Community replaces hundreds of Pride flags stolen from display in Carlisle, MA
More than 200 Pride flags were stolen from a display at a traffic rotary in Carlisle, Massachusetts, in the middle of the night, last week. Within hours, residents came together to replace...
Federal court finds NH classroom censorship law unconstitutional
A federal court ruled last week that New Hampshire’s classroom censorship law is unconstitutional. A broad coalition of educators and advocacy groups brought the challenge to the law, which actively discouraged public school teachers...
Boston Gay Men’s Chorus to present ‘Friends of Dorothy’ Pride concert
Boston Gay Men's Chorus is tuning up for their annual Pride concert and this year it will be "Friends of Dorothy" — a spectacular celebration of LGBTQ+ pride and resilience through the power...
Portraits of Pride Ball to celebrate queer arts, culture in Boston, June 7
Boston LGBTQ+ Museum of Art, History & Culture is hosting its first Portraits of Pride Ball, a premiere benefit gala celebration of queer achievements in the arts and culture, at the Hynes...
Maine Gov. Mills signs gender-affirming health care shield bill into law
Maine Governor Janet Mills yesterday signed into law a bill to protect out-of-state patients seeking gender-affirming care, and also abortions, from states where such health care is illegal, even if received in...
Williamstown, MA passes bylaw amendment to let Pride flags fly
Williamstown, Massachusetts town meeting-goers decided last week in a 175-90 vote to allow the LGBTQ+ Progress Pride flag to fly over town property. Amending the flag bylaw passed at the previous year's...
RI House, Senate pass trans-inclusive bills to simplify name change process
This just in from GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders:
night the Rhode Island House passed “An Act Relating to Probate Practice and Procedure—Practice in Probate Courts” (H. 8155)...
Boston Pride for the People announces theme for 2024 Parade and Festivals
Rain or shine, hundreds of thousands of LGBTQ+ people and allies are expected to come out for Boston's biggest, annual Pride festivities — Boston Pride for the People's parade through Back Bay...
Great Barrington teacher files federal suit over police search for LGBTQ book
A language arts teacher at Du Bois Regional Middle School in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, has filed a federal complaint following a police search in her classroom for a copy of the award-winning...
NH Senate passes bill to ban trans student athletes from school sports
The New Hampshire State Senate last week voted along party lines to pass legislation that effectively bans transgender students in grades 5–12 from participating in school sports. The bill now heads to...
