Despite ‘hot mic’ comment, governor’s councilor supports transgender Boston Municipal Court nominee
A longstanding member of the Massachusetts Governor's Council is under criticism for an unintentionally unmuted comment he made during a virtual hearing last week of Connor Barusch, the openly transgender public defender...
Melissa DuBose sworn in as first woman of color and first LGBTQ judge on...
Melissa R. DuBose became the first woman of color and first LGBTQ+ person on the 25th US District Court for the District of Rhode Island last week.
Reports...
Parentage Act protections for LGBTQ parents enacted into Bay State law
The new year brings good news from Beacon Hill for LGBTQ parents with the enactment of the Massachusetts Parentage Act, unanimously passed by both the state's house and senate and signed into...
Vermont congressional delegation votes against defense bill restricting youth gender-affirming care
All three US Congress members from Vermont — Senators Bernie Sanders and Peter Welch, and US Rep. Becca Balint — voted against the major defense bill with its controversial measure to limit...
Pappas urges Senate to remove limits on trans care for minors from military funding...
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 — recently voted for the National Defense...
Former Maine House Speaker Ryan Fecteau elected to lead chamber again
Newly reelected Maine State Representative Ryan Fecteau of Biddeford has once again been elected Speaker of the House. Fecteau previously served as state rep. from 2014 to 2022, becoming the first openly...
LGBTQ+ advocacy groups working hard to help trans people update legal docs before inauguration...
Many transgender people and the parents of trans youth are racing to "update birth certificates, passports and other legal documents to match their gender identity, rather than their sex assigned at birth,...
Bay State voters send 13 LGBTQ+ candidates to Beacon Hill on Jan. 1
Thirteen LGBTQ+ candidates in Massachusetts (four Senators, eight Representatives, and one new member of the Governor's Council) won their races in the general election and join many other LGBTQ+ leaders already serving...
US Rep. Moulton (MA) faces backlash for anti-trans comments after election
US Congressman Seth Moulton (Massachusetts 6th Congressional District) is "taking heat" for making post-election comments against transgender athletes participating in school sports.
One of Moulton's top aides, Matt...
MassEquality sends message of community support, congratulates winning LGBTQ candidates
The Bay-Statewide grassroots advocacy organization MassEquality yesterday sent a message of support to the Massachusetts LGBTQ+ community from its executive director, Tanya Neslusan, on the heels of the 2024 General Election:
