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...
HRC stands against NH bill to classify gender-affirming care as child abuse
A bill (HB 68) that would classify life-saving, gender-affirming care for transgender youth as child abuse went before the New Hampshire House of Representatives' Children & Family Law committee late last week....
State Rep. Kate Hogan to be first LGBTQ House Pro Tempore in MA
Massachusetts House Speaker Ronald Mariano announced he will appoint State Rep. Kate Hogan as the first openly LGBTQ pro tempore in the state's House of Representatives—the third most powerful Democrat in the...
Connecticut legislation would extend benefits to LGBT military veterans
Connecticut lawmakers are proposing an extension of state veterans’ benefits to LGBT members of the armed forces who were withheld honorable discharges because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus leaders applaud Buttigieg confirmation
Leaders of the Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus applauded the historic confirmation on Feb. 2 of Pete Buttigieg to be Secretary of Transportation. On Feb. 2, Secretary Buttigieg became the first openly LGBTQ...
Bernie’s Inaugural mittens knitted by queer mom from Vermont
The wooly mittens Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont wore to the Inauguration ceremony of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were knitted by an LGBTQ mom from the Burlington, Vermont...
President Biden, Vice-President Harris to ‘stand with LGBTQ+ community’
Inauguration Day for President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris seems like a great time to review their key commitments to the LGBTQ+ community.
“Throughout her groundbreaking...
