Fenway CEO resigns over handling of alleged workplace harassment
Dr. Stephen L. Boswell, CEO of Fenway Health, resigned today "under pressure from the board of directors, employees, and donors over his handling of complaints that a prominent doctor allegedly sexually harassed and bullied...
US Rep. Pappas calls on Congress to mark repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t...
US Rep. Chris Pappas, the openly gay Congressman from New Hampshire, is co-leading a resolution to recognize the 10th anniversary of the enactment of the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."
Boston’s 40th annual Wicked Queer LGBTQ+ film fest screens April 5-14
Life may begin at 40, but Wicked Queer Boston’s LGBTQ+ Film Festival, has been living large for a long time. Adventurous, eclectic, edgy programming that looks back...
COVID-19 and the Census: Now more important than ever to be counted
This just in from Tim Wang and Sean Cahill of The Fenway Institute:
Every 10 years, the U.S. Census Bureau attempts to get an accurate count of the population...
Dell EMC settles former transgender employee’s hostile workplace claim
Hopkinton, Massachusetts-based computer storage company Dell EMC received a perfect score on HRC's 2016 workplace equality index. It also was named one of the top companies for LGBT employees by Diversity Inc.
Still, the tech giant...
SpeakOUT Boston opens 6th annual LGBTQ+ college scholarship program
SpeakOUT Boston, the nation’s first LGBTQ+ speakers bureau, has announced their sixth annual scholarship competition for LGBTQ+ students living in New England. To apply, students submit an essay, a letter of recommendation...
State orders Amherst, MA to release report on transgender mistreatment
Massachusetts Secretary of State has ordered the Amherst regional school committee to make public the report on "counselors and other staff members accused of failing to offer support to transgender students who...
Vermont police treating vandalized LGBTQ school artwork as hate crime
The defacement of about a dozen chalk drawings in support of LGBTQ rights created by student volunteers at their elementary and middle school in Hinesburg, Vermont, is being treated by police as...
Pittsfield, Massachusetts police review board approves transgender policy
The Pittsfield Massachusetts Police Department's new policies and procedures for conduct with transgender people—approved on Feb. 17 by the city's policy advisory review board—could be a model step for police departments across...
Pawtucket Red Sox ‘celebrate’ Pride Night by insulting LGBT fans with Sean Spicer and...
At last Friday's "Pride Night at the Ballpark," the Pawtucket Red Sox brought in Sean Spicer, former press secretary of the Trump administration, to throw the first pitch and offered up free chicken sandwiches...
