Rhode Island Governor Raimondo signs major equal parentage bill into law
At a State House ceremony on the south lawn, Governor Gina Raimondo signed the Rhode Island Uniform Parentage Act into law on July 21. The legislation updates the state’s parenting laws for...
Maine’s Governor Mills signs equitable fertility insurance coverage bill into law
Maine Governor Janet Mills has signed into law "An Act to Provide Access to Fertility Care" (LD 1539).
The legislation, which goes into effect on January 1, 2023,...
New Hampshire passes law expanding parenting rights for LGBTQ families
New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu signed into law a bill that expands access for adoption, notably for children of LGBTQ parents.
According to GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders...
LGBTQ families, advocates call on legislature to pass MA Parentage Act
Despite rain and chilly weather, LGBTQ families, advocates and allies kicked off Pride month on June 1 with the Rally for Massachusetts Families outside the State House, calling on the legislature to...
Sudbury Moms named LGBTQ Nation ‘Hometown Hero’ nominees for keeping adopted brothers together
LGBTQ Nation has named Sudbury, Massachusetts Moms KC and Lena Currie to their short-list of "Hometown Hero of the Year" nominees — just five! — for making a big difference in...
Rhode Island Senate passes bill to faciliate adoption for LGBTQ+ families
The Rhode Island Senate last week voted unanimously to pass S 0121, a bill that will streamline the process for confirmatory adoption and make it more accessible for LGBTQ+ parents to ensure security...
SCOTUS to hear first LGBTQ rights case after Barrett seated as ninth justice
Even before the US Supreme Court will hear arguments threatening the Affordable Care Act in November, the "next high stakes LGBTQ rights case," said Janson Wu, executive director of the Boston-based GLBTQ...
Mass. SJC unanimously rules to protect non-marital family relationships
This just in from GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD):
GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) cheers the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court’s (SJC) recent ruling in J.M. v. C.G.,...
SCOTUS hears key case arguing for discrimination against LGBTQ rights
The Supreme Court yesterday heard its first LGBTQ rights case after Justice Amy Coney Barrett joined the already far-right-tilting bench.
The case, "Fulton v. City of Philadelphia," argues...
