Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus endorses Cicilline for Assistant Speaker
The Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus today endorsed US Congressman David Cicilline of Rhode Island in his campaign to become the next Assistant Speaker of the House.
The openly gay...
Reelection of Cicilline and Pappas help make incoming Congress ‘queerest in history’; plus more...
Well before many 2020 election results began dragging on for days, incumbent Congressmen David Cicilline of Rhode Island and Chris Pappas of New Hampshire sailed into early wins with 71.1% and 51.4%...
Taylor Small becomes Vermont’s first openly transgender state legislator
Taylor Small, a trans woman from Winooski and director of health and wellness at the Pride Center of Vermont, has become the first openly transgender person elected to the Vermont state legislator. ...
Rebecca Perkins Kwoka becomes first openly LGBTQ woman elected to New Hampshire Senate
Former Portsmouth City Councilor Rebecca Perkins Kwoka last night became the first openly LGBTQ woman elected to the New Hampshire Senate. Voters in Perkins Kwoka's district — which encompasses Durham, Lee, Madbury,...
New England’s LGBTQ candidates in today’s record-breaking election
The number of openly LGBTQ people running for elected offices across the US jumped from 432 to 574 between the 2018 midterm and 2020 general elections — an increase of 33%, according...
SCOTUS to hear first LGBTQ rights case after Barrett seated as ninth justice
Even before the US Supreme Court will hear arguments threatening the Affordable Care Act in November, the "next high stakes LGBTQ rights case," said Janson Wu, executive director of the Boston-based GLBTQ...
US Dept. of Ed. pressures Franklin Pierce University to rescind trans athletics inclusion policy
Under pressure from the US Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights (OCR), Franklin Pierce University in Rindge, New Hampshire, has rescinded its policy of inclusion for transgender athletes.
A lifeline for LGBTQ youth, Moulton’s suicide hotline bill passes into law
Bay State Congressman Seth Moulton's bill to create a three-digit suicide prevention hotline—legislation that specifically reaches out to LGBTQ youth and other high-risk groups—passed into law this weekend. The simple three-digit "988"...
Maine Senator Justin Chenette publishes book for kids on legislating
As he heads out of office at the end of this legislative term, openly gay Maine State Senator Justin Chenette has published a full-length children’s book about state government.
MassEquality endorses Bay State candidates with strong LGBTQ records
MassEquality, the statewide grassroots advocacy organization, endorsed seven Bay State candidates in competitive races with strong records on LGBTQ+ issues.
“In this pivotal election year, electing LGBTQ+ champions at every...
