GLAD Law: ‘Post Pride, LGBTQ+ youth in foster care still require our attention’

The following column appears in the July/August 2026 issue of Boston Spirit Magazine: Another Pride Month is in the books. For many of us, Pride...

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...

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.

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....

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Bay State Senate voting today on anti-discrimation public accommodations bill

The Massachusetts Senate and House are voting today, May 12, on a bill that would prohibit discrimination against transgender people in public accommodations, including sports...

OUT Maine initiates Read the Rainbow campaign, sends books to 43 schools

This past fall, OUT Maine’s Executive Director Jeanne Dooley had a flash of inspiration. What if school libraries had more inclusive books available to...

Canceled drag story time finds new venue in Derry, New Hampshire

Derry, New Hampshire may be officially celebrating Pride month for the first time, but the town's public Taylor Library wasn't quite ready for a...

NH attorney general urges SCOTUS to uphold West Va. law barring trans girls from school sports

New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella has signed onto an amicus brief with 25 other attorneys general calling on the US Supreme Court to...