Federal case against trans high-school athletes in Connecticut dismissed
A federal judge has dismissed a high-profile lawsuit seeking to bar transgender athletes from competing in high school girls sports. The case drew national attention in 2020 as some 20 other states...
Bill to let young adults access HIV prevention and treatment filed in MA
Massachusetts State Reps. Jack Patrick Lewis and Chynah Tyler along with State Sen. Julian Cyr have filed a bill to let young adults, without parental consent, receive prescriptions for PrEP (Pre-exposure Prophylaxis protection against...
Biden admin. withdraws from federal case against trans high school athletes
The Biden administration has withdrawn federal support from a lawsuit filed by the families of three Connecticut high school girls to block transgender athletes from competing in high school girls sports.
OUT Maine awarded $100K to create online LGBTQ educational tools
OUT Maine, the Rockport, Maine–based LGBTQ youth support nonprofit, has been awarded $100,000 to create online educational tools for schools and providers.
Here's what OUT Maine is doing...
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...
Bernie’s mittens creator donates a pair for Outright VT auction, raising $14,850
Jen Ellis — the LGBTQ mom from the Burlington, Vermont area who crafted the infamous mittens sported by Senator Bernie Sanders at President Biden and Vice-President Harris's inauguration last month — recently...
OUT Maine releases ‘Best practices’ for LGBTQ+ inclusive youth programming
As of 2019, 20% of Maine’s high school teens identify as LGBTQ+, according to the 2019 Maine Integrated Youth Health Survey. This is just one example, says OUT Maine, that demonstrates there...
Boston Theater Offensive’s benefit for True Colors moves online to Nov. 12
"Beyond the Stage," The Theater Offensive's premier annual fundraiser for their LGBTQ youth program, True Colors, has moved online. The event had been one of the earliest postponed back in March due...
A lifeline for LGBTQ youth, Moulton’s suicide hotline bill passes into law
Bay State Congressman Seth Moulton's bill to create a three-digit suicide prevention hotline—legislation that specifically reaches out to LGBTQ youth and other high-risk groups—passed into law this weekend. The simple three-digit "988"...
Maine Senator Justin Chenette publishes book for kids on legislating
As he heads out of office at the end of this legislative term, openly gay Maine State Senator Justin Chenette has published a full-length children’s book about state government.
