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,...

US Supreme Court rejects appeal to overturn marriage equality

The US Supreme Court announced this morning, Nov. 10, that they have rejected hearing a case aimed at, in part, overturning marriage equality. Reports The...

Newton, MA City Councilor-Elect Cyrus Dahmubed among openly LGBTQ winners of Nov. 4, 2025 election

Cyrus Dahmubed, city councilor at-large–elect for Newton, Massachusetts, is among the openly LGBTQ winners of the November 4, 2025 election. Dahmubed was endorsed by...

Is VT Pride Center Closing? ‘No.’ But their current challenges are serious

After getting out the word last month that the Pride Center of Vermont was taking an "operation pause," in which several of their critical...

State policies banning discrimination against LGBTQ foster youth threatened by Trump administration

The Trump administration has sent letters threatening funding for states including Vermont, Massachusetts, New York and California warning that state policies supporting LGBTQ foster...

Support for trans rights front and center in Maine Gov. Mills launch for US Senate

When Maine Governor Janet Mills officially announced her campaign for US Senate last week, she put her support for transgender rights — and legal...

Middlebury College swim team trans diver’s death deemed a suicide

Vermont State Police have announced that 21-year-old Middlebury College senior Lia Smith, a diver on the school's swim team who had been reported missing...

Former LGBTQ+ Victory Fund co-chair runs for Providence City Council

Matt McDermott, a former co-chair of the LGBTQ+ Victory Fund Campaign board, is running for city council in Providence, Rhode Island. Reports Ocean State...

Candidate for US Senate from Maine admits posting antigay slurs, calls them ‘indefensible’

Graham Planter, a Democratic candidate for US Senate from Maine, has admitted to and apologized for posting antigay slurs on Reddit, while serving in...

GLAD Law issues fact sheet on protections from DOJ subpoenas for trans youth and their families

The Trump administration has escalated its campaign against transgender youth by issuing more than 20 civil subpoenas to health care facilities that provide care...

Women’s colleges in New England reaffirm support of trans women

Smith, Mount Holyoke and Wellesley colleges in Massachusetts are among New England women's institutions of higher education reaffirming their support of trans women on...

Fenway Health halts gender-affirming care for minors, faces backlash

The Boston-based Fenway Health — one of the country’s leading care and research centers for LGBTQIA+ people — is halting its gender-affirming care (hormones...

Community rallies around Roslindale shop owner after Pride flag torn down

After a Pride flag was vandalized outside gourmet food market Russ & Mimi's in Roslindale, Mass., the local community, along with Boston Mayor Wu,...

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RI Foundation awards $87K to LGBTQ-serving nonprofits and initiatives

Nonprofit organizations serving the state’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) communities will share $87,000 in grants through the Equity Action Fund at the Rhode Island Foundation. The...

Pride Portland

 All over town | Portland, ME | September 18, 2016 Portland, Maine’s LGBTQIA (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, intersex, ally/asexual community) filled the streets of...

Massachusetts House passes bill with language aimed at barring students from playing on teams of ‘opposite sex’

The Massachusetts House of Representatives last week passed a bill that contained language which "would ban public schools from allowing athletes to play on...

Dyke Night’s Love Machine

The hottest women in Boston gathered at Machine to benefit this summer’s Boston Dyke March.