NH House passes bill to out students, allow parents to block instruction on sexual...
By a narrow margin — with three Republicans voting with the Democrats in an attempt to block it — a Republican-backed bill passed the New Hampshire House of Representatives that would mandate...
Federal lawsuit challenges Vermont’s support for trans student athletes
Despite Vermont Governor Phil Scott's support for transgender student athletes — along with that of the Vermont Principals Association and other leading groups and legislators in the state — a powerful, Arizona-based...
Lowell, MA school stands by inclusivity after injuries involving transgender basketball player on competing...
A high school in Massachusetts that recently forfeited a game after two of their players were hurt in plays involving a trans player on the rival team is standing by the state's...
MA Senate once again advances bill to make sex ed curriculum more inclusive
While other states' legislators are bowing to a politically motivated wave of anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment by enacting restrictions, the Massachusetts Senate last week approved a bill to make the Bay State's sex ed...
Connecticut state treasurer speaks out against proposed anti-trans legislation
Connecticut State Treasurer Erick Russell, himself an openly gay man, penned a February 28 op/ed in the Hartford Courant calling out recent proposed state legislation targeting transgender children:
It’s...
CT lawmakers seek to restrict trans, gender-nonconforming student rights
Republican state lawmakers in Connecticut, partnering with the right-wing Family Institute of Connecticut, are pushing for a public hearing on legislation to restrict the rights of transgender and gender-nonconforming students in the...
Federal court hears challenges to New Hampshire’s classroom censorship law
This morning, Jan. 16, the US District Court for the District of New Hampshire is scheduled to hear arguments in the lawsuit challenging New Hampshire’s classroom censorship law, which discourages public school...
Bay State middle school teacher seeks answers after police search classroom for trans memoir...
Despite a public apology from the local police chief, the middle school teacher in Great Barrington, Mass. who had her classroom searched last month by a police officer looking for a copy...
Police chief apologizes after officer searches middle school for LGBTQ book in Great Barrington
After a police officer followed up on a complaint by searching a middle school in Great Barrington, Massachusetts for a copy of "Gender Queer: A Memoir," the town's police chief posted a...
ACLU-NH, GLAD: School book ban would violate NH Constitution
The ACLU of New Hampshire and GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) on Monday a letter to Frank Edelblut, the Commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Education (DOE), warning that his...
