Vermont congressional delegation votes against defense bill restricting youth gender-affirming care
All three US Congress members from Vermont — Senators Bernie Sanders and Peter Welch, and US Rep. Becca Balint — voted against the major defense bill with its controversial measure to limit...
Pappas urges Senate to remove limits on trans care for minors from military funding...
US Rep. Chris Pappas of New Hampshire — the openly gay Congressman, co-chair of the LGBTQ+ Congressional Equality Caucus and strong supporter of LGBTQ+ rights — recently voted for the National Defense...
Former Maine House Speaker Ryan Fecteau elected to lead chamber again
Newly reelected Maine State Representative Ryan Fecteau of Biddeford has once again been elected Speaker of the House. Fecteau previously served as state rep. from 2014 to 2022, becoming the first openly...
LGBTQ+ advocacy groups working hard to help trans people update legal docs before inauguration...
Many transgender people and the parents of trans youth are racing to "update birth certificates, passports and other legal documents to match their gender identity, rather than their sex assigned at birth,...
Bay State voters send 13 LGBTQ+ candidates to Beacon Hill on Jan. 1
Thirteen LGBTQ+ candidates in Massachusetts (four Senators, eight Representatives, and one new member of the Governor's Council) won their races in the general election and join many other LGBTQ+ leaders already serving...
US Rep. Moulton (MA) faces backlash for anti-trans comments after election
US Congressman Seth Moulton (Massachusetts 6th Congressional District) is "taking heat" for making post-election comments against transgender athletes participating in school sports.
One of Moulton's top aides, Matt...
MassEquality sends message of community support, congratulates winning LGBTQ candidates
The Bay-Statewide grassroots advocacy organization MassEquality yesterday sent a message of support to the Massachusetts LGBTQ+ community from its executive director, Tanya Neslusan, on the heels of the 2024 General Election:
‘Out on the Trail’ report shows 14.1 percent increase in LGBTQ+ candidates
In their 2024 "Out on the Trail" report, released in late October, the LGBTQ+ Victory Fund revealed new data showing that LGBTQ+ candidates continue to grow in diversity and make gains in...
Maine Congressional incumbents up for reelection support LGBTQ+ rights
All three members of Maine’s Congressional delegation up for reelection — US Reps Chellie Pingree (First Congressional District) and Jared Golden (2nd Congressional District), and Senator Angus King — have opposed federal...
New England US Senators and Reps again ace HRC Congressional Scorecard
The Human Rights Campaign yesterday released its Congressional Scorecard, which measures support for LGBTQ+ equality in the 118th US Congress. Once again, Senators and Representatives from New England earned a near-perfect score....
