US Rep Becca Balint (VT) announces run for reelection to third two-year term

US Rep Becca Balint — the first woman and first openly LGBTQ person elected to federal office from Vermont — has officially announced her...

Boston-based civil rights group calls out uptick across MA in LGBTQ-related bullying in school hockey

The Boston-based advocacy group Lawyers for Civil Rights is calling out an uptick in LGBTQ-related bullying in school sports, "especially hockey," across Massachusetts, and...

New Hampshire House advances new anti-transgender ‘bathroom ban’ bill

With a 181-164 vote last week, the New Hampshire House of Representatives is advancing legislation "that would allow schools, government buildings and some businesses to restrict bathrooms...

Baystate Health reportedly ending hormone treatment for trans youth

The Boston Globe received a copy of a letter shared to parents and guardians explaining the Springfield, Mass. health care system Baystate Health was...

Despite long anti-LGBTQ voting record as state senator, McCaffrey appointed RI district court judge

The former Senate majority leader, who has opposed every bill to protect LGBT Rights since 1995—including the anti-sodomy laws, marriage equality along with hate...

US Senator Markey (MA) reintroduces Transgender Bill of Rights resolution

Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), with Representatives Mark Takano (CA-49), and Sara Jacobs (CA-51) reintroduced theTransgender Bill of...

Advocates applaud NH Governor Kelly Ayotte’s veto of anti-LGBTQ+ bill

Earlier this month, New Hampshire Governor Kelly Ayotte vetoed SB 268, a bill that would have rolled back critical nondiscrimination protections for transgender and...

Filmmaker John Waters to officiate marriage of one lucky couple to benefit Provincetown Film Society

With Valentines Day around the corner, love is in the air—and so is excitement around a benefit for the Provincetown Film Society, which had...

GOP candidates for gov., US Senate weigh in against transgender student athletes in Pembroke, MA

At least three Republican candidates in Massachusetts—one for US Senate and two for governor— weighed in on social media over a debate at a...

ME anti-trans student referendum may have enough signatures for ballot vote

The group behind an effort to ban transgender students from sports teams and private spaces in Maine claims they've gathered more than the 82K...

Feds now investigating transgender cheerleader on co-ed team in Maine

The US Department of Education is investigating the Newport School District in Maine because a transgender athlete is competing on a "girls" cheerleading team....

GLAD Law: DC Circuit hears arguments against Trump’s trans military ban

WASHINGTON, DC—A three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit today heard oral arguments in Talbott v. USA (formerly Talbott v. Trump), a...

603 Equality, the NH LGBTQ+ rights nonprofit, hires first full-time employee

603 Equality, the two-year-old statewide LGBTQ+ rights nonprofit that advocates for legislative and policy change in New Hampshire, now has its first full-time employee...

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Boston Theater Offensive’s benefit for True Colors moves online to Nov. 12

"Beyond the Stage," The Theater Offensive's premier annual fundraiser for their LGBTQ youth program, True Colors, has moved online. The event had been one...

Bay State’s first openly LGBTQ governor, Maura Healey, takes office

Massachusetts’ former Attorney General Maura Healey has been sworn in as the Bay State’s first elected woman and openly LGBTQ governor — and the...

Lam Dance Works: ‘Act II’ | November 15, 2025

Debuting Lam Dance Works’ one-night-only, inaugural performance, “Act II,” Boston’s legendary John Lam partners with iconic choreographers who have influenced Lam over the course...

Somerville, Mass. fitness director powerlifts funds for LGBTQ youth

As she trains for the Women's Strength Coalition's Pull for Pride powerlifting meet that's raising funds to combat LGBTQ youth homelessness, Massachusetts fitness pro...