Malinda Lo, openly LGBTQ Bay State author, wins National Book Award
Openly LGBTQ young-adult author Malinda Lo of Massachusetts won the 2021 National Book Award in Young People's Literature for her novel "Last Night at the Telegraph Club." Lo, who graduated from Wellesley...
Rocking Moon grant helps OUT Maine create LGBTQ+ youth advisory board
Thanks to generous support from Rocking Moon Foundation, OUT Maine has formed a Youth Advisory Board to guide the organization’s future programming for LGBTQ+ and allied youth.
The OUT...
Rhode Island governor signs conversion therapy ban into law
In late July, Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo signed into law a measure that bans the widely discredited "conversion therapy" for minors.
Raimondo announced via Twitter that she signed the measure, retweeting a Human Rights...
Three Connecticut high school athletes sue against transgender competitors
Three Connecticut high school track team runners filed a complaint with the US Education Department's Office for Civil Rights alleging that transgender athletes have cost them races and scholarships. Conservative Christian law firm Alliance...
Waltham House: Creating permanency in the lives of LGBTQ youth
The first in New England, and one of only three of its kind in the country, Waltham House is a residential group home designed specifically for youth who self-identify as part of...
NH House tables anti-LGBTQ bills on gender definition, conversion therapy
The New Hampshire House of Representatives last week tabled two pieces of anti-LGBTQ legislation — the first aimed against public accommodation rights and school-sports participation for transgender people; the second, a bill...
OUT Maine offering scholarships for LGBTQ+ students in the Pine Tree State
Thanks to an anonymous donor, the OUT Maine Scholarship Fund returns for a second year!
The OUT Maine Scholarship Fund provides renewable support for Maine LGBTQ+ youth pursuing post-secondary...
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...
Fuentes named East Boston YMCA’s youth and family program director
East Boston YMCA's new Youth and Family Program Director Carlos Fuentes has worked hard to grow teen, sports and family engagement programs at the branch over the past eight years. In his new role,...
Worcester schools launch new ‘Rights, Respect, Responsibility’ curriculum
A new curriculum aimed "to give children and teens the tools to recognize and combat abuse, prevent bullying and be respectful of others" is being rolled out in Worcester public schools at...
