Deval Patrick

The former Massachusetts governor is considering a run for the presidency.

BOSTON — Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick has signed a bill designed to build on the state’s 2010 anti-bullying law by strengthening protections for LGBT students and students with disabilities.

The governor of Massachusetts on Wednesday announced his choice for the interim replacement for outgoing Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) — and it’s not the gay former U.S. House member who was publicly lobbying for the position.

BOSTON — A federal judge, who earlier this year ordered that convicted murderer Michelle Kosilek be allowed taxpayer-funded gender reassignment surgery, ruled Tuesday that he would suspend his order until an appeal of his ruling by the administration of Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick.

BOSTON — Openly gay U.S. Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) on Saturday wed his partner of five years, James Ready, becoming the first sitting member of the U.S. Congress to enter into a same-sex marriage.

BOSTON — The Transgender Equal Rights Bill — which had passed the Massachusetts House on Tuesday night with a 95-58 vote — cleared the state’s Senate on Wednesday with Senators approving the measure on a voice vote with no opposition.

Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick has delivered his message to LGBT youth who have bullied and harassed: “I know what it’s like to be different … You need to know, it gets better.”

Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick on Monday tapped Associate Justice Barbara A. Lenk to be his fourth pick for the state’s Supreme Judicial Court, and the court’s first openly gay nominee.

BOSTON — In a private ceremony this week, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick (D) signed an executive order prohibiting discrimination of state employees based on gender identity or expression.