Bill to ban LGBTQ+ panic defense moves to Vermont Senate vote
Vermont's bill to ban "gay or trans panic" as a legal defense for committing violent acts against LGBTQ people passed this week through the state's Senate judiciary committee on an unanimous 5–0...
Black and Pink Massachusetts launches bold legislative agenda on Beacon Hill
Black and Pink Massachusetts, the volunteer-driven nonprofit with a mission to bring social justice to the criminal punishment system, has authored several new bills on Beacon Hill addressing issues faced by LGBTQI+...
Kelly Ransom of Jamaica Plain announces run for Boston City Council
Kelly Ransom, an openly LGBTQ native Bostonian, announced her candidacy on April 6 to run for city council. If elected, she'll represent District 6 — Jamaica Plain and West Roxbury — where...
Connecticut Parentage Act would bring equity to LGBTQ parents
A bill aimed at updating Connecticut law to recognize both parents of a same-sex couple as the legal parents of their children just passed from the state's judiciary committee to a vote...
Maine State Sen. Craig Hickman sworn in after historic, special election win
Back in 2012, then-State Rep. Craig Hickman of Maine became the first openly gay Black man elected to the state's legislature. After serving four terms in the House, Hickman was sworn in...
National leaders rally in support of Equality Act at Senate hearing today
As the Senate Judiciary Committee prepares to hear witness testimony today, March 17, on the Equality Act — legislation that would modernize our nation’s civil rights laws for all while expanding to...
New Hampshire’s openly gay Dem party chair wins historic eighth term
Ray Buckley, New Hampshire's long-serving, openly gay chair of the state's Democratic Party, won a historic eighth term yesterday. The state DNC swept Buckley back into the leadership role by a...
Maine bill targets transgender student athletes starting in elementary school
A bill to bar transgender girls and young women from participating in school sports has been introduced in the Maine House of Representatives. The bill, LD 926, would apply to students ranging...
NH state rep. rebuked, apologizes after calling LGBTQ people sexual deviants
A New Hampshire state legislator last week halted a debate over a bill to ban "gay or trans panic" as a legal defense for committing manslaughter when the lawmaker referred to LGBTQ...
Victory Fund calls for Nesselbush to be Rhode Island’s next Lt. Governor
The LGBTQ Victory Fund is calling on Rhode Island Lt. Gov. Dan McKee to name former State Senator Donna Nesselbush, an out lesbian, to replace him as he moves into his new...
