Newsmakers | Maine
News from the Pine Tree State
Equitable fertility coverage
In May, Maine Governor Janet Mills signed into law “An Act to Provide Access to Fertility...
Actor and director Fred Sullivan, Jr. celebrates lifelong love for Shakespeare at Warwick RI’s...
Rhode Island-based actor and director Fred Sullivan, Jr. is the embodiment of New England theater history.
The Chelsea, Mass. native first fell in love with...
Prides Across New England in 2022
Across New England, Pride parades, festivals and related events are reemerging into an if-not-quite post-pandemic world, then surely a healthier, more resilient one. Planning for them alone reflects real change and...
Newsmakers | Rhode Island
This Just in from the Ocean State
RI PrideFest returns
After two years without an in-person festival or parade due to the pandemic, RI Pride...
Newsmakers | Connecticut
Articles from the Constitution State
School board split
The Greenwich School Board is grappling with a key sentence in its Title IX policy that protects...
Newsmakers | New Hampshire
Headlines from the Granite State
Anti-LGBTQ bills tabled
The New Hampshire House of Representatives tabled two pieces of anti-LGBTQ legislation in March—the first aimed against...
Newsmakers | Maine
News from the Pine Tree State
Assisted living case
In a case filed by the Boston-based GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders (GLAD), the Maine Human...
Newsmakers | Vermont
Green Mountain State Update
Election wins
Four LGBTQ candidates—three for city council and one for city school board—received the most votes in their local elections...
Cigna Foundation grants 50K for OUT Maine to support school GSTA groups
The youth advocacy nonprofit OUT Maine has received a $50,000 grant from the Cigna Foundation to provide support and resources to gay-straight-trans alliances (GSTAs) at schools throughout the state.
GLAD Legal Briefs: Discussing race, disability, sexual orientation & gender ID in the classroom
Over the past year, we have seen an alarming trend in attempts to censor classroom discussions about race and LGBTQ+ issues, from bans on teaching the history...
