Congressman David Cicilline of Rhode Island elected chair of US policy and communications committee
US Congressman David Cicilline, openly gay co-chair of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus and former mayor of Providence, has been elected co-chair of the Congressional committee on policy and communications by his Democratic peers...
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...
New England’s LGBTQ candidates in today’s record-breaking election
The number of openly LGBTQ people running for elected offices across the US jumped from 432 to 574 between the 2018 midterm and 2020 general elections — an increase of 33%, according...
Isaacson honored with Boston Women Communicators Lifetime Legacy award
Prominent marriage equality activist and LGBT-rights advocate Arline Isaacson is receiving some major well-deserved recognition when Boston Women Communicators honors her with its 21st Annual Lifetime Legacy Award on Wednesday, October 21.
The award ceremony takes place from 6 to...
Maine bill targets transgender student athletes starting in elementary school
A bill to bar transgender girls and young women from participating in school sports has been introduced in the Maine House of Representatives. The bill, LD 926, would apply to students ranging...
First openly gay NBA player Jason Collins and Mass. Rep. Joe Kennedy III guests...
Massachusetts Congressman Joseph Kennedy III and Jason Collins, the first openly gay player in the NBA (now retired), were roommates in college and have been buddies every since. You can read all about that in...
Three transgender women running for state reps in Vermont’s Aug. 11 primary
Three transgender candidates for state representatives are on Vermont's August 11 primary ballot in the state where Democrat Christine Hallquist made history as the first transgender woman to win a major party's...
NH House passes two bills attacking LGBTQ+ rights, votes down two others that would...
The New Hampshire House of Representatives last week voted on four bills relating to LGBTQ+ rights, and for every bill, voted against protecting LGBTQ+ rights.
Two of the bills...
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...
GOPs Line Up to Support Gay Marriage at the Supreme Court
Many of you might not know who Ken Mehlmen is.
He is the architect of George Bush’s field campaign for his 2000 run and was the campaign manager for his 2004 re-election campaign. He is...
