Senate confirms Rufus Gifford to be State Dept.’s next chief of protocol
The US Senate confirmed the Bay State's own Rufus Gifford to be the next chief of protocol for the US State Department. The confirmation came on Dec. 18 with a simple voice...
NH Congressman Chris Pappas announces engagement to boyfriend
US Rep. Chris Pappas, who in 2018 became the first openly gay person to represent New Hampshire in Congress, announced his engagement to his boyfriend Vann Bentley on Dec. 19.
Becca Balint, Vermont’s openly gay Senate pro tempore, runs for US House
Vermont's first openly LGBT State Senate Pro Tempore, Becca Balint, announced this morning she's running for Congress. If elected, she would also become Vermont's first woman elected to federal office.
Bay State lawmakers join global call to ban conversion therapy worldwide
More than 36 Bay State lawmakers have signed a pledge with fellow elected officials around the world calling for a ban on conversion therapy.
Joining State Rep....
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...
