Maine US Senate candidate Platner quickly removes ‘erroneous repost’ of anti-LGBTQ+ influencer’s message

Graham Planter, Democratic candidate for US Senate from Maine, quickly removed a reposting of a message by anti-LGBTQ+ influencer Stew Peters, according to a report by LGBTQ Nation. The incident caught the attention of LGBTQ Nation because the candidate had recently apologized for homophobic postings of his own in the past.

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...

Rhode Island AG leads AG coalition suing HHS over anti-trans funding cuts

Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha is leading up a coalition of a dozen US state attorney generals in a lawsuit against the...

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Massachusetts Air Force vet sues after denial of reproductive services because she is married to a woman

Air Force Veteran Ashley Sheffield of Massachusetts is suing the US Dept. of Veterans Affairs for denying her reproductive services because she is married...

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...

Health clinic in Barre, Vermont now offering free gender-affirming services

The People's Health & Wellness Clinic in Barre, Vermont, is partnering with the Rainbow Bridge Community Center to launch free gender-affirming care services to...

Opening Day Tea Dance

Despite a rescheduling due to a pesky hurricane, the Boston LGBT sports community came out in support of the Boston Living Center. dBar was...