MassEquality stands against drag ban at North Brookfield Pride celebration
North Brookfield, MA — The town of North Brookfield, rescinded a vote to allow a local pride celebration’s inclusion of drag performances, last week, citing adult entertainment zoning violations. Rural Justice Network,...
The (R)Evolution of Boston Pride: How a grassroots group took over the Bay State’s...
The board of Boston Pride, whose July 2021 announcement to dissolve the organization behind Boston’s cherished parade and festival shocked the LGBTQ+ community, has quietly reversed its decision and will not shut...
Manchester, New Hampshire celebrates birth of ‘Queen City Pride’ organization
The founders of Manchester, New Hampshire's Queen City Pride have completed the process of becoming a nonprofit organization to serve their area's vibrant LGBTQ community.
Queen City's "annual...
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...
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...
Despite earlier flap over drag, North Brookfield, MA hosts one great Pride
"The LGBTQ+ community isn’t going anywhere," according to MassLive.com. "That was the message attendees and organizers at Small Town Pride in North Brookfield had for opponents Saturday."
Reports MassLive.com:
Neither...
St. Patrick’s Day Parade organizers unanimously vote OUTVETS back in
OUTVETS is back in the parade.
After organizers of Boston's Saint Patrick's Day Parade voted 9-4 on March 7 to reject New England’s LGBTQ Veterans Organization from returning for the third year to march, the...
Five Salem, Mass. crosswalks repainted in support of city’s LGBTQ residents
Five city crosswalks in Salem, Massachusetts got a rainbow makeover in recognition of Pride month and to support the LGBTQ community.
“Seeing something like this on your public...
Live, in-person Pride flag-raising event set for June 3 in Salem, Mass.
Though many Pride parades and festivals are postponed again this year, June is still officially Pride month, and all over New England the Pride flags are coming out. In Salem, Massachusetts, Mayor...
Moving beyond Boston Pride with Pop-Up Pride on Boston Common
On June 12, to the surprise and joy of the throngs of revelers who gathered for it, Boston Pop-Up Pride spread across Boston Common. When Boston Pride was dismantled last July, a...
