Good News Only Updates: Celebrating Progress in Pride
All the amazing positive updates for the lgbtqia+ community in the granite state.
N.Y. Attorney General Orders Hospital to Resume Youth Transgender Care
The New York attorney general’s office has ordered a major Manhattan hospital to resume providing puberty-blocking medication and hormone treatments to transgender adolescents, just two weeks after the hospital had stopped doing so. Read more.
14 Trans and Gender Diverse Activists were Brought to the UN
At a time when the opposition to the rights of trans persons is increasingly used as a political weapon in many parts of the world, fourteen trans and gender diverse activists have raised their voices at the United Nations during the first week of the Human Rights Council, to an overwhelmingly positive response. Read more.
Queer and Ally Networking in New Hampshire
Join NH Outright and The Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth for a Queer and Ally Networking Event! We will be at 110 Grill in Portsmouth on Tuesday, March 10th, from 5-7pm. This space is designed for LGBTQ+ and allied adults to network and connect, and is free to attend. Register here!
603 Equality Launched it’s First De-Escalation of 2026!
603 Equality is bringing back their De-Escalation Trainings to help empower the LGBTQIA+ community and allies! They hosted their first on in February in Portsmouth, NH. There are 5 more scheduled for 2026. Check out www.603equality.org/deescalation for more details!
Victoria Bans Unnecessary Intersex Surgeries for Minors
Victoria has become the first Australian state to ban unnecessary surgeries on intersex children. Intersex children are born with characteristics that are neither typically male, nor female and are sometimes operated on shortly after birth. Banning these unnecessary surgeries will help prevent lifelong consequences, including infertility. Read more.
Brandi Carlile’s Minneapolis Concert Raised Over $600,000 for ICE-Affected Families
A benefit concert held over the weekend by Grammy-winning singer Brandi Carlile raised over $600,000 for families affected by ICE in the ongoing invasion of Minneapolis, Minnesota in Operation Metro Surge. Read More.
Scouting America Affirms Inclusion of Trans Participants
"We have transgender people in our program, and we’ll have transgender people in our program going forward,” the group's CEO, Roger Krone, said. Read more.
NH Art Association Launches Call for Art for Gender Inclusive Show
The New Hampshire Art Association invites artists of all genders to explore the evolving experiences of women, girls, and gender-diverse people in New Hampshire and beyond. Read more.
Queerlective launches Advocacy and Pizza
The LGBTQIA+ art and community group launched a weekly Tuesday night meet-up to help folks stay engaged and energized with the legislative process. Read more.
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