Massachusetts high school specifically catering to LGBTQ+ students and their families to open in...
A new high school in the Bay State that will cater primarily to LGBTQIA+ students and their families is slated to open in autumn 2025. Complete with a 300-acre farm, the J.S....
South Burlington, Vermont drafts new policy for trans, nonbinary students
South Burlington, Vermont's school district has drafted a new, affirming policy for transgender and nonbinary students.
"I think if we are asking teachers to create inclusive variances in...
Mass. Board of Education approves more LGBTQ-inclusive sex/health ed
The Bay State's Board of Elementary and Secondary Education unanimously voted yesterday to adopt a new sex and health education curriculum that will be more LGBTQ+ inclusive and teach about "bodily autonomy,...
‘We’ll see you in court’: ME gov to Trump over anti-trans funding cut
Maine Gov. Janet Mills had heated words with the President last week in Washington, DC over Trump's threat to withhold federal funds from states where transgender athletes can play on girls and...
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...
Maine lit. group to provide students with banned memoir ‘Gender Queer’
Despite their recent review committee's unanimous approval of the award-winning memoir "Gender Queer: A Memoir," by Maia Kobabe, Maine's Regional School Unit 56 school board decided in a 7-2 vote to pull...
Maine school board decides to keep LGBTQ books on the library shelves
The school board in Sullivan, Maine has decided to keep two LGBTQ books — "Queer: The Ultimate LGBTQ Guide for Teens” by Kathy Belge and Mark Bieschke, and “Gender Queer: A Memoir”...
Pro-LGBTQ youth rally July 28 in Amherst to pressure school committee
A rally in support of LGBTQ+ youth and to demand accountability from school officials for an alleged pattern of anti-LGBTQ+ behavior is scheduled to take place tomorrow, Friday, July 28, at the...
MassEquality responds to beating of transgender teen in Gloucester, MA
The statewide LGBTQ+ grassroots advocacy organization MassEquality issued the following statement on Sept. 2:
MassEquality was horrified to hear of the brutal beating of a transgender Gloucester teenage...
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...
