VOICES OF COLOR: Voter Guide from the Hispanic Black Gay Coalition
BOSTON, October 21, 2014 — On Tuesday, November 4th, the people of Massachusetts will have the power to choose who gets to fill various state executive and state legislature offices. This year, six executive...
Mass. Nurses Assoc. stands with Congressional candidate Alex Morse after student group’s allegations
The Massachusetts Nurses Association announced on Aug. 11 their continuing support for Holyoke Mayor and US Congressional candidate Alex Morse after last week's allegations made by the College Democrats of Massachusetts of...
HRC endorses Sara Gideon’s campaign to take Susan Collins’s US Senate seat
The Human Rights Campaign announced its endorsement of Maine's Speaker of the House Sara Gideon for US Senate in her race against incumbent Senator Susan Collins.
HRC, the...
New local pubic-service training program in Vermont reaches out to LGBT women
Vermont's state legislature is made up of 40% women—the highest representation than any other US state except Colorado. However there are far fewer women serving at the town level. So a new program, Emerge...
NH House tables anti-LGBTQ bills on gender definition, conversion therapy
The New Hampshire House of Representatives last week tabled two pieces of anti-LGBTQ legislation — the first aimed against public accommodation rights and school-sports participation for transgender people; the second, a bill...
Boston Globe reports UCLA study refuting threats to public saftey by transgender access law
A research study out of UCLA School of Law's Williams Institute finds no link between public transgender bathroom access and crimes that occur in bathrooms.
According to a September 12 report in the Boston Globe:
Researchers...
P’town theater troupe delivers message to Ireland before historic referendum
A small troupe of Provincetown thespians is carrying a big message of support for marriage-equality to Ireland. The cast, crew, and playwright of the short play Just Say Yes, a same-sex marriage comedy by Lynda Sturner of...
Mayor Walsh raises transgender flag as anti-trans bus rolls into town
"Boston is, and will remain, an accepting and inclusive City. I'm proud to raise the transgender flag at Boston City Hall today."
Such was the message that Boston Mayor Marty Walsh sent out via Twitter...
Mixed-Message on Supreme Court Marriage Case from White House
With U.S. Supreme Court same-sex ruling pending, support from the White House remains unclear. According to a recent Metro Weekly article:
"Hours before the Supreme Court justices are set to consider once again taking up the...
Openly gay candidate in Maine drops out of race for Senator Collins’ seat
Ross LaJeunesse, the openly gay Biddeford, Maine native and former Google executive vying for US Senator Susan Collins seat this November, ended his campaign in late March, in part because of the...
