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...
Mass. AG Healey joins coalition advocating for trans student rights
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey joined a coalition of 15 attorneys general in filing a brief in support of a 13-year-old Indiana transgender boy who is suing his school district for...
Colby Sawyer, Dartmouth colleges host intercollegiate LGBTQ+ student prom
For LGBTQ+ college students who may have missed out on their high school proms, Dartmouth and Colby Sawyer colleges recently teamed up to host an intercollegiate LGBTQ+ student prom on the Dartmouth...
First openly gay NBA player Jason Collins and Mass. Rep. Joe Kennedy III guests...
Massachusetts Congressman Joseph Kennedy III and Jason Collins, the first openly gay player in the NBA (now retired), were roommates in college and have been buddies every since. You can read all about that in...
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...
Pride, BLM flags to fly over schools across Vermont’s Mill River district
After careful consideration by a school board in Vermont, the LGBTQ Pride flag and Black Lives Matter flag will fly over all public schools in Clarendon, North Clarendon, Shrewsbury, Wallingford and Tinmouth,...
