Vermont Lt. Gov. Zuckerman hosts series of readings from banned books
In support of free speech at libraries, bookstores, and for readers across his state, Vermont Lieutenant Governor David Zuckerman is hosting a series of readings from banned books with audience discussion to...
Race, sexuality, gender identity key issues for Presidential candidates in NH
Republican Presidential candidates are taking advantage of extremist views on race, sexuality and gender identity, under the label of "parental rights," to campaign in New Hampshire. These hot button issues are putting...
Anti-LGBTQ+ Hall of Shame: A cause for concern, a call to action
It’s no secret that anti-LGBTQ+ animus has been ramping up all over the country. Conservative state legislatures are working at breakneck speed to pass legislation aimed at preventing many of the most...
Openly gay, LGBTQ-supportive Marblehead Schools superintendent forced to resign
John Buckley, the openly gay, now-former superintendent of Marblehead Public Schools, was pushed out of his job on Aug. 2 with no apparent reason given. But his support of LGBTQ+ and Diversity,...
Final Mass. FY24 budget included bonus eligibility for LGBTQ veterans
As part of their ongoing commitment to LGBTQ+ rights and supporting veterans, Mass. State Representative Jack Patrick Lewis (Framingham), State Senator John Velis (Westfield), and State Treasurer Deborah Goldberg filed H.3518/S.2358, “An...
NH Governor Chris Sununu signs state ban on gay panic defense into law
Last week, New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu signed legislation into state law that will ban “gay/trans panic” as a legal defense in criminal cases. Both the Granite State's House and Senate overwhelmingly...
Funding for Pryde—stripped from US House bill—restored in Senate version
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) applauded the inclusion of the $850,000 in the Senate's Fiscal Year 2024 appropriations for the completion The Pryde, the first affordable housing development for LGBTQ seniors in Massachusetts,...
LGBTQ senior housing project determined to open on schedule despite GOP funding cut
Despite a discriminatory Congressional GOP-led removal of funds intended to support LGBTQ organizations, Gretchen Van Ness, executive director of LGBTQ Senior Housing — the Bay State nonprofit that lost $850,000 budgeted for...
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley slams GOP for cutting funds for The Pryde, LGBTQ senior housing...
Late yesterday, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (Mass.) issued the following statement after the Republican majority on the House Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Committee removed community project funding in support of LGBTQ organizations from Fiscal...
LGBTQ conservatives ‘feel misled’ after DeSantis’s homophobic campaigning
A recent report in The Hill finds the latest anti-LGBTQ campaigning by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is separating the homophobic presidential hopeful from the support of conservative LGBTQ political leaders; specifically, "a...
