Transgender teen Nicholas Bulman crowned prom king at Barnstable High
Barnstable High School crowned graduating senior Nicholas Bulman its prom king at its Class of 2019 fête last Friday night. Bulman's friend and field hockey teammate Abby Al-Asousi accompanied him to the prom, held...
Boston Pride Week kicks off today with virtual events, city hall flag raising
Boston Pride kicks off its 50th annual Boston Pride Week virtual celebrations with two events live-streaming today, Friday, June 5.
First, join the traditional rainbow flag–raising ceremony at...
Freshly painted rainbow crosswalk to return to Brunswick, Maine for Pride
For the third year in a row, Brunswick, Maine will have a freshly painted rainbow crosswalk on Maine Street for Pride month, reports the Sun Journal:
Brunswick will...
After 28 years, Blackstone’s replaces vandalized windows in popular Portland, Maine bar
"Portland is a more welcoming place for the LGBTQ community today than it was 30 years ago."
So tweeted the Bangor Daily News last week, and to prove this assertion the BDN pointed to Blackstone's,...
Despite vandalism and threat, Standish ME resident’s Pride sign goes back up
Standish, Maine, resident Tim Goodwin's Pride sign has been vandalized with spray paint and even cut apart with a chainsaw, reported WCSH TV-6's News Center Maine.
And yet, "There...
Former Boston Pride president named US Association of Prides hall of famer
Former Boston Pride Board President Linda DeMarco, who was at the head of the 50-year-old organization when it suddenly shut down in 2021, has been named to the US Association of Prides'...
Canceled drag story time finds new venue in Derry, New Hampshire
Derry, New Hampshire may be officially celebrating Pride month for the first time, but the town's public Taylor Library wasn't quite ready for a drag story-time reading by Michael McMahon, performing as Clara...
Tens of thousands came out for first big Pride in Northampton since COVID
Tens of thousands of people from the LGBTQ+ community and their allies came out for the first big Pride festivities in Northampton, Massachusetts since before COVID, according MassLive.com, which reported:
Out & Proud Hyannis high school senior leads anti-bully conference for athletes
Let's hear it for high school student athlete Jonathan Peters, a senior at Sturgis High School in Hyannis, for organizing a conference all about eliminating anti-gay bullying and promoting acceptance last week.
When Peters and his...
With strong, personal history of LGBT support, Cyr ramps up grassroots campaign for Bay...
After announcing his candidacy in November to replace Boston's State Senator Dan Wolf representing the Cape and Islands district, the news was official. But now the out-and-proud candidate Julian Cyr is sealing the deal by announcing...