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...
Granite State’s first openly gay Dem party chair runs for eighth term
Raymond Buckley, New Hampshire's first openly gay Democratic Party chair, has filed to run for a historic eighth term. The Granite State's Democratic committee will meet on March 14 to take the...
Congressman Cicilline receives death threats in lead role to impeach Trump
US Rep. David Cicilline of Rhode Island, co-chair of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus, has received multiple death threats for being the lead sponsor of the House resolution to impeach President Trump...
Warnock and Ossoff’s wins increase likeliness Equality Act becomes law
One bright fact poking through the chaos of last week's shameful and tragic attack on the US Capitol is the increasing likelihood of the passage of the LGBTQ Equality Act, introduced...
GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders joins call to remove President Trump
Boston-based GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) Executive Director Janson Wu issued the following statement on Jan. 7 in response to Wednesday's attack on the US Capitol:
Yesterday...
