Drag queen story hour prevails over protest at Waterville, Maine’s Pride
More than 200 people came out to support a drag queen story hour in Waterville last Saturday.
Last month, the “Drag Queen Story Hour” at Children’s Book Cellar had drawn a protest planned by anti-LGBT...
Maine’s governor signs anti-conversion therapy bill into law, making all New England conversion therapy...
Maine Governor Janet Mills, a Democrat, yesterday signed into law a bill to ban conversion therapy on minors in her state—making Maine the 17th state in the US to ban the harmful practice and...
Transgender teen Nicholas Bulman crowned prom king at Barnstable High
Barnstable High School crowned graduating senior Nicholas Bulman its prom king at its Class of 2019 fête last Friday night. Bulman's friend and field hockey teammate Abby Al-Asousi accompanied him to the prom, held...
Maine House passes bill to ban conversion therapy on minors, with governor support, senate...
The Maine House of representatives voted 91–46 for a bill to ban conversion therapy on minors. Five Republicans and five independents joined 81 Democrats to support the legislation. The next day, the state's senate, where...
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...
