Vermont votes Hallquist first trans nominee for govenor by major party
Christine Hallquist won the Democratic nomination for governor in Vermont's primary last night, becoming the first transgender person to become a gubernatorial nominee for any major political party.
“Tonight, we made history,” Ms. Hallquist said...
Maine voters can still ban conversion therapy by replacing LePage
Maine Governor Paul LePage's veto of the conversion therapy bill—which had passed both houses of the state's legislature with strong support but was nixed by LePage—could yet be overturned, says Equality Maine Executive Director...
Vermont poised to pick transgender woman for governor in Democratic primary
With incumbent Republican Vermont Governor Phil Scott down 38 percent in the polls this year, challenger Hallquist Christine believes she's got a good chance taking his seat in this fall's midterm elections, if she...
Business leaders support campaign to uphold trans rights on Nov. 6 ballot
Business leaders of more than 50 major organizations gathered at a July 31 event in Boston to stand together against the ballot referendum that would repeal nondiscrimination protections for transgender people in Massachusetts in...
Bay State passes LGBT awareness training for aging services into law
This just in from Fenway Health:
Gov. Charlie Baker signed into law late last week “An Act Relative to LGBT Awareness Training for Aging Services Providers.” The first-in-the-nation law will require that all state funded...
Mass. congressmen introduce national bill to ban gay, trans panic defense
US Senator Ed Markey and Congressman Joe Kennedy III have introduced national legislation that would ban “gay or trans panic” as a legal defense for committing a violent act. Many states have passed similar...
Maine gov. vetoes conversion therapy ban, approving harmful practice
Despite strong support in the state's legislature, Governor Paul LePage late this week vetoed the bill that would have banned the harmful practice of conversion therapy on youth in the state of Maine, becoming...
Massachusetts house votes 137–14 to ban conversion therapy
Massachusetts took an important step closer this week to becoming the 15th state in the country to ban conversion therapy on minors.
On Wednesday, the Bay State's house of representatives voted 137–14 to pass H.4664,...
RI Congressman: ‘no policies in place’ for detained LGBT immigrant youth
Among all the disturbing problems created by the Trump administration's policy of separating thousands of immigrant children from their parents, it should come as no surprise that no policies appear in place to address...
Ballot initiative to repeal transgender rights in Massachusetts appears very close, new poll shows
A new Suffolk University Political Research Center survey shows the ballot initiative aimed at repealing transgender rights in Massachusetts looks to be one of the closest battles the state has seen.
According to a June 14...
