Openly gay presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg speaks today at Northeastern
US Presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg, the openly gay mayor of South Bend, Indiana, will speak at 4 p.m. today, Wednesday, April 4, at Northeastern University as part of a public presentation series called The...
Bay State senate passes bill to ban conversion therapy with 34-0 vote
The Massachusetts Senate voted to pass the bill to ban conversion therapy for LGBTQ minors yesterday, March 28. The support for the legislation was overwhelming, with 34 of the 40 senators voting to ban...
US Senator Sanders of VT displays transgender flag outside DC office
In observance of International Transgender Day of Visibility, March 31, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders placed the Transgender Pride flag alongside the American flag outside his office door in Washington, DC. The transgender flag will...
Massachusetts House passes youth conversion therapy ban 147–8
The Massachusetts House of Representative overwhelmingly passed a bill to ban conversion therapy on minors on Wednesday this week. The legislation sailed through with a vote of 147 to 8.
Should the house approve and...
Susan Collins of Maine only GOP senator to sponsor LGBT Equality Act
Senator Susan Collins of Maine is the only US senator to sign on as a sponsor of the comprehensive LGBT nondiscrimination Equality Act of 2019, introduced yesterday. Collins signed on as the lead GOP...
RI Congressman Cicilline introduces US Equality Act, supported by largest LGBT caucus in history
The Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus announced its membership this week, and it's the largest in the history of the House of Representatives. The support comes in no small part thanks to the efforts of...
Efforts back on track to ban youth conversion therapy in Massachusetts
Efforts to make Massachusetts the 16th state in the country to ban conversion therapy got back on track this week with "a crowded, emotional hearing in front the Committee on Children, Families and Persons...
Lawmakers call for Cape commissioner to resign after homophobic postings
Members of the Cape Cod Assembly of Delegates and the Cape & Islands Legislative Delegation are calling for Barnstable County Commissioner Ronald R. Beaty Jr. to resign after Beaty posted homophobic comments on Twitter...
NH Congressman Pappas to host trans US Navy vet at State of the Union
At the State of the Union address this Tuesday evening, New Hampshire Congressman Chris Pappas is bringing Tavion Dignard, a transgender US Navy veteran, as his guest, according to a Congressional press release from...
Pride Center of Vermont decries ICE detention of LGBT community leader
In late December, Cruz Alberto Sanchez-Perez, a dairy farmer known at “Beto” who’s worked in Vermont since 2016, was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement as he left a court hearing for a traffic...
