Vermont Students Walk Out to Protest Anti-LGBTQ Measures

By Cat Cutillo on March 11, 2022 at 8:21PM

Ninth grader Samantha Donahey helped organize the walkout at Essex High School and said the school had more than 100 students turn out. “It was really empowering to see how many people were passionate about trans rights,” Donahey said afterwards.

Performers in Drag Shine at Burlington High School Halftime Ball

By Alison Novak on October 16, 2021 at 9:15AM

Correction, October 17, 2021: A previous version of this story misidentified Adalee Leddy.

Biden Names VT Supreme Court Justice Beth Robinson to U.S. Court of Appeals

By Derek Brouwer on August 5, 2021 at 11:38AM

“I applaud the President for making this historic nomination, and I urge the United States Senate to move expeditiously towards her confirmation,” he wrote. Robinson has a law degree from the University of Chicago Law School and an undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College.

Students Lead the Way in Hinesburg’s First-Ever Pride Parade

By Sara Fleming on June 12, 2021 at 5:30PM

Amid Backlash, Group Cancels Burlington Talk on Transgender 'Agenda'

by Molly Walsh on January 27, 2020 at 11:14PM

According to a statement from Fletcher Free Library director Mary Danko, Gender Critical Vermont reserved a library meeting room for the purposes of hosting a “discussion group for Vermonters who oppose the subversion of Women's Rights by the transgender agenda.” The library consulted with the Burlington City Attorney's Office and concluded the event fell within library guidelines for reserving space and should be allowed, Danko wrote in the statement, which was posted Monday to the library's website.

Funding Cuts Force Vermont's 2-1-1 Help Line to Reduce Hours

by Kevin McCallum on October 4, 2019 at 6:14PM

Vermont 2-1-1 is a program of the United Way of Vermont, established in 2005 to give residents a single, easy-to-remember number to get information about and referrals to social services in times of crisis.  This includes help with emergency housing, paying utility bills and legal services.

Media Note: Vermont Woman Publishes Final Issue, Seeks Buyer

by Molly Walsh on September 9, 2019 at 6:02PM

Reached by phone Monday, Gillis, 74, of South Hero, said she's ready to "get off the stage" and believes the right buyer can refresh and grow the periodical.  "I hope I can find somebody to take it on," she said.

During Evangelist's Swing Through Vermont, Picketers Greet His Flock

by Derek Brouwer on May 21, 2019 at 10:10PM

Graham's tour fused his form of evangelism with patriotic motifs. A warm-up act led the crowd in a rendition of "God Bless America."

Migrant LGBTQ Leader Faces Deportation After ICE Arrest at Courthouse

by Kymelya Sari on January 24, 2019 at 11:14AM

ICE has a policy of generally not carrying out enforcement actions at sensitive locations such as schools and places of worship. The agency, however, does not view courthouses as a sensitive location, according to its website.

'Samantha Bee' Segment Loves Up Hallquist — and Vermont

by Taylor Dobbs on October 25, 2018 at 1:06PM

Hallquist suggests using tourism dollars to attract more people of color to Vermont, an idea Black floats with people at the farmers market. “You’re the most diversity-craving white people I’ve ever met,” Black concludes.