Protest against Worcester Diocese’s anti-LGBTQ school policy held tonight
A protest against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Worcester's recently announced anti-LGBTQ school policy will take place this evening, Wed., Aug. 23, at the Diocese Chancery on the corner of Elm and...
Parents sue NH school district that stopped anti-trans protest at soccer match
Four parents who protested the court-ordered inclusion of a transgender student athlete at a New Hampshire high school girls' soccer match are suing the school district for shutting them down. The parents...
Connecticut’s first LGBTQ-centered private school to open this autumn
The first LGBTQ-centered private school in Connecticut is scheduled to open this fall. PROUD (Proudly Respecting Our Unique Differences) Academy will prioritize what its founder, Patricia Nicolari, "saw lacking in the U.S....
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...
Community comes out in support of drag performance at Newton North High School, overwhelming...
More than 100 counter protesters came out in response to about a dozen protesters who showed up to try and stop an optional drag performance for students at the Bay State's Newton...
NH Senate passes bill to ban trans student athletes from school sports
The New Hampshire State Senate last week voted along party lines to pass legislation that effectively bans transgender students in grades 5–12 from participating in school sports. The bill now heads to...
Parent cites trans people, drag queens in deadly threat against VT school
A parent of a student at the Canaan Schools in Vermont has been charged with harassment and issued "an Extreme Risk Protection Order, prohibiting from purchasing or possessing a dangerous weapon...
Openly gay, LGBTQ-supportive Marblehead Schools superintendent forced to resign
John Buckley, the openly gay, now-former superintendent of Marblehead Public Schools, was pushed out of his job on Aug. 2 with no apparent reason given. But his support of LGBTQ+ and Diversity,...
North Haven, CT Pride calls out transphobia around firing of gender-nonconforming substitute teacher
North Haven Pride is calling out public comments at a recent school board meeting as "hateful and a direct assault on the dignity and humanity of the LGBTQ+ community," according to the...
New chair of Rhode Island Democratic Women’s Caucus prioritizes gender and race issues in...
The Rhode Island Democratic Women’s Caucus's newly elected chair, Rev. Dr. Donnie Anderson, recently told the Boston Globe she would "weigh in on battles taking place in local school committees and libraries...
