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...
US House passes Equality Act; bill moves toward tough Senate vote
The US House of Representatives passed the Equality Act today with a vote of 224–206, breaking largely on party lines. Three Republicans — John Katko and Tom Reed of New York, and...
Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse may be Provincetown’s next town manager
Holyoke, Massachusetts Mayor Alex Morse, the city's youngest and first openly gay person elected to that role 10 years ago, is a top candidate to become Provincetown's next town manager.
Maine Senator Susan Collins says she will not cosponsor the Equality Act
The sole Republican US Senator who'd previously sponsored the Equality Act back in 2019, Susan Collins of Maine, told a Washington Blade reporter she'd "not co-sponsor" it again in 2020. Whether or...
What’s next for Equality Act after Cicilline reintroduced it last week
Out, gay Congressman David Cicilline of Rhode Island, along with Senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon, last Thursday announced the reintroduction of the federal Equality Act — civil rights legislation that would prohibit...
