GLAD Executive Director Janson Wu to step down, move to Trevor Project
GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) announced late last week that Executive Director Janson Wu will leave the organization on October 6 and plans to move on to serve as the senior...
MA-based Transhealth extends services to people beyond Bay State borders
At a time with growing anti-trans legislation in many states,Transhealth — the Bay State-based, trans-led, gender-affirming health care center for trans and gender-diverse people and their families — is expanding its online...
Funding for Pryde—stripped from US House bill—restored in Senate version
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) applauded the inclusion of the $850,000 in the Senate's Fiscal Year 2024 appropriations for the completion The Pryde, the first affordable housing development for LGBTQ seniors in Massachusetts,...
Community helps LGBTQ-friendly Ritcey East stay open in Watertown
Thanks to the generous support of the community through a GoFundMe.com drive, the LGBTQ-friendly restaurant Ritcey East in Watertown, Massachusetts has avoided closing their doors.
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Vermont LGBTQ+ group raises funds to support community after flooding
Out in the Open—Vermont’s nonprofit that connects the state's rural LGBTQ community—is gathering donations to support LGBTQ+ Vermonters affected by last month's historic flooding, which left many regions in a state of...
Assault on gay couple at their home and business under AG investigation
The New Hampshire Attorney General's Office is investigating the assault on a gay couple in Somersworth, NH, who reported they were beaten and injured by a group of kids shouting homophobic...
Pro-LGBTQ youth rally July 28 in Amherst to pressure school committee
A rally in support of LGBTQ+ youth and to demand accountability from school officials for an alleged pattern of anti-LGBTQ+ behavior is scheduled to take place tomorrow, Friday, July 28, at the...
Mass. SJC unanimously rules to protect non-marital family relationships
This just in from GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD):
GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) cheers the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court’s (SJC) recent ruling in J.M. v. C.G.,...
LGBTQ senior housing project determined to open on schedule despite GOP funding cut
Despite a discriminatory Congressional GOP-led removal of funds intended to support LGBTQ organizations, Gretchen Van Ness, executive director of LGBTQ Senior Housing — the Bay State nonprofit that lost $850,000 budgeted for...
LGBTQ+ activist Gary Bailey to be honored at 2023 HistoryMaker Awards
The HistoryMaker Awards, a celebration in recognition of LGBTQ+ community members who make history every day, will take place on September 7, 2023, at the St. Botolph Club, Boston, MA. This annual...
