NH lawmakers move to push through anti-LGBTQ bills in session’s final weeks

With only a few weeks to go before the end of the legislative session, lawmakers pushed forward a number of bills with anti-LGBTQ+ proposals,...

HRC expresses gratitude for LGBTQ+ activism of Rob and Michele Reiner

The Human Rights Campaign is mourning the loss of legendary actor, director and LGBTQ+ activist Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner. The...

Recent poll shows US Rep. Pappas (NH) with slight lead in US Senate race

A recent Saint Anselm College poll suggests that Congressman Chris Pappas enters New Hampshire’s 2026 US Senate race as the dominant Democratic contender—and a...

Maine Gov. Mills delivers rousing remarks at LGBTQ+ Victory Institute leadership conference

"Freedom, not fear. Compassion, not cruelty," were core messages of Maine Governor Janet Mills last week at the LGBTQ+ Victory Institute's 2025 International LGBTQ+...

New Mass. legislation facilitates legal name changes for trans residents

Last week, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed an end-of-year Fiscal Year 2025 supplemental budget that included an amendment, championed by advocates for LGBTQ+ people...

More cities than ever earn perfect scores on HRC Municipal Equality Index, including 10 in New England

Human Rights Campaign Foundation released its 14th edition of the Municipal Equality Index (MEI) — the only comprehensive nationwide assessment of LGBTQ+ equality in...

Lexington parent sues town schools over LGBTQ-inclusive picture books

The father of a Lexington, Massachusetts kindergartner is suing the town's school district over the inclusion of books with LGBTQ+ themes that he says...

Transgender Day of Remembrance memorial on Boston Common ‘erased’

Last week, more than 400 transgender flags were illegally removed from a Transgender Day of Remembrance memorial on Boston Common, across from the state...

Out Maine Democrat Jordan Wood drops US Senate bid for House run

Jordan Wood, the openly gay candidate for US Senate from Maine, has announced he is dropping out of that race and will now run...

Markey, Garcia reintroduce bill to direct US State Dept. to monitor, respond to anti-LGBTQ+ violence worldwide

Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Representative Robert Garcia (CA-42) today reintroduced the "International Human Rights Defense Act" (IHRDA) following the Supreme Court’s rejection of...

Bay State Senate passes bill to limit book bans in public schools, libraries

The Massachusetts Senate last week passed, "An Act Regarding Free Expression" (S.2338), legislation to limit bans on books and other materials from schools and...

Trans Day of Remembrance events in Boston to emphasize community

Preparations for Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) in Boston have been underway since June. The day of remembrance is held annually on Nov. 20...

On SCOTUS upholding marriage equality: GLAD Law ‘will continue fighting every day’

After the US Supreme Court denied the request to revisit marriage equality earlier this week, Mary Bonauto, senior director of civil rights and legal...

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This Queer Week: January 9, 2016

Happy Saturday! Just thought I’d try to brighten up your weekend with a brief round-up of the LGBT news this week — or perhaps depress...

First rainbow flag-raising over Monroe, Connecticut town hall

Pride flags are going up over city and town halls across New England to commemorate Pride month (and ongoing Pride celebrations throughout the summer,...

Facebook begins removal of false ads aimed to discredit HIV prevention med

A campaign of misleading ads on Facebook came under fire from activists for falsely linking the HIV med Truvada, when used for HIV prevention,...

P’town White Party 2025

Now in its 37th year, the White Party in Provincetown raised over $208K to benefit all Outer Cape Health Services programs. Bob Lenzi, who’s...