Boston Business Journal announces 2021 corporate allies, LGBT trailblazers
Boston Business Journal's 2021 Corporate Ally Awards go to Biogen and John Hancock "for their longstanding commitments to Greater Boston's LGBT community." And receiving the Journal's LGBT Trailblazer Awards are Josiane Martinez,...
Northampton: A great LGBTQA getaway in Western Massachusetts
Boasting one of the first big Pride events of the season—last weekend's 38th annual parade and other festivities drew a crowd of more than 35,000 participants, according to MassLive.com, with some 100 contingencies "marching to...
Boston Mayor Wu appoints Office of LGBTQ+ Advancement’s first director
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has appointed Quincey J. Roberts Sr. to serve as the inaugural Executive Director for the Mayor’s Office of LGBTQ+ Advancement.
Mayor Wu made the announcement...
Source: LGBT Vets will be able to march openly in 2015 Boston St. Pat’s...
It looks like gay veterans will be marching openly at the Boston St. Patrick’s Day Parade this March.
This evening, OutVETS, a national LGBTQ veterans organization, presented its application to participate in the parade to...
North Brookfield agrees to not block future Pride events as part of lawsuit settlement...
The town of North Brookfield, Mass. has stripped its Select Board of approval power for future events in local parks as part of a settlement in a recent lawsuit filed by the...
Fenway to mark World AIDS Day with a vigil, a panel and ‘Banter and...
Every year since 1988, the whole world observes World AIDS Day on December 1. It's a time to remember the millions of people lost to the disease, to support survivors and celebrate...
Massachusetts Senate unanimously repeals sodomy ban, anti-trans code
The Massachusetts State Senate last week unanimously passed a bill that would repeal an archaic ban on gay sex along with a criminal code against "common night walkers, common street walkers, both...
Maine Rep. Fecteau to present conversion therapy ban for Maine
A bill to ban conversion therapy in Maine will be presented in the state's House of Representatives on February 14, according to today's "Eyes on Augusta" column in The Free Press. The bill was...
Boston Pride 2021 parade and festival postponed (possibly to a date in fall)
Boston Pride and the City of Boston announced today that the Boston Pride parade and festival will be postponed again in 2021 due to the ongoing pandemic. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has...
Exclusion of jurors based on sexual orientation prohibited, MA SJC finds
For the first time, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court "made explicit that the state and federal constitutions prohibit the exclusion of individuals from a jury simply because of their sexual orientation," writes...
