US House Progressive Caucus elects Rep.-elect Balint to leadership position
US Rep.-elect Becca Balint, the first woman and first openly LGBTQ US Congress member from the Green Mountain State — and currently the state’s first openly LGBTQ and woman Senate pro tempore...
US House sends Respect for Marriage Act to President Biden to sign into law
The US House of Representatives today passed the landmark Respect for Marriage Act, ensuring federal rights for same-sex and interracial marriages, clearing the way for President Biden's signature.
Former ME state senator elected first LGBTQ+ York county commissioner
Former Maine State Senator Justin Chenette has become the first Millennial and only openly LGBTQ+ individual elected to serve on the York County Commission, at age 31.
Chenette is...
US Senate passes historic Respect for Marriage Act, nearing passage into law
The US Senate passed the landmark Respect for Marriage Act, providing "relief for the hundreds of thousands of same-sex couples who have married since the Supreme Court’s 2015 decision that legalized gay...
Congressman David Cicilline (RI) drafts legislation to prevent Trump from ever holding public office...
US Congressman David Cicilline of Rhode Island, chair of the Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus, says he is drafting legislation and seeking support among his colleagues on Capitol Hill to prevent Former President...
Providence, Rhode Island voters elect openly gay Brett Smiley next mayor
Voters elected Brett Smiley their next mayor of Providence in last Tuesday's 2022 Midterm Elections. Smiley is the first openly gay man to serve in this office since US Congressman David Cicilline...
Vermont elects Balint first woman, first openly LGBTQ person to US Congress
History was made in Vermont last week when voters elected Becca Balint to become the first woman and first openly LGBTQ US Congress member from the Green Mountain State. Balint is also...
Voters in New Hampshire elect first trans man to their state’s legislature
Voters in New Hampshire's Merrimack County District 22 made history last week in the 2022 Midterms by electing James Roesener to become the first openly transgender man to serve in their state's...
Treasurer-elect Erick Russell is first Black, gay statewide official in Conn.
Connecticut voters have elected Erick Russell to be their state's new treasurer in Tuesday night's 2022 Midterm Elections, making Russell Connecticut's first elected statewide Black, gay official.
"Thank...
Healey elected first openly LGBTQ gov. in Mass., more wins for New England
With so much hanging in the balance for LGBTQ+ people in the 2022 Midterm Elections, there were quite a few historic, decisive wins for our community here in New England as the...