US Congressmen David Cicilline (RI) and Chris Pappas (NH) named to Biden’s LGBTQ vote...
US Congressmen David Cicilline from Rhode Island and Chris Pappas from New Hampshire—both cochairs of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus—have been named to Joe Biden's LGBTQ voter-outreach steering committee, "Out for Biden."
In early endorsement, HRC backs Pappas, Shaheen in New Hampshire
US Senator Jeanne Shaheen and Congressman Chris Pappas, both representing New Hampshire in Washington, are among the candidates endorsed by the Human Rights Campaign last week.
Their endorsements...
Congressman Chris Pappas’s bid for reelection a top 2020 race to watch
The Boston Globe is calling openly gay Congressman Chris Pappas of New Hampshire's race for reelection one of four top New England contests to watch in 2020.
In 2018,...
Mass. AG Healey leads call to uphold federally threatened anti-discrimination protections in the...
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey, along with California AG Xavier Becerra, has taken the lead in protesting the federal government's recent move to withdraw critical anti-discrimination protections from the Affordable Care Act.
Bay State native Rufus Gifford named Biden’s deputy campaign manager
Bay State native Rufus Gifford of Concord, Massachusetts, was hired yesterday by former Vice President Joe Biden as deputy campaign manager for the former US Vice President's 2020 presidential campaign.
New Hampshire GOP tables vote to pull anti-marriage-equality language from state party platform
Despite the latest in repeated efforts to remove anti-marriage equality language from the New Hampshire Republican party platform, the state's GOP party platform committee voted unanimously to ask delegates at their May...
LGBTQ Victory Fund endorses Jordan Meehan for Massachusetts State Rep.
The LGBTQ Victory Fund, the national nonprofit dedicated to electing LGBTQ leaders to public office, has just endorsed Jordan Meehan—currently the policy coordinator for the Bay State's Commission on LGBTQ Youth—for state representative in...
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...
