Senate Judiciary approves openly LGBT Vermont justice to US federal court
The Senate Judiciary Committee has voted to approve Vermont Supreme Court Associate Justice Beth Robinson to become the first openly LGBT woman to sit on a federal circuit court in the United...
Out Providence Mayoral Candidate Video Features His Husband
Brett Smiley is running for mayor of Rhode Island's largest city, Providence. And he's released a very gay-friendly video promoting himself.
It's not like Providence hasn't had an openly gay mayoral candidate or mayor before...
GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders joins call to remove President Trump
Boston-based GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) Executive Director Janson Wu issued the following statement on Jan. 7 in response to Wednesday's attack on the US Capitol:
Yesterday...
Anti-LGBTQ+ Hall of Shame: A cause for concern, a call to action
It’s no secret that anti-LGBTQ+ animus has been ramping up all over the country. Conservative state legislatures are working at breakneck speed to pass legislation aimed at preventing many of the most...
Massachusetts Senate & House agree on final version of public accommodations law
Pending the approving signature of Governor Charlie Baker, Massachusetts may well have its legal expansion of the state's public accommodations law, which includes transgender people, on the books by October 1.
The state's senate and...
Maine legislators propose office to help unfairly discharged LGBTQ military vets
Maine lawmakers are recommending the creation of a new office to help LGBTQ veterans involuntarily discharged due to their sexual orientation. The new office, envisioned by the state's committee on veterans and...
Boston Globe reports UCLA study refuting threats to public saftey by transgender access law
A research study out of UCLA School of Law's Williams Institute finds no link between public transgender bathroom access and crimes that occur in bathrooms.
According to a September 12 report in the Boston Globe:
Researchers...
Vermont Governor Phil Scott signs gender-neutral bathroom bill into law
Vermont Governor Phil Scott said he hoped to send a "powerful message" in signing HB 333 in to law. The bill makes it the law of the state that all single-user public bathrooms be...
Congressman Chris Pappas of New Hampshire, fiancé Vann Bentley marry
US Rep. Chris Pappas of New Hampshire and his fiancé Vann Bentley recently announced they've officially tied the knot.
Reelected in 2022, Pappas became the first openly gay...
NH attorney general urges SCOTUS to uphold West Va. law barring trans girls from...
New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella has signed onto an amicus brief with 25 other attorneys general calling on the US Supreme Court to reverse a recent appeals court ruling in favor...
