Mike Michaud: The Maine Gay Guy
If Mike Michaud hangs on to his lead in the polls, he could become the nation’s first openly gay person to be elected to a governorship, making him arguably the most powerful out politician...
NH House passes two bills attacking LGBTQ+ rights, votes down two others that would...
The New Hampshire House of Representatives last week voted on four bills relating to LGBTQ+ rights, and for every bill, voted against protecting LGBTQ+ rights.
Two of the bills...
NH Dem Party Chair Raymond Buckley calls for HRC president to resign
Raymond Buckley, the openly gay chair of New Hampshire's state Democratic party, is calling for the president of the Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest LGBTQ advocacy group, to resign. HRC President...
Human Rights Campaign: Trump opposes marriage equality
No doubt today's presidential inauguration marks the beginning of a new chapter of challenges (to put it mildly) for the LGBT community (and, well, everyone). Just check out this report on the new president...
Maine’s governor signs anti-conversion therapy bill into law, making all New England conversion therapy...
Maine Governor Janet Mills, a Democrat, yesterday signed into law a bill to ban conversion therapy on minors in her state—making Maine the 17th state in the US to ban the harmful practice and...
VT Senator Sanders to skip HRC LGBTQ town hall on CNN; MA Senator Warren...
Citing scheduling conflicts, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders told CNN that he will not participate with other leading Democratic presidential candidates in the Human Rights Campaign's LGBTQ-focused town hall, "Power of Our Pride," to be...
Dignity and respect for transgender people in Massachusetts prevail in apparent Midterm ballot sweep
This just in from Freedom for All Massachusetts:
Dignity and respect for our transgender friends and neighbors remains the law in our Commonwealth!
We may not know the final margin until tomorrow, but right now Yes...
Maura Healey — Can she pull off a victory against the ‘old boy’ network?
Polls are showing she can …
In 2008, the good ole boy circled the wagons around now-President Obama and asked Hillary Clinton to step aside. She didn’t go down without first putting up a fierce...
Maine state house evacuated after bomb threats following hearing on transgender health, abortion shields
The Maine State House was evacuated on March 8 after two legislators, the State House and the Maine Democratic Party received bomb threats in emails. The Portland Press Herald also received a...
Bill to out LGBTQ+ students postponed indefinitely by New Hampshire House
The New Hampshire House of Representatives last week voted 195-190 to defeat a so-called“parental bill of rights." The bill would have forced teachers to out questioning and LGBTQ students to their parents.
