MassDems LGBTQIA+ remember Pope Francis’s legacy of inclusion
This just in from Massachusetts Democratic State Committee LGBTQIA+ Outreach:
The passing of Pope Francis on Easter Monday comes at a time of unprecedented challenges for global leadership....
History Project rescues LGBTQ+ Boston Tour removed by National Park Service
This just in from The History Project:
Earlier this year, the National Park Service removed “Their Dreams, Their Rights, and Their Love,” an LGBTQ+ audio tour of Beacon Hill and Downtown Boston, from...
Plea deal reached in murder trial for 2022 killing of VT transgender woman
A plea deal was reached late last week in the murder trial of Seth Brunell, the man charged for the 2022 killing in Vermont of transgender woman Fern Feather.
Federal judge in Massachusetts blocks Trump admin. policy denying gender marker changes on passports,...
Massachusetts' US District Judge Julia Kobick granted a preliminary injunction to stop the Trump administration from banning US citizens from changing their gender markers, or choosing an X gender marker, on US...
Maine Governor Janet Mills pushes back against Trump administration lawsuit over transgender athletes
In response to the Trump administration's filing of a lawsuit last week to punish the state of Maine for refusing to ban female transgender athletes from school sports, Maine Governor Janet Mills...
Trial of man charged in 2022 killing of VT transgender woman now underway
The trial for the man arrested for killing a Hinesburg, Vermont transgender woman has begun. Fern Feather, the 29-year-old victim, was found on the roadside stabbed to death in Morristown, Vermont, on...
Worcester’s Open Sky’s Safe Homes gala raises $200K, honors leaders
Worcester, Massachusetts–based Open Sky Community Services raised over $200K during its largest and most successful gala to benefit Safe Homes — which is celebrating 30 years of serving LGBTQIA+ youth. At the...
Massachusetts House passes bill with language aimed at barring students from playing on teams...
The Massachusetts House of Representatives last week passed a bill that contained language which "would ban public schools from allowing athletes to play on a team of the opposite sex, but only...
Salem, MA City Council unanimously declares trans sanctuary city status
This past Friday, the Salem City Council unanimously passed a resolution to make the City of Salem a sanctuary city for transgender and nonbinary individuals. In its proclamation, the council notes this...
Maine AG sues Trump admin to restore funds frozen over trans athlete dispute
Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey has filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration seeking "to restore federal agriculture funding caught up in the state's weeks-long fight with the White House over...
