselors from proposing or performing treatments aimed at changing the sexual orientation or gender...
MassLive, Boston Globe report former Bay State Senate President separates from husband
MassLive reported today that former Massachusetts Senate President Stanley Rosenberg has separated from his husband Bryon Hefner. In its story, MassLive reports that the Boston Globe broke the news first in an article, also...
Murder of North Adams activist marks first transgender person killed in 2018
Transgender rights activist Christa Leigh Steele-Knudslien, 42, was found stabbed and beaten to death inside her North Adams home on Friday night, according to The Berkshire Eagle.
Her husband Mark S. Steele-Knudslien, 47, has been arrested...
Vermont law enforcement board okays third gender on driver’s licenses
Vermont's Law Enforcement Advisory Board unanimously agreed not to oppose adding a third option for those who don't identify as male or female on the state's driver's licenses.
The DMV had asked the board to...
Boston Pride raises $10K+ in post-hurricane relief for LGBT Puerto Rico
Boston Pride’s end-of-year giving campaign to raise funds for hurricane relief efforts for the LGBTQ community in Puerto Rico surpassed expectations raising more than $10,000 for the Puerto Rican LGBT community post Hurricane Maria,...
Trump administration fires all members of AIDS/HIV advisory council
The Washington Post reported Friday that after a half dozen advisors on the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) resigned in protest of the Trump administration’s policies on health care, the Trump Administration fired the remaining...
Fenway responds to bans on Center for Disease Control use of words including ‘transgender’...
The Washington Post reported on Friday that U.S. Centers for Disease Control officials have been banned from using the words "transgender," "diversity," "entitlement," "vulnerable," "fetus," "science-based" and "evidence-based" in official documents related to the...
Little café in New Hampshire’s smallest town brims with queer holiday cheer
A little café in New Hampshire's smallest town is spreading some big, queer holiday cheer this year.
Last night, the Teatotaller Café in Somersworth brought in a crowd of all ages for a Holiday Drag...
