Fecteau wins LGBTQ Victory Institute’s Tammy Baldwin Breakthrough award
Maine State Speaker of the House Ryan Fecteau, who earlier this year was unanimously elected to become Maine's youngest and first openly gay Speaker, has just been honored with the LGBTQ Victory...
Eastern Bank recognizes LGBTQ homeless youth advocate with 2023 Community Advocacy Award
Connor Schoen, cofounder and executive director of Breaktime, has been recognized with Eastern Bank's 2023 Community Advocacy Award and award grant for his organization’s impactful role in fighting LGBTQ and youth homelessness....
23 New England health care centers earn top scores on HRC’s 2022 index
The Human Rights Campaign has just released their 15th annual Healthcare Equality Index, the nation's foremost benchmarking survey of policies and practices around inclusive and equitable treatment of LGBTQ+ patients, visitors and...
Transhealth Northampton CEO nominated as a ‘Hero’ of the year
Dallas Ducar, CEO of Transhealth Northampton — the first independent trans health care center in the US, which opened earlier this year in Northampton, Mass. — is among a select group of...
A record-breaking 41 Massachusetts companies earn top ratings on 2018 Corporate Equality Index
A record-breaking 41 major companies and law firms in Massachusetts earned perfect "100 percent" scores in the 2018 Corporate Equality Index, released November 9, 2017, by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.
The average score for...
Early gay activist honored with National Park Service tour in Boston
Boston's Prescott Townsend — a World War I veteran and early gay activist who opened his home on Beacon Hill as the first headquarters of the Boston chapter of the Mattachine Society...
Boston Celtics recognize Athena Vaughn as Hero Among Us honoree
The Boston Celtics recently honored trans-activist Athena Vaughn of Dorchester as a Hero Among Us. The award recognizes outstanding individuals making exceptional and lasting contributions to their communities and is usually presented...
Part-time Provincetown resident Ryan Murphy salutes LGBTQ actors in Golden Globes acceptance speech
When part-time Provincetown, Massachusetts resident Ryan Murphy received the Carol Burnett Award for lifetime achievements (so far) at the Golden Globes last night, he delivered an acceptance speech honoring, in turn, LGBTQ...
Boston City Council votes to officially recognize Transgender Day of Visibility
The vote was unanimous when Boston's City Council voted last week to support a resolution that recognizes March 31 as Transgender Day of Visibility, observed around the world and now, officially, in...
GLAD’s 24th annual Spirit of Justice Award Dinner to honor plaintiffs of landmark marriage-equality...
For their 24th annual Spirit of Justice Award Dinner, GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) will honor the plaintiffs who won the landmark Goodridge ruling that made Massachusetts the first state in...
