ACLU-NH, GLAD denounce anti-LGBTQ+ bills signed by Sununu
Last Friday, July 19, New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu signed three anti-LGBTQ+ bills into law: one that bans transgender girls in grades 5-12 from playing on girls' sports teams and requires all...
Soldati runs for New Hampshire Governor’s Executive Council
There are a few popular complaints that people have about politics. One is that politicians are inauthentic. Another is that a few votes won’t make a big...
‘Longest-running’ LGBTQ radio show still going strong from Hartford, CT
For more than 40 years, Keith Brown has been producing and hosting Gay Spirit Radio program out of WWUH 91.3 FM radio in Hartford, Connecticut. "He, the WWUH radio station staff and other...
MassEquality responds to anti-LGBTQ+ vandalism at Kingston, MA church
Hate and intolerance has been on the rise across the nation and in the Commonwealth. As a community, we seek refuge where we can feel safe and connected. The First Parish Unitarian...
GLAD announces Ricardo Martinez as incoming executive director
The Boston-based GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) last week announced Ricardo Martinez (he/him), current Chief Executive Officer of Equality Texas, as the organization’s incoming Executive Director beginning September 4, 2024.
Maggie Hirshland named Maine Women’s Lobby Volunteer champ
Maggie Hirshland, the Youth Engagement Coordinator at the LGBTQIA2S+ youth organization OUT Maine, is the recipient of the Maine Women’s Lobby (MWL) 2024 Volunteer Champion Award.
According to MWL,...
Community gathers in Bangor, Maine to honor memory of Charlie Howard
Over 100 people gathered in downtown Bangor, Maine this past Sunday, July 7, to mark the 40th anniversary of the murder of Charlie Howard, a young man thrown from a bridge in...
GLAD: The Growing Need to Protect Access to Health Care
Doctors who care for transgender youth follow well-established standards developed through decades of clinical study. It is developmentally appropriate treatment requiring informed consent of parents, informed assent...
Youth on Fire moves from Fenway Health to Home for Little Wanderers
The Home for Little Wanderers, the nation’s oldest child welfare agency, is expanding its portfolio of services and programs by accepting ownership of Youth on Fire, a drop-in center that provides food,...
Rhode Island advances HIV prevention with ‘game-changing’ PrEP access law
In June the Rhode Island legislature passed, and Governor McKee signed, a law that will mean fewer people will get HIV. “An Act Relating To Insurance – Accident And Sickness Insurance Policies –...
