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the US Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights (OCR), Franklin Pierce University in Rindge, New Hampshire, has rescinded its policy of inclusion for transgender athletes.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...
For Trump, ‘LGBT stands for ‘lets go back in time,’ says Senator Ed Markey
US Senator Edward Markey called the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court a "direct attack" on the LGBTQ community in a news conference held at the Adams Courthouse in...
Granite State Congressman Pappas among HRC History Month honorees
October is LGBTQ History Month and the Human Rights Campaign is marking it by honoring today's out and proud candidates running for office this year. Along with many emerging leaders across...
GLAD committed to ‘fight like hell’ for LGBTQ rights despite SCOTUS nominee
Within minutes of President Trump's SCOTUS nomination of Amy Coney Barrett — the US Circuit Court judge with an alarming anti-LGBTQ record of positions and rulings — the Boston-based GLBTQ Legal Advocates...
First openly transgender, nonbinary, two-spirit person elected in Maine
Geo Soctomah Neptune, a two-spirit artist, education and member of the Passamaquoddy Tribe, has become the first openly transgender or nonbinary person elected in Maine. Neptune won the most votes for a...
