Buttigieg rallies hundreds in Provincetown, warming up crowd for LGBT youth program variety show
Top-polling, openly gay Democratic Presidential candidate Peter Buttigieg, Mayor of South Bend, Indiana, addressed a crowd of hundreds at Provincetown Town Hall yesterday.
He spoke first at a free public event, playing the warm-up act...
Connecticut governor signs bill to ban ‘gay or trans panic’ defense into law
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed into law on June 21 legislation banning 'gay or trans panic' defense in criminal cases.
The means that defendants on trial for committing violent acts can no longer claim as...
US Senator Markey (MA) leads senate group decrying and demanding answers to embassy Pride...
Led by US Senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts, a group of 17 senators is demanding an immediate explanation (by June 28) from US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for his department's banning of rainbow...
Bay State’s US Rep. Kennedy and Senator Markey reintroduce national bill to ban gay/trans...
US Congressmen Joe Kennedy III and Senator Ed Markey, both of Massachusetts, reintroduced legislation that would ban, on the national level, the gay and trans panic defenses in cases including murder, assault and other...
Maine’s governor signs anti-conversion therapy bill into law, making all New England conversion therapy...
Maine Governor Janet Mills, a Democrat, yesterday signed into law a bill to ban conversion therapy on minors in her state—making Maine the 17th state in the US to ban the harmful practice and...
Maine House passes bill to ban conversion therapy on minors, with governor support, senate...
The Maine House of representatives voted 91–46 for a bill to ban conversion therapy on minors. Five Republicans and five independents joined 81 Democrats to support the legislation. The next day, the state's senate, where...
US House approves Equality Act of 2019 on the anniversary of marriage equality in...
The US House of Representatives sweepingly passed the Equality Act of 2019, with every Democrat plus eight Republicans voting in favor of the Act. The legislation modifies existing civil rights law to extend anti-discrimination protections...
Buttigieg to attend Town Hall rally and fundraising event in Provincetown
Democratic Presidential Candidate and South Bend Indiana Pete Buttigieg is coming to Provincetown on Friday, July 5, for a public rally in Provincetown Town Hall followed by a private fundraising event.
According to the Provincetown...
Maine’s King and Collins introduce bill to add LGBT people to Fair Housing Act
Maine Senators Angus King, an Independent, and Susan Collins, Republican, introduced a bill this week with Democrat Virginia Senator Tim Kaine that would include LGBT people in the Fair and Equal Housing Act of...
US Congressman David Cicilline (RI) inspires 1,000+ at Boston Spirit’s 2019 Executive Networking Night
More than 1,000 LGBTQA attendees gathered with reps from more than 50 exhibiting companies at Boston Marriott Copley Place Thursday night at Boston Spirit's 2019 Executive Networking Night. In addition to featured speaker, US...
