Fenway Institute policy brief calls out 98 anti-trans youth bills in 33 states
The Boston-based Fenway Institute has just released a policy brief calling out some 98 bills aimed at restricting the ability of transgender and gender diverse youth to access health care, school facilities...
Mayor-elect Wu to appoint AIDS Action honoree Bisola Ojikutu to city cabinet
Among Mayor-Elect Michelle Wu's first announcements of who she'll appoint to cabinet-level positions is Dr. Bisola Ojikutu, current executive director of the Boston Health Commission. Wu said in a statement that Ojikutu's...
Fecteau wins LGBTQ Victory Institute’s Tammy Baldwin Breakthrough award
Maine State Speaker of the House Ryan Fecteau, who earlier this year was unanimously elected to become Maine's youngest and first openly gay Speaker, has just been honored with the LGBTQ Victory...
Worcester city councilor-elect Thu Nguyen becomes first out nonbinary elected official in Massachusetts
Another rainbow ceiling shattered this week when Worcester, Massachusetts voters elected Thu Nguyen to Worcester's city council, making Nguyen the first out, nonbinary elected official in Massachusetts. According to the LGBTQ Victory...
US Senate confirms Vermont’s Beth Robinson to be first openly LGBTQ woman on federal...
In a historic vote, the US Senate last night confirmed Vermont Supreme Court Justice Beth Robinson to sit on the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, which hears cases from...
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...
Cambridge officials work to create a plan for LGBTQ-friendly senior housing
With an eye toward the future, the Cambridge City Council has voted to explore past efforts to create LGBTQ-friendly housing for seniors and come up with a better plan.
US Rep. Pappas calls on Congress to mark repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t...
US Rep. Chris Pappas, the openly gay Congressman from New Hampshire, is co-leading a resolution to recognize the 10th anniversary of the enactment of the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."
NH Congressman Pappas leads call to give LGBTQ Afghans P-2 refugee status
In late August, US Rep. Chris Pappas, the openly gay Congressman from New Hampshire, led a group of 64 members of Congress calling on the US to help evacuate LGBTQ Afghans. The...
Joe Magee, openly queer Progressive, wins Burlington, VT city council seat
In a special election held this week, Progressive party candidate Joe Magee, an openly queer man, was voted onto the Burlington, Vermont city council. Magee received an impressive 47.1 percent of the...
