US Congressman Seth Moulton defends North Shore LGBTQ youth dance against homophobic ‘bigotry’
US Congressman Seth Moulton took a stand against a homophobic school committee member and Beacon Hill hopeful from the South Shore who tried to shut down an LGBTQ youth dance in Moulton's...
Mass. House expands access to HIV prevention for Bay State youth
The Massachusetts House of Representatives last week adopted language that will increase access to HIV prevention services for youth across the state. Specifically, the amendment increases access for youth to get life-saving...
Hartford Conn. school nurse placed on leave for posts about LGBTQ students
A Hartford, Connecticut public schools nurse has been placed on administrative leave after posting inappropriate comments about LGBTQ students and allegedly revealing "private and personal" details about a particular student in a...
Cigna Foundation grants 50K for OUT Maine to support school GSTA groups
The youth advocacy nonprofit OUT Maine has received a $50,000 grant from the Cigna Foundation to provide support and resources to gay-straight-trans alliances (GSTAs) at schools throughout the state.
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...
Mass. Commission on LGBTQ Youth condemns Texas governor’s attack on trans, nonbinary kids and...
In a recent press release, the Massachusetts Commission on LGBTQ Youth "unequivocally condemns Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s politically motivated attack on transgender, nonbinary and gender-expansive children and their families."
GLAD Legal Briefs: Discussing race, disability, sexual orientation & gender ID in the classroom
Over the past year, we have seen an alarming trend in attempts to censor classroom discussions about race and LGBTQ+ issues, from bans on teaching the history...
Vermont students join nationwide walkout for LGBTQ+ rights today
This just in from Outright Vermont:
, from 1:00 to 1:20 p.m., Vermont students will join thousands of peers across the nation in what could be the largest LGBTQ+ youth...
Little Queer Library in Waltham ransacked again—but witnessed
The LGBTQ-themed Little Free Library in Waltham, Mass., has been ransacked again. But this time, say the women who manage it, there was a witness in addition to video of the person who took...
Superintendents condemn attack on transgender high school student after North Attleboro/Foxborough game
Massachusetts school superintendents from two districts condemned an alleged hate-crime assault against a transgender North Attleboro high school junior after a North Attleboro and Foxborough school basketball game last week in North...
