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Girls basketball team
Sports

Transphobic Christian School Banned From Vermont Sports League

It comes after the school refused to play a team with a trans girl on it.

Basketball players
News

Vermont Christian School Team Won't Play Against Rival With Trans Girl

Mid Vermont Christian School withdrew from a state basketball tournament rather than face a team with a trans player.

Ezra Miller
Crime

Ezra Miller to Avoid Jail in Plea Bargain Agreement

The star of The Flash was allegedly caught on video breaking into a neighbor's home to steal bottles of liquor.

Taylor Small and Carsen Russell
Politics

Vermont's First Trans State Lawmaker Gets Engaged at White House

Taylor Small got a proposal at the signing ceremony for the Respect for Marriage Act.

Michael Pieciak
Politics

Gay Man Michael Pieciak Elected Vermont Treasurer

He'll be the first member of the LGBTQ+ community in the post.

Maura Healey of Massachusetts
Politics

LGBTQ+ Groups Celebrate 'Rainbow Wave' of Queer Candidate Victories

More than 430 out LGBTQ+ candidates won their elections in the 2022 midterms.

Becca Balint
Politics

Becca Balint to Be Vermont's First Woman, First LGBTQ+ Rep in Congress

Balint, a lesbian, is a longtime Vermont state legislator and former teacher.

Becca Balint
Politics

Vermont Poised to Send Lesbian Becca Balint to Congress

Balint easily won the state's Democratic primary for U.S. House Tuesday, and she's likely to win in November and become Vermont's first woman in Congress.

Lesbian Becca Balint and opponent Molly Gray
Politics

Lesbian Candidate May Be Vermont's First Woman in U.S. House

(CNN) Balint, first elected to the state legislature in 2014, is widely viewed as the frontrunner heading into Tuesday's election, with Lt. Gov. Molly Gray her closest rival.

Ezra Miller Arrested On Burglary Charge in Vermont
Crime

Ezra Miller Arrested On Burglary Charge in Vermont

It's the latest in a string of controversies for the troubled queer Justice League star.

Shane Gobeil
Crime

Vt. Man Arrested For Threatening Daughter’s School Over Trans People

Shane Gobeil reportedly told police that he intended to buy an assault rifle and if anyone trans or in drag came near his daughter he'd "kill 'em."

Fern Feather
Crime

Trans Woman Fatally Stabbed in Vermont; Suspect Tries 'Panic' Excuse

Fern Feather's accused killer said she made a sexual advance and attacked him, but police say they saw no signs of a struggle.

High school crowd at homecoming game in Vermont
Sports

Vermont High School Puts on Drag Show During Halftime

"I was just really hoping to give our students ... a moment to shine and feel loved, and know that there is a place for them in public schools," said Andrew LeValley, the teacher who came up with the idea.

Becca Balint
Politics

Lesbian Named Vermont's First Woman Senate President Pro Tempore

Becca Balint will also be the first member of the LGBTQ+ community in the post.

Christine Hallquist
Exclusives

What's Next for Pioneering Trans Candidate Christine Hallquist

The gubernatorial nominee sets her sights on climate change.

Vermont Will Become 8th State to Green-Light Gender-Neutral IDs
News

Vermont Will Become 8th State to Green-Light Gender-Neutral IDs

Republican Gov. Phil Scott added that the new ID policy "is consistent with our Vermont values of inclusion and acceptance."

Christine Hallquist and Phil Scott
Election

Christine Hallquist Loses Race to Become First Trans Governor

She lost the Vermont race to popular Republican incumbent Phil Scott.

Christine Hallquist
Election

Vermont Trans Candidate Christine Hallquist Gets Death Threats

Hallquist, the first out trans person to be a major party's nominee for governor, has received about a dozen such threats.

Christine Hallquist
Politicians

Trans Woman Christine Hallquist Is Vermont Dems' Gubernatorial Pick

Hallquist is the first transgender person to win a major party's gubernatorial nomination anwhere in the U.S.

Christine Hallquist
Election

Vermont's Christine Hallquist Could Become First Trans Governor

It may seem like a challenge, but Hallquist has a record of meeting them.