Connecticut’s first LGBTQ-centered private school to open this autumn
The first LGBTQ-centered private school in Connecticut is scheduled to open this fall. PROUD (Proudly Respecting Our Unique Differences) Academy will prioritize what its founder, Patricia Nicolari, "saw lacking in the U.S....
Second-term openly LGBTQ Vermont State Rep. Kate Donnally steps down
Kate Donnally, an openly LGBTQ Vermont state representative serving her second term, announced she would step down from her House seat on January 27, explaining the reason in her regular column for...
Middlebury College student selected as Victory Institute Congressional intern
Mira Vance, a global gender and sexuality studies major with a concentration in Chinese at Middlebury College in Vermont, has been selected as one of six Spring 2023 Victory Congressional interns. Mira's...
Former Boston Pride president named US Association of Prides hall of famer
Former Boston Pride Board President Linda DeMarco, who was at the head of the 50-year-old organization when it suddenly shut down in 2021, has been named to the US Association of Prides'...
All New England states earn highest rating on HRC’s annual equality index
The Human Rights Campaign's ninth annual "State Equality Index 2022" — the latest, just released last week — is out, and once again all six New England states are among the nation's...
ACLU, GLAD urge Massachusetts schools to reject calls for book bans
The ACLU and the Boston-based GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) have sent a letter urging Massachusetts public school districts to protect students’ legal rights by rejecting censorship in school libraries. The...
LGBTQ advocates in Connecticut launch new community organization
Members of the LGBTQ community in Connecticut gathered on Monday at Hartford's Legislative Office Building to announce the creation of the new advocacy group called Equality Connecticut, reports the Hartford Courant.
US Rep Katherine Clark’s nonbinary daughter arrested for alleged assault of police officer, anti-police...
Congresswoman Katherine Clark of Massachusetts' nonbinary daughter, Riley Dowell, was arrested over the weekend for allegedly assaulting a police officer and spray-painting anti-police graffiti on the Parkman Bandstand in Boston Common, according...
US district court allows case against NH ‘banned concepts’ law to proceed
A US district court has ruled that a lawsuit may proceed against a New Hampshire state law that "discourages public school teachers from teaching and talking about race, gender, sexual orientation, disability,...
Boston Gay Men’s Chorus launches ‘Music Triumphs Homophobia’ documentary on Amazon Prime today
Today, Boston Gay Men's Chorus is launching the release of a new full-length documentary — now available on Amazon Prime — focusing on their 20-years-plus globe-spanning travels as culture ambassadors. The documentary,...
