Counter-protest will support Maine bookstore’s drag queen story hour
Scheduled as part of Central Maine's Pride Festival, the "Drag Queen Story Hour" at Children's Book Cellar in Waterville, Maine has drawn a a protest planned by anti-LGBT activists.
However a group of the bookstore's...
Outright Vermont draws hundreds to 2019 Queer and Allied Youth Summit
More than 250 youth and school staff advisors from 50 middle and high schools from 72 towns across Vermont participated in the 13th annual Queer and Allied Youth Summit held on Saturday and Sunday,...
Somerville, Mass. fitness director powerlifts funds for LGBTQ youth
As she trains for the Women's Strength Coalition's Pull for Pride powerlifting meet that's raising funds to combat LGBTQ youth homelessness, Massachusetts fitness pro Sarah Polacco has been hard at work powerlifting a baby...
Massachusetts becomes 16th state to ban conversion therapy on minors
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed the bill to ban the harmful practice of conversion therapy on LGBT minors into law Monday. The legislation sailed through the state's house and senate last month with overwhelming...
Bay State senate passes bill to ban conversion therapy with 34-0 vote
The Massachusetts Senate voted to pass the bill to ban conversion therapy for LGBTQ minors yesterday, March 28. The support for the legislation was overwhelming, with 34 of the 40 senators voting to ban...
Massachusetts House passes youth conversion therapy ban 147–8
The Massachusetts House of Representative overwhelmingly passed a bill to ban conversion therapy on minors on Wednesday this week. The legislation sailed through with a vote of 147 to 8.
Should the house approve and...
Efforts back on track to ban youth conversion therapy in Massachusetts
Efforts to make Massachusetts the 16th state in the country to ban conversion therapy got back on track this week with "a crowded, emotional hearing in front the Committee on Children, Families and Persons...
Register by March 4 for EqualityMaine’s ‘Spill the Equalit-Tea’ youth conference
EqualityMaine is proudly hosting its ninth annual LGBTQ+ youth conference on March 8 on the Biddeford Campus of the University of New England—and calling it “Spill the Equalit-Tea,” and it’s literally overflowing with activity.
Registration...
GLSEN study finds Massachusetts schools unsafe for many LGBTQ middle and high-school students
Despite many initiatives to make Bay State public schools more inclusive and welcoming to LGBTQ students, a recent national study by the LGBTQ youth advocacy group GLSEN finds Massachusetts schools "unsafe for many LGBTQ...
Promoting her platform of LGBTQ youth safety, 5th grader Ella Briggs elected Connecticut’s Kid...
Running on a platform of LGBTQ Youth Safety, fifth-grader Ella Briggs has been elected the 2019 Kid Governor of Connecticut. Connecticut Secretary of State Denise Merrill announced the results last week in a special...
