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Back Bay church ‘won’t stop sharing the message’ despite repeated theft of inclusive sign

A sign proclaiming "God Love Trans People" on the message board outside Old South Church in Boston's Copley Square has been stolen three times,...

Vermont prevails in multistate suit over gender-affirming care for minors

A federal judge in Oregon ruled in favor of a multistate lawsuit, co-filed by Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark, to protect transgender minors from...

SCOTUS upholds Massachusetts public school policy supporting trans students

, the Supreme Court left in place a First Circuit ruling rejecting a request by parents of a Massachusetts middle school student that teachers...

Backlash from media reports leads to LGBTQ+ immigrant org returning grant money to Boston

Backlash including death threats resulted in the return of a $7,500 grant to the city of Boston from OUTnewcomers, a nonprofit providing services for...

Maine’s transphobic ballot question: Do you want to restrict civil rights, education protections?

The wording for Maine's question on this fall's ballot aimed at banning trans student athletes from participating in girls' sports and limiting bathroom access...

Gay former New England Patriot responds to current Pats player’s anti-LGBTQ posts

Former New England Patriot Ryan O'Callaghan spoke out in an Outsports article about the recent online postings by current Patriots running back TreVeyon Henderson,...

USA Today puts Provincetown on top 10 list of best small towns in Northeast

USA Today editors and readers have chosen Provincetown as one of their Readers Choice 10 Best Small Towns in the Northeast, ranking the Cape...

Mural painted on Providence’s Dark Lady bar sparks controversy

A mural honoring Iryna Zarutska, who was stabbed to death in North Carolina, was to be painted on the side of the building that...

New exhibit, ‘Authentic Selves,’ unveiled at Massachusetts State House

MassEquality in partnership with Family Diversity Projects unveiled the powerful photo-text exhibit "Authentic Selves: Celebrating Trans and Nonbinary People and their Families" yesterday at the Massachusetts...

HRC, Planned Parenthood endorse MA Sen. Ed Markey for reelection

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and the Planned Parenthood Action Fund last week announced their endorsements of Senator Ed Markey for re-election to the...

BU president responds to protest by pausing signage policy that removed Pride flags

After Boston University's official removal of Pride flags from "outward-facing windows and doors" sparked a protest last week, BU's President Melissa Gilliam yesterday issued...

Faculty, students, staff protest at BU after removal of Pride flags

Faculty, staff and students at Boston University gathered last week in protest after the University administration pulled down Pride flags displayed on "outward-facing windows...

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