GLAD Law condemns executive order banning health care for trans youth
Update: Lambda Legal, the American Civil Liberties Union, PFLAG and the LGBTQ+ medical association GLMA on Tuesday filed a lawsuit in federal court to block this executive order on behalf of...
Federal judge in Boston blocks transfer of trans woman to men’s prison
A federal judge in Boston temporarily blocked the transfer of an incarcerated transgender woman to a men's prison, according to Boston.com. The transfer would have come under a recent executive order from...
Maine Dept. of Ed. will not comply with Trump’s ‘two gender’ policy
Trump's executive order to recognize only two genders, male and female, will not affect the state's law and school board policies, according to a statement issued late last week by Maine's Department...
OUT Maine to bring back queer prom for adults featuring the Right Track
On the evening of February 28, OUT Maine will host the second annual Rainbow Gala & Dance Party in its home base of Rockland, Maine, featuring the Right Track band. The gala...
GLAD Law challenges Trump’s trans military ban with federal lawsuit
Boston-based GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD Law) and the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) have filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia challenging President Trump’s January...
Former member of gay Republican group in NH turns down Jan. 6 pardon
A New Hampshire resident who was at the time involved in a "small, local, rural group of New Hampshire gay Republicans" and who was convicted for participating in the January 6, 2021...
Queer Connect board chair runs for seat on Bennington, VT select board
Jacklyn Matts, who has served as board president for the Bennington, Vermont, LGBTQ+ nonprofit Queer Connect and chair of the 2024 Bennington Charter Review Committee, announced her candidacy to sit on the...
Hasty Pudding to honor openly queer, award-winning actress Cynthia Erivo as 2025 Woman of...
The Hasty Pudding Theatricals, the oldest theatrical organization in the United States, just announced Emmy, Tony, Grammy-winning and 2x Oscar nominee Cynthia Erivo as the recipient of its 2025 Woman of the...
LGBTQ community of Worcester rallies in support of City Councilor Nguyen
The LGBTQ Community of Worcester came together yesterday evening for a rally and press conference before moving to last night's city council meeting in support of City Councilor Thu Nguyen. As reported, last...
Fenway Health stands with community in response to executive orders against trans people and...
After executive orders were issued last night following the second inauguration of President Trump, Boston-based Fenway Health — one of the country’s leading care and research centers for LGBTQIA+ people — released...
