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...
COVID-19 and the Census: Now more important than ever to be counted
This just in from Tim Wang and Sean Cahill of The Fenway Institute:
Every 10 years, the U.S. Census Bureau attempts to get an accurate count of the population...
New England senators call to update gay, bisexual blood donor restrictions
In response to COVID-19, a group of 15 US senators have called upon the Food and Drug Administration to update blood donation restrictions on gay and bisexual men. Among those who signed...
Victory Fund endorses Selectwoman Kelly Boyer for state executive council (NH), and US Rep....
The LGBTQ Victory Fund, the national nonprofit dedicated to electing LGBTQ leaders to public office, announced endorsements for 18 openly LGBTQ 2020 candidates across the US this week. Among them are US Congressman from...
How does Maine Senator Susan Collins square her recent votes with her record of...
In June 2014, a few months before nearly two-thirds of Maine voters sent US Senator Susan Collins back to Washington, Collins came out as one of four Republican...
Proposal in works to pull anti-marriage-equality phrase from NH GOP platform
The initiative to strike anti-marriage-equality language from New Hampshire's Republican party platform is getting closer to an actual vote when the delegates are scheduled to meet on May 2.
According to a report from the...
New England’s LGBTQ voters lead record-breaking US primary turnout
LGBTQ voters in the four out of six New England states that have held Presidential primaries so far have exceeded a record-setting turnout among LGBTQ voters thus far across the country, according to the...
Connecticut GOP to honor high school athletes for suing trans competitors
Connecticut Republican party chairman J.R. Romano announced this week that his state's GOP will honor three high school girls whose families filed a federal case to block transgender athletes from competing in high school...
Providence City Council candidates debate LGBTQ issues at RI Pride forum
Three Democratic candidates vying for a seat on the Providence City Council debated their positions on LGBTQ issues at a Feb. 20 Rhode Island Pride forum.
Reported WPRI-TV 12's Eyewitness News:
Nick Cicchitelli, John Goncalves and...
5 out of 6 New England States earn top scores on HRC equality index
The Human Rights Campaign released its sixth annual State Equality Index last week, and five out of six New England states scored top marks for 2019.
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Vermont and Maine were all...
