NH governor signs trans rights bill and conversion therapy ban into law
Friday, June 8, 2018 is now a historic day for LGBT rights in New Hampshire.
Republican Governor Chris Sununu signed not one but two pro-LGBT rights bills into law: House Bill 1319, banning discrimination against transgender...
Nearly 16 percent of Bay State youth identify as LGBT, recent survey shows
Today's young people feel significantly free to identify as LGBT in Massachusetts—nearly 16 percent for those ages 18 to 25 and more than 10 percent for those 25 to 34, according to a recently...
Massachusetts Public Schools to offer new LGBT-themed curriculum this fall
Lessons on the 1969 Stonewall riots and writing by Langston Hughes and Willa Cather and other notable LGBT authors are all just part of a new curriculum that includes LGBT-themed history, literature and health...
Maine House of Representatives votes to ban conversion therapy
After an emotionally charged debate, the Maine House of Representatives passed a bill that would ban conversion therapy on anyone under the age of 18. The 76–68 vote was cast on April 12. The...
Framingham Schools’ trans-supportive sports policy seen as model for state
Framingham Public Schools has adopted a policy that ensures all students regardless of gender identity can participate on all sport teams. The policy includes guidelines for coaches to ensure appropriate uniforms, locker room facilities—for...
Connecticut’s True Colors conference celebrates 25th anniversary
The annual True Colors conference is turning 25-years-strong this Friday and Saturday, March 16 and 17, on the UConn campus in Storrs, Connecticut.
Says the event organizers on their website, True Colors is the “largest...
In tie-breaking vote, New Hampshire House kills anti-conversion therapy bill
In a 166–165 vote, the New Hampshire House of Representatives struck down a bill on January 10 that would have prohibited counselors from proposing or performing treatments aimed at changing the sexual orientation or gender...
High school principal supports student walkout over racist, anti-LGBT graffiti
When approximately 300 Needham High School students walked out of classes last Friday, December 8, over recent incidents of racist and anti-LGBT graffiti, their principal, Aaron Sicotte let them know they had his full...
Portland Maine school board adopts broad transgender protections
The Portland, Maine School Board unanimously voted in a comprehensive new policy that protects transgender and gender nonconforming students at its November 28 meeting.
The policy includes protections for students to use restrooms and changing...
University of Maine’s annual Gay Thanksgiving offers safe space for all
The holidays can be an especially hard time for LGBTQ youth.
At the University of Maine, two student groups—UMaine LGBTQ Services and Wilde Stein: Queer Straight Alliance—get out front of this issue each year hosting...
