Politics · May 15, 2026
Meet Congress's Fiercest Queer Advocate
Vermont's Rep. Becca Balint is serving up fierce advocacy for the LGBTQ community in Congress. 💪🌈 Ready to hear her story?
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Education · Mar 15
Vermont religious school banned from tournaments after refusing to play against transgender athlete
Vermont religious school refuses to play against transgender student, gets banned from tournaments. #LGBTQrights #Vermont #basketball #transphobia
Sports · Mar 2
Vermont Christian School Forfeits Girls' Basketball Game Over Transgender Player
Vermont Christian school pulls out of girls' basketball game due to transgender player, sparking debate over inclusion in sports. #TransgenderAthletes #InclusionInSports
People · Feb 12
Stonewall CEO Shares Heartbreaking Experience of UK Marriage Conversion Denial
15 years of love, but UK law says no to conversion of LGBTQ+ couple's civil partnership to marriage. A heartbreaking story of injustice #LGBTRights #MarriageEquality #Heartbreak
Article · Oct 27
Amid wave of opposition, some LGBTQ candidates eye epic wins
For LGBTQ activists, the home stretch of the midterm election campaign is a good news, bad news phenomenon. A record number of LGBTQ candidates are running for office, according to newly compiled data, and some breakthr…
Drag · Oct 16
Hail, Mary! High school’s halftime show is a drag pageant
A Vermont high school homecoming football game turned into a “drag ball” runway at halftime, with a mix of students and faculty members parading in gowns, wigs and makeup — and a big crowd in rainbow colors to cheer the…
Politics · Aug 5
Biden nominates first LGBT federal appeals court nominee
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is nominating a Vermont judge who played a critical role in paving the way for the legalization of same-sex marriage to become the first openly LGBT woman to serve on any federal ci…
Politics · Aug 5
Vermont Supreme Court justice nominated to US appeals court
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — A justice on the Vermont Supreme Court who played a role in the state’s passage of the first-in-the-nation civil unions law has been nominated to a seat on the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, t…