Eastern Bank launches Equity Alliance for Business program to advance underrepresented business owners
Boston-based Eastern Bank — with its more than 120 locations serving communities in eastern Massachusetts, southern and coastal New Hampshire, and Rhode Island — is announcing today the launch of Equity Alliance...
P’town Carnival Parade to return with artist-business float-making program
Provincetown's Carnival Parade will be back this year on Thursday, August 17, and plans are well underway with "Land of Toys" as the theme.
Its organizers, the Provincetown Business...
Manray and its LGBTQ ‘Campus’ night returns to Cambridge after 20 years
At a time when so many gay bars have been shutting down, here's some good news. The alternative nightclub Manray, with its legendary LGBTQ-themed nights, is coming back to Cambridge after closing...
GLAD files employment discrimination case on behalf of trans worker in NH
This just in from GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD):
GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) has filed an employment discrimination case on behalf of a transgender woman challenging her...
Boatslip in Provincetown named one of best gay bars in America by Esquire
The Boatslip resort in Provincetown, Mass. has been named one of the 32 best gay bars in America by Esquire magazine.
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Boston-based FOLX Health raises $30M for LGBTQ+ mental health services
FOLX Health, the Boston-based health care network for LGBTQ+ people in several US states — especially geared toward those in less LGBTQ-friendly places — has raised $30 million dollars to "support mental...
Sarah Shoffner steps in as interim exec. director for Boston Gay Men’s Chorus
Craig Coogan, the much-loved and longtime executive director of Boston Gay Men's Chorus, is moving to the "other coast" to become interim executive director for Seattle Choruses, which includes the Seattle Men's,...
Empowering Pride
New England-based LGBTQ+ employee groups transforming the business world and beyond
From financial services to health care, retail, manufacturing and big tech, New England–based companies consistently earn top scores...
Fenway Health: recent layoffs offset $10M annual cost for generic PrEP
Earlier this month, the Boston-based Fenway Health, one of the country’s leading care and research centers for LGBTQIA+ people, had to lay off 17 staff members in order to build a balanced...
Bay State is third-friendliest for LGBTQ-owned businesses, new study shows
Massachusetts is the third-friendliest state in the US for LGBTQ-owned businesses, according to Out Leadership's latest "State LGBTQ+ Business Climate Index." Connecticut came in as the second-friendliest, just behind New York.
