Natick churches targeted with anti-LGBTQ+ vandalism; churches respond with support for LGBTQ+ community
Last Saturday, vandals tore down Pride flags, replaced them with a "Christian flag" and left leaflets with anti-LGBTQ+ messages and a banner that read "Jesus is King" at two churches in Natick,...
New lawsuit attacks protections for LGBTQ kids in foster care in Vermont
The Alliance Defending Freedom has filed a federal complaint against the Vermont Department for Children and Families' requirements for foster parents to support LGBTQ youth. The conservative Christian law firm's case alleges...
Balint joins Human Rights Campaign’s support for Harris’s Presidential run
US Representative Becca Balint of Vermont joined over 1,100 LGBTQ+ leaders, celebrities and influencers in signing a letter in support of Vice President Kamala Harris's run for President.
New report: Legal protections for LGBTQ+ people increase worldwide
Despite the backlash currently threatening LGBTQ+ people in the United States, a new report from the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law indicates significant progress in the number of countries with...
OUT Maine receives Equity Fund grant to support GSTAs across the state
OUT Maine has received a grant from the Equity Fund of the Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF) to expand and strengthen the network of Gay, Straight, and Transgender Alliance (GSTA) programs in schools...
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.
