Department of Education weighs in against Connecticut trans athletes competing in high school sports
The Associated Press reported yesterday that a 45-page letter from US Department of Education's civil rights office finds that "Connecticut’s policy allowing transgender girls to compete as girls in high school sports...
11th annual Outright Vermont Fire Truck Pull goes virtual again this year
Outright Vermont's Virtual Fire Truck Pull 2021 fundraising drive has begun. This year, the goal is $120,000, with all proceeds going to support the nonprofit's LGBTQ youth programs.
Traditionally,...
Bernie’s mittens creator donates a pair for Outright VT auction, raising $14,850
Jen Ellis — the LGBTQ mom from the Burlington, Vermont area who crafted the infamous mittens sported by Senator Bernie Sanders at President Biden and Vice-President Harris's inauguration last month — recently...
Glossier pop-up shop at Boston’s Seaport to donate proceeds to BAGLY
Glossier's new pop-up shop in Boston's Seaport district will donate proceeds to fund a "year's worth of Family Dinners" program put on by the Boston Alliance of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer Youth (BAGLY),...
OUT Maine maintains much of its youth programming by going online
Though forced to cancel, or postpone, many of its highly anticipated gatherings, OUT Maine is moving much of its programming for youth online during the COVID-9 pandemic.
Its...
Love Your Labels’ ‘Queer AF: Art+Fashion Show’ returns on Sept. 8
This article appears in the September/October 2023 print issue of Boston Spirit magazine. Subscribe for free today.
They call it “the Queer Met Gala of Massachusetts."
And...
Middlesex Charitable Foundation supports LGBT youth supportive service group
The Middlesex Savings Charitable Foundation presented $20,000 to OUT MetroWest, the Framingham-based LGBT nonprofit that provides supportive and educational programs for middle and high school-aged youth across metro- and western Boston.
“We are honored to receive...
Superintendents condemn attack on transgender high school student after North Attleboro/Foxborough game
Massachusetts school superintendents from two districts condemned an alleged hate-crime assault against a transgender North Attleboro high school junior after a North Attleboro and Foxborough school basketball game last week in North...
New PBS Frontline documentary focuses on transgender kids
How young is too young to for gender transition?
A new Frontline documentary explores this question from the perspectives of parents, doctors, and eight transgender kids age 9-19. "Growing Up Trans" premieres at 10 p.m....
OUT Maine launches queer BIPOC youth leadership initiative program
Thanks to generous gifts from The Rocking Moon Foundation and Leonard-Litz LGBTQ+ Foundation, OUT Maine is spearheading a year-long “action research project” led by BIPOC LGBTQ+ youth living in Maine.
