‘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...
Federal judge blocks trans military ban in GLAD Law, NCLR case against Trump
U.S. District Court Judge Ana Reyes today issued a nationwide preliminary injunction in Talbott v. Trump, the legal challenge to President Trump’s transgender military ban executive order brought by LGBTQ+ legal groups GLAD Law and . Judge Reyes...
Two Harvard Medical School doctors sue Trump for removal of LGBTQ+ health-related research from...
After their research that addressed LGBTQ+ health concerns was removed from a US government-run website, two Harvard Medical School doctors have filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration for "unlawful and...
Boston City Council votes to declare Boston an LGBTQ+ sanctuary city
In a 12-1 vote, Boston's city council passed a resolution declaring Boston a sanctuary city for LGBTQ+ people. The resolution was filed by Councilors Julia Mejia and Liz Breadon, Boston's first openly...
Arts orgs in Boston and RI sue Trump for denying trans artists NEA grants
The Theater Offensive in Boston and Rhode Island Latino Arts are among four arts organizations suing the National Endowment for the Arts over President Trump's executive orders blocking federal funds for "anything...
