Granite State’s first openly trans city councilor elected in Rochester
The first openly transgender person voted onto a city council in New Hampshire will officially take her seat in Rochester following the election earlier this month.
Palana Belken, transgender justice organizer for the American Civil...
First openly LGBTQ woman elected to historically diverse Boston City Council
Come January 2020, Boston's City Council welcomes its most diverse city council to take office in history, with minority candidates making up the majority, with eight of the 13 members women, and the first-ever...
In an early New Hampshire Presidential primary poll, Buttigieg ties with Biden
In an early Granite State 2024 Presidential primary poll conducted by the University of New Hampshire, out LGBTQ US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg received statistically as much support as President Biden among...
LGBTQ Victory Fund recognizes Black History Month, endorses candidates
"At the heart of it, representation is about getting diverse voices in the room,” writes Mayor Annise Parker, president and CEO of the LGBTQ Victory Fund, in a press release in recognition...
Log Cabin executive director quits days after former New Hampshire GOP party chair’s departure
The executive director of the Log Cabin Republicans, Jerri Ann Henry, resigned from her post "over discontent with Trump and dissatisfaction with Log Cabin's approach to defending its Trump endorsement in the media," reported...
Rebecca Perkins Kwoka becomes first openly LGBTQ woman elected to New Hampshire Senate
Former Portsmouth City Councilor Rebecca Perkins Kwoka last night became the first openly LGBTQ woman elected to the New Hampshire Senate. Voters in Perkins Kwoka's district — which encompasses Durham, Lee, Madbury,...
Political song-and-dance satirist Randy Rainbow is back in Boston
Internet sensation Randy Rainbow is coming back to Boston for a one-night only show, "Randy Rainbow Live!" Show time is 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 17, at The Wilbur Theater. For tickets ($38), go to www.thewilbur.com.
Randy’s series...
New Bedford city councilor apologizes for anti-transgender Facebook posts
After a high-school student protest and criticism from fellow public officials, New Bedford City Councilor Shawn Oliver apologized in a public statement Monday for having, a few years back, in his own...
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...
LGBTQ Victory Fund endorses Tiara Mack for Rhode Island state senate
The LGBTQ Victory Fund — the national nonprofit dedicated to electing LGBTQ leaders to public office — has endorsed educator and activist Tiara Mack for Rhode Island State Senate District 6, representing...
