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...
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...
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...
RI federal judge holds off blocking Trump ‘gender ideology’ arts grants ban, but calls...
A federal district court judge in Providence, RI, last week at least temporarily denied blocking a Trump administration order "requiring arts organizations to certify they will not promote 'gender ideology' to obtain...
‘I’m in’: Congressman Pappas (NH) announces run for US Senate seat
US Rep. Chris Pappas of New Hampshire — the openly gay Congressman, co-chair of the LGBTQ+ Congressional Equality Caucus and strong supporter of LGBTQ+ rights — has officially announced his run for a...
US Rep. Balint (VT) introduces federal Transgender Health Care Access Act
Marking Transgender Day of Visibility earlier this week, Congresswoman Becca Balint of Vermont introduced the Transgender Health Care Access Act, "a federal bill designed to expand access to lifesaving, evidence-based gender-affirming care across...
CT house bill would expand protections for gender-affirming care providers
Connecticut legislators are considering House Bill 7135, currently under public testimony hearing in committee, which would "expand the state’s existing 'shield law' provides statutory protections for providers of abortion and gender-affirming...
Despite more pressure from Trump admin., Maine school officials will not ban trans athletes...
School officials in Maine are sticking by their position that banning transgender girls from playing on school sports would violate the state's antidiscrimination laws and policies, despite increasing pressure from the Trump...
Maine Gov. Mills response to Trump: ‘My issue is about the rule of law’
In response to a Trump social media post last weekend — where he threatened to cut federal funding and demanded an apology from Maine Governor Janet Mills "over her stand on transgender...
Leading LGBTQ+ health orgs, including Fenway in Boston, condemn move to close CDC’s HIV...
Boston-based Fenway Health has joined 12 other of the nation’s leading LGBTQ+, HIV and health organizations to raise the alarm about the Trump administration’s planned actions to defund critical HIV prevention efforts...
